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Diagnostic Voice Box Scope Exam

Ohio 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?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $129 from a physician practice, and about $575 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 9 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$129$89.13 to $186
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$575$302 to $2,630

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $575 · 10th to 90th $151 to $5,248Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $66 to $302
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $575professional $129

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
$134.90
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$446.68
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$165.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$194.98
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$89.13
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$21,379.62
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
$77.62
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$281.84
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$676.08
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$281.84
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$40.74
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$194.98

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 35th of 51

$148

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.