# CPT 31525: Laryngoscopy W/wo Tracheoscopy Dx Except Newborn

Medicare CPT 31525 pays $251.17 in a non-facility setting and $137.61 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $223.45 in Arkansas to $298.17 in Alaska, a 33% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/31525-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Surgery and Procedures
Billed by: Otolaryngology

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $251.17 |
| National facility | $137.61 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alaska | $298.17 | $177.23 |
| District of Columbia | $284.46 | $150.68 |
| New York | $277.48 | $150.79 |
| California | $276.46 | $142.09 |
| New Jersey | $275.90 | $148.03 |
| Washington | $272.61 | $143.14 |
| Massachusetts | $270.52 | $142.93 |
| Connecticut | $267.33 | $145.02 |
| Hawaii | $266.79 | $137.67 |
| Florida | $263.70 | $149.76 |
| Maryland | $259.77 | $141.39 |
| Colorado | $259.21 | $138.38 |
| Illinois | $257.87 | $148.14 |
| Oregon | $256.53 | $136.90 |
| Rhode Island | $256.48 | $139.17 |
| New Hampshire | $255.86 | $137.64 |
| Puerto Rico | $252.67 | $137.85 |
| Virgin Islands | $252.67 | $137.85 |
| Montana | $251.15 | $137.59 |
| Pennsylvania | $249.69 | $138.45 |
| Nevada | $249.21 | $135.53 |
| Delaware | $248.48 | $136.28 |
| Texas | $248.37 | $136.57 |
| Wyoming | $247.87 | $134.31 |
| Michigan | $247.02 | $140.38 |
| Georgia | $246.76 | $138.42 |
| Minnesota | $246.68 | $129.82 |
| Virginia | $244.84 | $133.21 |
| Arizona | $244.60 | $134.56 |
| North Dakota | $243.64 | $130.07 |
| Vermont | $243.37 | $130.95 |
| South Dakota | $242.75 | $129.18 |
| New Mexico | $241.03 | $136.89 |
| Utah | $240.70 | $133.95 |
| Maine | $239.63 | $131.12 |
| Louisiana | $238.47 | $134.78 |
| Missouri | $238.38 | $134.17 |
| Ohio | $237.97 | $134.28 |
| South Carolina | $237.64 | $132.71 |
| West Virginia | $236.61 | $137.92 |
| North Carolina | $236.34 | $130.39 |
| Wisconsin | $235.97 | $127.17 |
| Indiana | $233.48 | $128.21 |
| Kentucky | $233.12 | $132.16 |
| Idaho | $232.25 | $127.77 |
| Oklahoma | $231.98 | $130.56 |
| Nebraska | $231.50 | $126.68 |
| Tennessee | $231.38 | $128.15 |
| Iowa | $230.52 | $126.61 |
| Kansas | $230.19 | $127.53 |
| Mississippi | $226.60 | $128.82 |
| Alabama | $226.54 | $127.18 |
| Arkansas | $223.45 | $125.90 |

## 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 31525 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