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Swallowing And Voice Box Sensory Exam With Recording

Tennessee rates for HCPCS 92616

An exam using a thin, flexible scope passed through the nose to evaluate both swallowing function and the voice box's sensory response, with the images recorded on video for review. Combining both evaluations in one exam helps assess how well a person protects their airway while swallowing.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Swallowing And Voice Box Sensory Exam With Recording cost?

$195

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $2,455 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 6 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$195$102 to $224
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,455$724 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $245 to $7,586Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $91 to $324
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,455professional $195

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
$245.47
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$275.42
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$338.84
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$371.54

Where Tennessee sits

The same service costs 1.7 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.

Tennessee· 33rd of 51

$195

AK $269KY $158

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.