Throat examination with a camera and stroboscopic light at Rush Medical Foundation

Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.

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Original text from hospital filings

PR LARYNGOSCOPY, FLEX/RIGID TELESCOPIC, W/STROBOSCOPY

Meridian, MS

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Rush Medical Foundation’s median price of $300 is 41% below the median hospital's median price ($510), higher than 12% of the 1,688 hospitals reporting CPT 31579. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 31579 at Rush Medical Foundation

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 11 payers, 16 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.

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1	Humana all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$108	$149	$103	69%	—	$88 – $355
2	Molina all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$109	$179	$109	61%	—	$97 – $359
3	Cigna Healthspring all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$108	$190	$117	61%	—	$108 – $355
4	Optum all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$108	$190	$117	61%	—	$108 – $355
5	WellCare all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$108	$190	$117	61%	—	$108 – $355
6	Cigna all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$228	$228	—	—	—	$228 – $228
7	UnitedHealthcare all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$300	$253	$94	37%	—	$108 – $355
8	Ambetter all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$151	$266	$163	61%	—	$151 – $497
9	Aetna all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$297	$297	—	—	—	$297 – $297
10	Humana all payor other · outpatient	$327	$327	—	—	—	$327 – $327
11	Aetna all payor other · outpatient	$347	$347	—	—	—	$347 – $347
12	MultiPlan all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$401	$401	—	—	—	$401 – $401
13	MultiPlan all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$456	$456	—	—	—	$456 – $456
14	UnitedHealthcare all payor case rate · outpatient	$474	$474	—	—	—	$474 – $474
15	Bcbs Ms all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$459	$555	$239	43%	—	$333 – $977
16	Cigna all payor case rate · outpatient	$919	$919	—	—	—	$919 – $919

Last updated: Apr 1, 2026

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