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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

31573 in Redding

Office / nonfacility

$301.84

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$128.32

Base rate per service

Amounts below use the non-QP conversion factor for participating physicians. These are base physician payments before claim-level adjustments, not patient costs or total hospital charges.

Otolaryngology procedure

About 31573: Flexible laryngoscopy with therapeutic injection

Reports flexible laryngoscopy used to deliver therapeutic injections to laryngeal structures, such as botulinum toxin for spasmodic dysphonia.

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.

CMS billing rules for 31573

Global period
Minor procedure with a 0-day global period: same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included.
Multiple procedures
Endoscopy family pricing applies when related endoscopies are performed together.
Bilateral procedures
Bilateral procedure with modifier 50 is paid at 150%.
Assistant at surgery
Assistant at surgery is paid only with documentation of medical necessity.
Co-surgeons
Co-surgeons not permitted.
Team surgery
Team surgery not permitted.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU2.37 · 28%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU5.87 · 68%
  • Malpractice RVU0.36 · 4%

3K

Medicare services in 2024 · #2180 by national volume

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.

31573 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Redding, from the same CMS release.

31574

Vocal fold injection

Flexible scope, unilateral

$975.41

Choose 31573 for therapeutic medication injection, such as botulinum toxin. Choose 31574 when the injection augments vocal-fold volume.

31570

Vocal fold injection

Direct, without optical magnification

$356.28

Both describe therapeutic vocal-cord injection, but 31570 uses direct laryngoscopy; 31573 uses flexible laryngoscopy.

31572

Laser laryngoscopy

Flexible scope, lesion destruction

$545.05

31572 treats laryngeal lesions by ablation or destruction. 31573 delivers therapeutic injections instead.

31575

Laryngoscopy

Flexible, diagnostic

$134.61

31575 is diagnostic flexible laryngoscopy. Report 31573 when the flexible examination includes therapeutic injection.

The same code, a different location

How does Redding compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 31573 is $302.87—$1.03 higher than the $301.84 rate in Redding. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

31573 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Redding · This locality

    $301.84

  2. Bakersfield

    $302.87

    $1.03 higher than Redding

  3. Chico

    $301.84

    The same base rate than Redding

  4. El Centro

    $301.90

    $0.06 higher than Redding

  5. Fresno

    $301.84

    The same base rate than Redding

  6. Hanford-Corcoran

    $301.84

    The same base rate than Redding

  7. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (Los Angeles/Orange Cnty)

    $322.33

    $20.49 higher than Redding

Other payment areas listed in California appear first, followed by selected cross-country examples. The chart compares amounts, not distance.

Across 109 of 109 CMS payment localities with a supported office rate, 31573 ranges from $253.77 in Arkansas to $377.04 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty). This is a geographic range, not an average.

The code’s RVUs stay the same in these comparisons. Geographic adjustments to work, practice expense and malpractice change the dollar amount. A city name alone may not identify the payment area for a service address.

Compare all 108 other payment areas

  • Madera

    California · 31573

    Office

    $301.84

    Facility

    $128.32

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 31573

    Office

    $301.84

    Facility

    $128.32

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 31573

    Office

    $301.84

    Facility

    $128.32

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 31573

    Office

    $348.67

    Facility

    $140.00

    $46.83 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 31573

    Office

    $320.61

    Facility

    $133.48

    $18.77 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 31573

    Office

    $301.84

    Facility

    $128.32

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 31573

    Office

    $305.73

    Facility

    $132.21

    $3.89 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 31573

    Office

    $316.48

    Facility

    $132.35

    $14.64 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 31573

    Office

    $315.30

    Facility

    $131.80

    $13.46 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 31573

    Office

    $322.54

    Facility

    $133.19

    $20.70 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 31573

    Office

    $368.65

    Facility

    $145.42

    $66.81 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)

    California · 31573

    Office

    $368.24

    Facility

    $145.01

    $66.40 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)

    California · 31573

    Office

    $377.04

    Facility

    $148.74

    $75.20 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)

