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Voice Box Examination With Tissue Sample

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 31536

An examination of the voice box carried out in the operating room with the patient asleep. A rigid scope is passed through the mouth to hold the throat open and give a direct view of the vocal cords, and a small piece of tissue is taken from an abnormal area for testing. The laboratory examination of the sample is charged separately.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Voice Box Examination With Tissue Sample cost?

$4,074

Typical facility fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,074 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,413 to $5,012.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $550 to $7,762Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $186 to $468
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,074professional $195

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$6,456.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$26,302.68

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 69.2 times more in Maine than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Washington, DC· 22nd of 50

$4,074

ME $14,791ND $214

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.