CPT 31536

Laryngoscopy W/Biopsy Microscope/Telescope

CPT 31536 pays $179.03 in a non-facility setting and $179.03 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $164.45 in Arkansas to $232.53 in Alaska, a 41% spread.

National non-facility rate

$179.03

Office and other outpatient settings

Facility rate
$179.03

Hospital and ASC settings

Highest state
$232.53

Alaska

Lowest state
$164.45

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 $179.03
CPT 31536 Medicare reimbursement rate by state, 33.4009 conversion factor, 2026 Physician Fee Schedule. National non-facility $179.03, national facility $179.03.
StateRate compared visuallyNon-facilityFacility
Alaska
$232.53$232.53
New York
$195.84$195.84
District of Columbia
$195.50$195.50
Florida
$194.68$194.68
Illinois
$192.75$192.75
New Jersey
$192.26$192.26
Connecticut
$188.40$188.40
Washington
$185.81$185.81
Massachusetts
$185.58$185.58
California
$184.31$184.31
Maryland
$183.80$183.80
Michigan
$182.83$182.83
Rhode Island
$181.01$181.01
Georgia
$180.25$180.25
Pennsylvania
$180.23$180.23
West Virginia
$179.91$179.91
Colorado
$179.85$179.85
Puerto Rico
$179.30$179.30
Virgin Islands
$179.30$179.30
Montana
$179.00$179.00
New Hampshire
$178.91$178.91
Hawaii
$178.59$178.59
New Mexico
$178.41$178.41
Oregon
$177.95$177.95
Texas
$177.77$177.77
Delaware
$177.39$177.39
Nevada
$176.34$176.34
Louisiana
$175.70$175.70
Arizona
$175.21$175.21
Ohio
$175.06$175.06
Missouri
$174.89$174.89
Wyoming
$174.77$174.77
Utah
$174.53$174.53
Virginia
$173.42$173.42
South Carolina
$172.99$172.99
Kentucky
$172.41$172.41
Maine
$170.82$170.82
Vermont
$170.47$170.47
Oklahoma
$170.34$170.34
North Carolina
$169.97$169.97
North Dakota
$169.31$169.31
Minnesota
$168.87$168.87
Mississippi
$168.21$168.21
South Dakota
$168.16$168.16
Indiana
$167.18$167.18
Tennessee
$167.17$167.17
Idaho
$166.64$166.64
Kansas
$166.39$166.39
Alabama
$166.04$166.04
Wisconsin
$165.73$165.73
Nebraska
$165.22$165.22
Iowa
$165.16$165.16
Arkansas
$164.45$164.45

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Commercial rates for 31536

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