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Flexible Scope Exam of the Voice Box With Biopsy

Montana rates for HCPCS 31576

This procedure examines the voice box using a thin, flexible scope passed through the nose or mouth, and includes taking a small tissue sample from an abnormal area seen during the exam. It is used when a growth, lesion, or persistent voice change needs a tissue diagnosis rather than just a visual look. The scope is removed once the sample has been collected and the area is stable.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Flexible Scope Exam of the Voice Box With Biopsy cost?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $324 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$219$170 to $398
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$324$178 to $468

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $324 · 10th to 90th $178 to $813Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $112 to $447
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $324professional $219

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,890.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$426.58
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$501.19
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$489.78
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,890.45
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$489.78

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 3.9 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Montana· 48th of 51

$234

AK $708KY $182

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.