CPT code 31615: Airway endoscopy, through established tracheostomy2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Madera, CA

In Madera, CA, Medicare pays $180.23 for 31615 in the office and $102.25 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 31615 covers

The clinician passes a bronchoscope through an established tracheostomy opening to inspect the trachea and bronchi. Pulmonologists, otolaryngologists, and thoracic surgeons may perform the examination in a hospital, clinic, or bedside setting to assess airway patency, investigate suspected obstruction or bleeding, or evaluate concerns involving the tracheostomy airway. The existing opening is the access route; this service does not describe creating a tracheostomy.

Report 31615 when the documented endoscopic examination is performed through that established opening. The record should identify the route and the airway evaluation performed. This minor procedure has a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. When multiple procedures occur in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% multiple-procedure reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this code. Medicare does not pay for an assistant at surgery, and 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 Madera, CA compares for 31615

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 31615 runs from $154.18 in Arkansas to $222.08 in San Benito County, CA. Madera, CA pays $180.23. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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How the 31615 rate is calculated

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Payment rules and modifiers for 31615

The CMS indicators that decide how 31615 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 51

Codes related to 31615

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

How 31615 has changed in Madera, CA

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Where the Madera, CA rate applies

Madera, CA is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 17 cities and communities in California. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Madera
• Ahwahnee
• Bass Lake
• Bonadelle Ranchos
• Chowchilla
• Coarsegold
• Fairmead
• La Vina

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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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