CPT 31535

Laryngoscopy Direct Operative W/Biopsy

CPT 31535 pays $161.99 in a non-facility setting and $161.99 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $148.49 in Arkansas to $209.55 in Alaska, a 41% spread.

National non-facility rate

$161.99

Office and other outpatient settings

Facility rate
$161.99

Hospital and ASC settings

Highest state
$209.55

Alaska

Lowest state
$148.49

Arkansas · 41% 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 $161.99
CPT 31535 Medicare reimbursement rate by state, 33.4009 conversion factor, 2026 Physician Fee Schedule. National non-facility $161.99, national facility $161.99.
StateRate compared visuallyNon-facilityFacility
Alaska
$209.55$209.55
New York
$177.37$177.37
District of Columbia
$177.10$177.10
Florida
$176.37$176.37
Illinois
$174.56$174.56
New Jersey
$174.09$174.09
Connecticut
$170.60$170.60
Washington
$168.24$168.24
Massachusetts
$168.02$168.02
California
$166.88$166.88
Maryland
$166.37$166.37
Michigan
$165.43$165.43
Rhode Island
$163.78$163.78
Georgia
$163.07$163.07
Pennsylvania
$163.05$163.05
Colorado
$162.76$162.76
West Virginia
$162.70$162.70
Puerto Rico
$162.25$162.25
Virgin Islands
$162.25$162.25
Montana
$161.96$161.96
New Hampshire
$161.92$161.92
Hawaii
$161.71$161.71
New Mexico
$161.36$161.36
Oregon
$161.02$161.02
Texas
$160.81$160.81
Delaware
$160.46$160.46
Nevada
$159.53$159.53
Louisiana
$158.87$158.87
Arizona
$158.46$158.46
Ohio
$158.28$158.28
Missouri
$158.13$158.13
Wyoming
$158.09$158.09
Utah
$157.82$157.82
Virginia
$156.83$156.83
South Carolina
$156.39$156.39
Kentucky
$155.82$155.82
Maine
$154.42$154.42
Vermont
$154.13$154.13
Oklahoma
$153.93$153.93
North Carolina
$153.61$153.61
North Dakota
$153.07$153.07
Minnesota
$152.69$152.69
South Dakota
$152.01$152.01
Mississippi
$151.94$151.94
Indiana
$151.05$151.05
Tennessee
$151.02$151.02
Idaho
$150.55$150.55
Kansas
$150.31$150.31
Alabama
$149.96$149.96
Wisconsin
$149.74$149.74
Nebraska
$149.25$149.25
Iowa
$149.18$149.18
Arkansas
$148.49$148.49

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Commercial rates for 31535

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