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Diagnostic Voice Box Scope Exam

Kentucky 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?

$120

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $120 from a physician practice, and about $759 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$120$79.43 to $174
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$759$138 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $759 · 10th to 90th $91 to $8,511Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $65 to $263
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $759professional $120

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
$100.00
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$281.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$151.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$162.18
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$102.33
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$741.31
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$204.17

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 49th of 51

$120

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.