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Procedure price report · Tracheoscopy and laryngoscopy with biopsy

Indirect exam of the voice box with tissue sample

CPT 31510the billing code this page is about

The voice box is viewed indirectly and a small piece of tissue is taken for laboratory examination.

Hospitals typically charge $2,065 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 355 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $2,102. Most fall between $253 and $4,662 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
355
States
44
Filings dated
Mar 2023 – Sep 2026
Computed
September 25, 2026
Prices checked
through September 24, 2026

Median: half of hospitals filed less, half more — and it is a price some hospital actually filed. Average of the middle 60%: the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain average, the lowest or the highest price: the extremes in hospital price files are chargemaster artefacts, not prices anyone pays.

What hospitals charge, from cheapest to most expensive

Cash price percentiles, outpatient, across 355 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$200$347$2,065$4,363$7,775

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 39× what the cheapest tenth charges ($200 vs $7,775).

How the prices are spread

$121 – $185: 12 hospitals$121$185 – $284: 49 hospitals$284 – $436: 39 hospitals$284$436 – $669: 34 hospitals$669 – $1,025: 5 hospitals$669$1,025 – $1,572: 6 hospitals$1,572 – $2,411: 19 hospitals$1,572$2,411 – $3,698: 57 hospitals$3,698 – $5,671: 66 hospitals$3,698$5,671 – $8,697: 36 hospitals$5,671median $2,065price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (323 of 355 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$121$18512
$185$28449
$284$43639
$436$66934
$669$1,0255
$1,025$1,5726
$1,572$2,41119
$2,411$3,69857
$3,698$5,67166
$5,671$8,69736

Against Medicare

Medicare pays (OPPS 2026, national rate)$3,809
Median cash price$2,065
Cash as a multiple of Medicare0.54×

The Medicare figure is the national unadjusted OPPS rate for this code — what Medicare itself pays a hospital before local wage adjustment. It is a benchmark, not a price anyone is charged.

By state

The median cash price in each state, against the national median of $2,065.

Alaska: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAKMaine: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceMEVermont: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVTNew Hampshire: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNHWashington: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWAIdaho: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureIDMontana: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMTNorth Dakota: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNDMinnesota: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMNIllinois: median $392 across 17 hospitalsIL$392Wisconsin: median $120 across 13 hospitalsWI$120Michigan: median $365 across 14 hospitalsMI$365New York: median $4,140 across 32 hospitalsNY$4,140Massachusetts: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMAOregon: median $392 across 11 hospitalsOR$392Nevada: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNVWyoming: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWYSouth Dakota: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSDIowa: median $522 across 16 hospitalsIA$522Indiana: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureINOhio: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureOHPennsylvania: median $4,299 across 12 hospitalsPA$4,299New Jersey: median $4,350 across 23 hospitalsNJ$4,350Connecticut: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceCTRhode Island: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceRICalifornia: median $2,855 across 40 hospitalsCA$2,855Utah: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureUTColorado: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCONebraska: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNEMissouri: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMOKentucky: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKYWest Virginia: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceWVVirginia: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceVAMaryland: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMDDelaware: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceDEArizona: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAZNew Mexico: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNMKansas: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKSArkansas: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureARTennessee: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureTNNorth Carolina: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNCSouth Carolina: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSCOklahoma: median $200 across 13 hospitalsOK$200Louisiana: median $1,915 across 12 hospitalsLA$1,915Mississippi: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMSAlabama: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureALGeorgia: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureGAHawaii: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureHITexas: median $3,560 across 36 hospitalsTX$3,560Florida: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureFL
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $2,065. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
New Jersey NJ23$4,350+111%$4,081 – $5,741
Pennsylvania PA12$4,299+108%$2,022 – $6,947
New York NY32$4,140+101%$438 – $4,363
Texas TX36$3,560+72%$3,560 – $3,631
California CA40$2,855+38%$2,855 – $8,697
Louisiana LA12$1,915−7%$1,434 – $3,524
Iowa IA16$522−75%$522 – $522
Illinois IL17$392−81%$253 – $1,595
Oregon OR11$392−81%$392 – $414
Michigan MI14$365−82%$120 – $5,127
Oklahoma OK13$200−90%$200 – $2,580
Wisconsin WI13$120−94%$120 – $120
Ohio OH9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Carolina SC8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Washington WA7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alabama AL6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Florida FL6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Idaho ID6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Mississippi MS6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Tennessee TN6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Indiana IN5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kentucky KY5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nebraska NE5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Dakota SD5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Hawaii HI4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arkansas AR3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Colorado CO3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kansas KS3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Massachusetts MA3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Missouri MO3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Hampshire NH3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Vermont VT3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Minnesota MN2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Montana MT2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Carolina NC2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Mexico NM2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nevada NV2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alaska AK1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arizona AZ1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Georgia GA1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maryland MD1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Utah UT1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY1not enough hospitals filed a usable price

