CPT 31500

Intubation Endotracheal Emergency Procedure

CPT 31500 pays $132.94 in a non-facility setting and $132.94 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $121.04 in Wisconsin to $175.91 in Alaska, a 45% spread.

National non-facility rate

$132.94

Office and other outpatient settings

Facility rate
$132.94

Hospital and ASC settings

Highest state
$175.91

Alaska

Lowest state
$121.04

Wisconsin · 45% spread

Medicare rate by state

53 Medicare jurisdictions, highest to lowest. State values average every locality in the jurisdiction at a 33.4009 conversion factor.

Non-facilityFacilityNational $132.94
CPT 31500 Medicare reimbursement rate by state, 33.4009 conversion factor, 2026 Physician Fee Schedule. National non-facility $132.94, national facility $132.94.
StateRate compared visuallyNon-facilityFacility
Alaska
$175.91$175.91
Florida
$148.18$148.18
Illinois
$147.24$147.24
New York
$145.54$145.54
District of Columbia
$143.42$143.42
New Jersey
$141.70$141.70
Connecticut
$139.73$139.73
Michigan
$138.31$138.31
West Virginia
$137.35$137.35
Maryland
$136.26$136.26
Massachusetts
$135.57$135.57
Georgia
$135.36$135.36
Washington
$135.30$135.30
New Mexico
$134.58$134.58
Pennsylvania
$134.53$134.53
Rhode Island
$133.69$133.69
Montana
$132.90$132.90
Puerto Rico
$132.90$132.90
Virgin Islands
$132.90$132.90
California
$132.59$132.59
Texas
$132.04$132.04
Louisiana
$132.03$132.03
Colorado
$131.82$131.82
New Hampshire
$131.71$131.71
Delaware
$131.58$131.58
Ohio
$131.41$131.41
Missouri
$131.12$131.12
Oregon
$130.30$130.30
Nevada
$130.28$130.28
Utah
$130.16$130.16
Arizona
$130.04$130.04
Kentucky
$129.46$129.46
South Carolina
$129.08$129.08
Hawaii
$128.79$128.79
Wyoming
$128.77$128.77
Virginia
$127.90$127.90
Oklahoma
$127.32$127.32
Maine
$126.10$126.10
Mississippi
$126.10$126.10
North Carolina
$125.87$125.87
Vermont
$124.83$124.83
Tennessee
$123.78$123.78
Alabama
$123.60$123.60
North Dakota
$123.41$123.41
Indiana
$123.31$123.31
Kansas
$123.16$123.16
Idaho
$122.96$122.96
Arkansas
$122.48$122.48
South Dakota
$122.29$122.29
Minnesota
$122.20$122.20
Iowa
$121.65$121.65
Nebraska
$121.50$121.50
Wisconsin
$121.04$121.04

Billed by 2 specialties

Commercial rates for 31500

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