CPT code 31635: Bronchoscopy, foreign body removal2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in South Dakota

In South Dakota, Medicare pays $316.00 for 31635 in the office and $150.34 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 31635 covers

A pulmonologist or thoracic surgeon uses a bronchoscope to locate and retrieve an object lodged in the trachea or a bronchus. Typical cases include an aspirated food fragment or another object obstructing the airway. The physician may use retrieval instruments through a flexible or rigid scope, with the approach guided by the object’s location and the patient’s condition. Bronchoscopic foreign body removal is commonly performed in a hospital or other facility setting.

Report 31635 when the bronchoscopic intervention removes a foreign object, and document its airway location, the retrieval performed, and the outcome. The code 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. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery for this service; 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 South Dakota compares for 31635

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 31635 runs from $289.85 in Arkansas to $419.37 in San Benito County, CA. South Dakota pays $316.00. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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31635 rates by state

Office rate range in each state. Select a state to see its payment localities.

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How the 31635 rate is calculated

Each of 31635’s three RVUs is multiplied by a geographic index (GPCI) for the payment locality, added up, and multiplied by the conversion factor. Drag the indexes or enter a ZIP to see what moves the rate.

Payment rules and modifiers for 31635

The CMS indicators that decide how 31635 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 51

Codes related to 31635

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

How 31635 has changed in South Dakota

Price 31635 for an earlier date of service

Where the South Dakota rate applies

South Dakota is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 485 cities and communities in South Dakota. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Aberdeen
• Agar
• Agency Village
• Akaska
• Albee
• Alcester
• Alexandria
• Allen

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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.

CMS RVU26D · effective Oct 1, 2026 through the day before Jan 1, 2027

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