Hospitals like yours

The same distribution cut by the kind of hospital. Hospital type and ownership come from CMS; a hospital counts as part of a system when its price file is shared with at least one other hospital under the same brand. The national median is $2,065.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care294$2,855$347 – $4,881
Children’s7fewer than 20 hospitals
Critical access53$365$151 – $3,631
Ownership
For-profit36$3,524$253 – $5,379
Government55$1,106$252 – $4,363
Non-profit263$2,580$257 – $4,881
System affiliation
Part of a system301$2,855$256 – $4,734
Independent54$444$224 – $3,710

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$883
Median cash price$2,065
Cash as a share of list, median hospital61%

At the typical hospital, asking for the cash price cuts the list price by about 39%. The share is the median of each hospital’s own cash ÷ list ratio, over hospitals that filed both — not the ratio of the two medians above.

The same procedure, inpatient

253 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $652 and the average of the middle 60% is $1,586; most fall between $230 and $3,887.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 253 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$142$253$652$3,631$8,697

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 61× what the cheapest tenth charges ($142 vs $8,697).

Of the 267 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 253 gave a usable cash price; 10 carried a plausibility flag, 0 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 4 a list price only.

How complete is this

355 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (9%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 387 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted355
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here28
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded0
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded0
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded4
Hospitals that filed this code387

Sections not shown for this setting

  • Since our last snapshot: there is no earlier snapshot at least 90 days older than this one yet.

We last checked these hospitals’ price files for changes between September 5, 2026 and September 24, 2026; the figures were computed September 25, 2026 from filings loaded through September 23, 2026. The percentiles and averages use only the “counted” row.

Related procedures

Part of the Tracheoscopy and laryngoscopy with biopsy family.

Hospitals file this code under descriptions such as Laryngoscopy Indirect W/Biopsy.

Method

Source
The machine-readable price files every U.S. hospital is required by CMS to publish, parsed per hospital. Nothing is surveyed, sampled or modelled.
What counts
One cash (self-pay) price per hospital for this code and setting. A hospital’s own filing can rule its number out — a placeholder, a “not applicable” note, a list price standing in for cash — and our plausibility checks can flag a price far below what every other hospital files. Both kinds are disclosed above and excluded from the statistics; on the compare tool a flagged price is still shown.
Statistics
Percentiles are discrete: each is a price some hospital filed. The average is the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain mean, the minimum or the maximum. A state needs 10 hospitals and a segment 20 to show a figure; otherwise the row shows its count and no number. Medicare is the national unadjusted OPPS rate where one exists.
Names
Procedure names on these pages are our own plain-language titles, not the AMA’s copyrighted CPT descriptors. The code is the identity.

The full rules — sources, statistics, thresholds, limitations — are on the methodology page.

Download this page’s figures: JSON · CSV. Aggregates only — the per-hospital prices are on the compare tool.

Cite: HospitalRates.com, “Indirect exam of the voice box with tissue sample (CPT 31510) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-31510-indirect-exam-of-the-voice-box-with-tissue-sample