CPT 31540

Laryngoscopy Exc Tum&/Stripping Cords/Epiglott

CPT 31540 pays $205.42 in a non-facility setting and $205.42 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $188.72 in Arkansas to $267.22 in Alaska, a 42% spread.

National non-facility rate

$205.42

Office and other outpatient settings

Facility rate
$205.42

Hospital and ASC settings

Highest state
$267.22

Alaska

Lowest state
$188.72

Arkansas · 42% 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 $205.42
CPT 31540 Medicare reimbursement rate by state, 33.4009 conversion factor, 2026 Physician Fee Schedule. National non-facility $205.42, national facility $205.42.
StateRate compared visuallyNon-facilityFacility
Alaska
$267.22$267.22
New York
$224.73$224.73
District of Columbia
$224.07$224.07
Florida
$223.93$223.93
Illinois
$221.79$221.79
New Jersey
$220.45$220.45
Connecticut
$216.16$216.16
Washington
$212.81$212.81
Massachusetts
$212.60$212.60
Maryland
$210.86$210.86
California
$210.85$210.85
Michigan
$210.15$210.15
Rhode Island
$207.58$207.58
Georgia
$207.04$207.04
West Virginia
$206.98$206.98
Pennsylvania
$206.90$206.90
Colorado
$206.10$206.10
Puerto Rico
$205.69$205.69
Virgin Islands
$205.69$205.69
Montana
$205.38$205.38
New Hampshire
$205.12$205.12
New Mexico
$205.01$205.01
Hawaii
$204.35$204.35
Texas
$203.97$203.97
Oregon
$203.90$203.90
Delaware
$203.51$203.51
Nevada
$202.23$202.23
Louisiana
$201.82$201.82
Ohio
$201.07$201.07
Arizona
$201.02$201.02
Missouri
$200.85$200.85
Wyoming
$200.38$200.38
Utah
$200.33$200.33
Virginia
$198.84$198.84
South Carolina
$198.58$198.58
Kentucky
$198.02$198.02
Maine
$195.88$195.88
Oklahoma
$195.56$195.56
Vermont
$195.33$195.33
North Carolina
$194.95$194.95
North Dakota
$193.91$193.91
Minnesota
$193.28$193.28
Mississippi
$193.16$193.16
South Dakota
$192.55$192.55
Tennessee
$191.73$191.73
Indiana
$191.68$191.68
Idaho
$191.06$191.06
Kansas
$190.84$190.84
Alabama
$190.54$190.54
Wisconsin
$189.84$189.84
Nebraska
$189.38$189.38
Iowa
$189.33$189.33
Arkansas
$188.72$188.72

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Commercial rates for 31540

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