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Diagnostic Voice Box Scope Exam

Iowa 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?

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $468 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$191$120 to $380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$468$251 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $468 · 10th to 90th $170 to $6,026Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $76 to $550
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $468professional $191

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
$190.55
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$380.19
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$354.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$1,380.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$630.96
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$363.08
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$302.00
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$302.00

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 14th of 51

$191

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.