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Diagnostic Voice Box Scope Exam

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 31575

This procedure passes a thin, flexible scope through the nose or mouth to directly view the voice box, examining it for signs of inflammation, growths, or abnormal movement of the vocal cords. It is a diagnostic look rather than a treatment procedure.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Diagnostic Voice Box Scope Exam cost?

$162

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $81.28 to $355.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $162 to $4,571Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $60 to $234
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,820professional $132

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$162.18
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$295.12
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$316.23

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 4.4 times more in Wisconsin than in Rhode Island. 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· 27th of 51

$162

WI $398RI $91.20

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.