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Diagnostic Voice Box Scope Exam

Maine 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 physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $83.18 to $158.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $151 · 10th to 90th $151 to $339Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $74 to $209
$100$200$500facility $151professional $117

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
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$154.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$288.40
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$245.47
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$338.84
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$263.03

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 50th 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.