# CPT 31515: Laryngoscopy W/wo Tracheoscopy Aspiration

Medicare CPT 31515 pays $229.46 in a non-facility setting and $101.54 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $202.41 in Arkansas to $265.49 in Alaska, a 31% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/31515-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Surgery and Procedures
Billed by: Emergency Medicine, Otolaryngology

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $229.46 |
| National facility | $101.54 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alaska | $265.49 | $129.25 |
| District of Columbia | $262.45 | $111.76 |
| California | $257.29 | $105.91 |
| New York | $254.10 | $111.39 |
| New Jersey | $253.62 | $109.58 |
| Washington | $252.17 | $106.33 |
| Massachusetts | $249.79 | $106.06 |
| Hawaii | $248.00 | $102.55 |
| Connecticut | $244.94 | $107.16 |
| Colorado | $238.64 | $102.52 |
| Florida | $238.22 | $109.87 |
| Maryland | $237.79 | $104.42 |
| Oregon | $236.20 | $101.43 |
| New Hampshire | $235.02 | $101.85 |
| Rhode Island | $234.99 | $102.84 |
| Illinois | $232.11 | $108.51 |
| Puerto Rico | $231.12 | $101.78 |
| Virgin Islands | $231.12 | $101.78 |
| Montana | $229.45 | $101.52 |
| Nevada | $228.18 | $100.12 |
| Minnesota | $228.05 | $96.41 |
| Pennsylvania | $227.27 | $101.97 |
| Wyoming | $227.21 | $99.28 |
| Delaware | $226.94 | $100.55 |
| Texas | $226.66 | $100.72 |
| North Dakota | $224.31 | $96.38 |
| Virginia | $224.16 | $98.41 |
| Georgia | $223.81 | $101.77 |
| South Dakota | $223.70 | $95.77 |
| Vermont | $223.55 | $96.91 |
| Arizona | $223.19 | $99.23 |
| Michigan | $223.12 | $103.00 |
| Maine | $219.01 | $96.78 |
| Utah | $218.86 | $98.61 |
| New Mexico | $217.76 | $100.46 |
| Wisconsin | $216.65 | $94.10 |
| Missouri | $215.99 | $98.60 |
| South Carolina | $215.85 | $97.65 |
| Louisiana | $215.78 | $98.99 |
| North Carolina | $215.48 | $96.12 |
| Ohio | $215.44 | $98.64 |
| Indiana | $213.17 | $94.59 |
| West Virginia | $211.99 | $100.82 |
| Idaho | $211.93 | $94.24 |
| Nebraska | $211.59 | $93.51 |
| Kentucky | $210.74 | $97.02 |
| Tennessee | $210.70 | $94.42 |
| Iowa | $210.46 | $93.41 |
| Oklahoma | $210.19 | $95.96 |
| Kansas | $209.61 | $93.96 |
| Alabama | $205.45 | $93.51 |
| Mississippi | $204.68 | $94.54 |
| Arkansas | $202.41 | $92.52 |

## Related codes

- 10140: I&d Hematoma Seroma/fluid Collection — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/10140-cpt-fee-schedule
- 11055: Paring/cutting Benign Hyperkeratotic Lesion 1 — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/11055-cpt-fee-schedule
- 11056: Paring/cutting Benign Hyperkeratotic Lesion 2-4 — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/11056-cpt-fee-schedule
- 11057: Paring/cutting Benign Hyperkeratotic Lesion >4 — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/11057-cpt-fee-schedule
- 11403: Exc B9 Lesion Mrgn Xcp Sk Tg T/a/l 2.1-3.0 Cm — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/11403-cpt-fee-schedule
- 11404: Exc B9 Lesion Mrgn Xcp Sk Tg T/a/l 3.1-4.0 Cm — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/11404-cpt-fee-schedule
- 11406: Exc B9 Lesion Mrgn Xcp Sk Tg T/a/l >4.0 Cm — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/11406-cpt-fee-schedule
- 11603: Excision Mal Lesion Trunk/arm/leg 2.1-3.0 Cm — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/11603-cpt-fee-schedule

Commercial negotiated rates for 31515 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