# CPT 31276: Nasal/sinus endoscopy, surgical, with frontal sinus exploration

Medicare CPT 31276 pays $317.98 in a non-facility setting and $317.98 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $292.94 in Nebraska to $417.77 in Alaska, a 43% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/31276-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Surgery and Procedures
Billed by: Otolaryngology

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $317.98 |
| National facility | $317.98 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alaska | $417.77 | $417.77 |
| Florida | $348.55 | $348.55 |
| New York | $347.57 | $347.57 |
| Illinois | $345.73 | $345.73 |
| District of Columbia | $345.24 | $345.24 |
| New Jersey | $340.27 | $340.27 |
| Connecticut | $334.20 | $334.20 |
| Washington | $327.40 | $327.40 |
| Massachusetts | $327.39 | $327.39 |
| Michigan | $327.01 | $327.01 |
| Maryland | $326.13 | $326.13 |
| California | $323.30 | $323.30 |
| West Virginia | $323.13 | $323.13 |
| Georgia | $321.57 | $321.57 |
| Rhode Island | $320.87 | $320.87 |
| Pennsylvania | $320.81 | $320.81 |
| New Mexico | $318.93 | $318.93 |
| Puerto Rico | $318.22 | $318.22 |
| Virgin Islands | $318.22 | $318.22 |
| Montana | $317.91 | $317.91 |
| Colorado | $317.82 | $317.82 |
| New Hampshire | $316.68 | $316.68 |
| Texas | $315.88 | $315.88 |
| Delaware | $315.04 | $315.04 |
| Oregon | $314.41 | $314.41 |
| Louisiana | $313.73 | $313.73 |
| Hawaii | $313.54 | $313.54 |
| Nevada | $312.69 | $312.69 |
| Ohio | $312.48 | $312.48 |
| Missouri | $312.03 | $312.03 |
| Arizona | $311.31 | $311.31 |
| Utah | $310.74 | $310.74 |
| Wyoming | $309.64 | $309.64 |
| South Carolina | $308.14 | $308.14 |
| Kentucky | $307.91 | $307.91 |
| Virginia | $307.43 | $307.43 |
| Oklahoma | $303.75 | $303.75 |
| Maine | $303.06 | $303.06 |
| North Carolina | $301.97 | $301.97 |
| Vermont | $301.48 | $301.48 |
| Mississippi | $300.42 | $300.42 |
| North Dakota | $298.93 | $298.93 |
| Minnesota | $297.32 | $297.32 |
| Tennessee | $297.11 | $297.11 |
| South Dakota | $296.69 | $296.69 |
| Indiana | $296.67 | $296.67 |
| Alabama | $295.79 | $295.79 |
| Idaho | $295.79 | $295.79 |
| Kansas | $295.72 | $295.72 |
| Arkansas | $293.10 | $293.10 |
| Iowa | $293.02 | $293.02 |
| Wisconsin | $293.01 | $293.01 |
| Nebraska | $292.94 | $292.94 |

## Related codes

- 30000: Drainage of abscess, nasal, internal approach — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/30000-cpt-fee-schedule
- 30117: Excision or destruction of intranasal lesion, internal approach — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/30117-cpt-fee-schedule
- 30130: Excision, inferior turbinate, partial or complete — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/30130-cpt-fee-schedule
- 30140: Submucous resection, inferior turbinate, partial or complete — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/30140-cpt-fee-schedule
- 30300: Removal of foreign body, intranasal, office-type instrument — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/30300-cpt-fee-schedule
- 30400: Rhinoplasty, primary, simple — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/30400-cpt-fee-schedule
- 30420: Rhinoplasty, primary, including major septal repair — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/30420-cpt-fee-schedule
- 30520: Septoplasty/submucous resection — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/30520-cpt-fee-schedule

Commercial negotiated rates for 31276 by payer and state: https://www.med-reveal.com/solutions/rate-benchmarking

## Sources

- CMS Medicare fee schedules (2026 Q4): https://www.cms.gov/medicare/payment/fee-schedules