CPT code 31573: Laryngoscopy, therapeutic injection2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Washington, DC area

In Washington, DC area, Medicare pays $327.78 for 31573 in the office and $141.28 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

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Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.

What 31573 covers

An otolaryngologist or laryngologist passes a flexible scope to visualize the larynx and deliver one or more therapeutic injections. A common use is botulinum toxin injection for spasmodic dysphonia; medication may also be injected for another therapeutic purpose. The flexible approach distinguishes this service from injection performed during direct laryngoscopy. It is commonly performed in an office or procedural setting, with the record identifying the target and therapeutic agent.

Report the service when the flexible laryngoscopy and therapeutic injection are performed, not for diagnostic visualization alone or injection intended to augment vocal-fold volume. Document the approach, injection site, purpose, and medication. This minor procedure has a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. When related endoscopies are performed together, endoscopy-family pricing applies. For a bilateral procedure, modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment requires documented medical necessity; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.

How Washington, DC area compares for 31573

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 31573 runs from $253.77 in Arkansas to $377.04 in San Benito County, CA. Washington, DC area pays $327.78. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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31573 rates by state

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How the 31573 rate is calculated

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Payment rules and modifiers for 31573

The CMS indicators that decide how 31573 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 50

Codes related to 31573

Related codes aren’t interchangeable: bill the code that matches the service performed.

How 31573 has changed in Washington, DC area

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Where the Washington, DC area rate applies

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Where these rates come from

FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indexes and the conversion factor. Services without a published rate are labeled, never given a made-up amount. Amounts are Medicare allowed amounts before claim adjustments: not a patient’s bill or a commercial rate.

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