# CPT 31500: Intubation, endotracheal, emergency

Medicare 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.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/31500-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Surgery and Procedures
Billed by: Emergency Medicine, Otolaryngology

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $132.94 |
| National facility | $132.94 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | $135.31 | $135.31 |
| 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 | $130.31 | $130.31 |
| 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 |

## 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 31500 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