    California · 31573

    Office

    $375.36

    Facility

    $147.07

    $73.52 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 31573

    Office

    $310.27

    Facility

    $129.94

    $8.43 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 31573

    Office

    $325.48

    Facility

    $133.13

    $23.64 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 31573

    Office

    $316.43

    Facility

    $131.83

    $14.59 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 31573

    Office

    $328.75

    Facility

    $134.33

    $26.91 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 31573

    Office

    $301.84

    Facility

    $128.32

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 31573

    Office

    $348.08

    Facility

    $139.41

    $46.24 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 31573

    Office

    $301.84

    Facility

    $128.32

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 31573

    Office

    $301.84

    Facility

    $128.32

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 31573

    Office

    $327.78

    Facility

    $141.28

    $25.94 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 31573

    Office

    $313.67

    Facility

    $148.86

    $11.83 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 31573

    Office

    $304.35

    Facility

    $145.24

    $2.51 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 31573

    Office

    $331.12

    Facility

    $147.15

    $29.28 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 31573

    Office

    $334.17

    Facility

    $165.56

    $32.33 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 31573

    Office

    $257.52

    Facility

    $118.99

    $44.32 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 31573

    Office

    $253.77

    Facility

    $117.77

    $48.07 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 31573

    Office

    $279.44

    Facility

    $126.03

    $22.40 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 31573

    Office

    $298.11

    Facility

    $129.66

    $3.73 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 31573

    Office

    $306.45

    Facility

    $135.94

    $4.61 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 31573

    Office

    $284.08

    Facility

    $127.66

    $17.76 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 31573

    Office

    $299.51

    Facility

    $139.13

    $2.33 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 31573

    Office

    $284.67

    Facility

    $133.32

    $17.17 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 31573

    Office

    $293.04

    Facility

    $132.19

    $8.80 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 31573

    Office

    $268.38

    Facility

    $127.16

    $33.46 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 31573

    Office

    $309.05

    Facility

    $129.04

    $7.21 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 31573

    Office

    $263.33

    Facility

    $118.47

    $38.51 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 31573

    Office

    $265.23

    Facility

    $119.57

    $36.61 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 31573

    Office

    $283.76

    Facility

    $138.10

    $18.08 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 31573

    Office

    $276.96

    Facility

    $132.41

    $24.88 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 31573

    Office

    $302.38

    Facility

    $139.78

    $0.54 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 31573

    Office

    $266.75

    Facility

    $119.99

    $35.09 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 31573

    Office

    $262.46

    Facility

    $119.34

    $39.38 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 31573

    Office

    $264.46

    Facility

    $123.72

    $37.38 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 31573

    Office

    $277.32

    Facility

    $128.34

    $24.52 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 31573

    Office

    $264.20

    Facility

    $124.08

    $37.64 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 31573

    Office

    $327.21

    Facility

    $138.17

    $25.37 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 31573

    Office

    $296.46

    Facility

    $129.75

    $5.38 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 31573

    Office

    $305.68

    Facility

    $135.80

    $3.84 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 31573

    Office

    $289.41

    Facility

    $129.19

    $12.43 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 31573

    Office

    $267.02

    Facility

    $121.36

    $34.82 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 31573

    Office

    $281.05

    Facility

    $124.15

    $20.79 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 31573

    Office

    $288.63

    Facility

    $135.86

    $13.21 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 31573

    Office

    $271.74

    Facility

    $127.19

    $30.10 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 31573

    Office

    $284.47

    Facility

    $121.56

    $17.37 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 31573

    Office

    $275.01

    Facility

    $126.35

    $26.83 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 31573

    Office

    $277.86

    Facility

    $127.14

    $23.98 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 31573

    Office

    $259.88

    Facility

    $123.41

    $41.96 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 31573

    Office

    $256.86

    Facility

    $120.54

    $44.98 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 31573

    Office

    $287.22

    Facility

    $128.90

    $14.62 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 31573

    Office

    $269.77

    Facility

    $122.06

    $32.07 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 31573

    Office

    $280.11

    Facility

    $121.79

    $21.73 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 31573

    Office

    $264.67

    Facility

    $118.54

    $37.17 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 31573

    Office

    $293.78

    Facility

    $128.97

    $8.06 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 31573

    Office

    $324.42

    Facility

    $140.77

    $22.58 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 31573

    Office

    $309.62

    Facility

    $136.73

    $7.78 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 31573

    Office

    $273.39

    Facility

    $128.21

    $28.45 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 31573

    Office

    $285.44

    Facility

    $126.96

    $16.40 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 31573

    Office

    $339.67

    Facility

    $151.43

    $37.83 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 31573

    Office

    $311.96

    Facility

    $138.60

    $10.12 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 31573

    Office

    $333.31

    Facility

    $146.18

    $31.47 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 31573

    Office

    $273.87

    Facility

    $123.47

    $27.97 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 31573

    Office

    $270.29

    Facility

    $125.74

    $31.55 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 31573

    Office

    $263.59

    Facility

    $122.21

    $38.25 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 31573

    Office

    $307.20

    Facility

    $131.31

    $5.36 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 31573

    Office

    $282.89

    Facility

    $125.21

    $18.95 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 31573

    Office

    $299.03

    Facility

    $134.22

    $2.81 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 31573

    Office

    $270.51

    Facility

    $125.17

    $31.33 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 31573

    Office

    $289.22

    Facility

    $129.16

    $12.62 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 31573

    Office

    $293.92

    Facility

    $130.38

    $7.92 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 31573

    Office

    $270.54

    Facility

    $124.26

    $31.30 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 31573

    Office

    $279.26

    Facility

    $120.94

    $22.58 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 31573

    Office

    $263.84

    Facility

    $119.93

    $38.00 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 31573

    Office

    $297.41

    Facility

    $129.90

    $4.43 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 31573

    Office

    $268.75

    Facility

    $124.68

    $33.09 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 31573

    Office

    $283.47

    Facility

    $126.58

    $18.37 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 31573

    Office

    $285.47

    Facility

    $127.78

    $16.37 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 31573

    Office

    $283.66

    Facility

    $127.56

    $18.18 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 31573

    Office

    $284.44

    Facility

    $127.23

    $17.40 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 31573

    Office

    $291.03

    Facility

    $133.82

    $10.81 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 31573

    Office

    $276.08

    Facility

    $125.84

    $25.76 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 31573

    Office

    $274.26

    Facility

    $125.44

    $27.58 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 31573

    Office

    $280.38

    Facility

    $124.75

    $21.46 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 31573

    Office

    $289.22

    Facility

    $129.16

    $12.62 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 31573

    Office

    $279.35

    Facility

    $122.61

    $22.49 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 31573

    Office

    $295.79

    Facility

    $129.08

    $6.05 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 31573

    Office

    $333.51

    Facility

    $139.25

    $31.67 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 31573

    Office

    $270.69

    Facility

    $119.02

    $31.15 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 31573

    Office

    $266.75

    Facility

    $129.17

    $35.09 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 31573

    Office

    $284.12

    Facility

    $125.80

    $17.72 lower than Redding for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

31573 · Office / nonfacility · Non-QP. Choose a state to explore its payment localities. A range means the amount varies within that state.

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$253.77

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$334.171
AL$257.521
AR$253.771
AZ$279.441
CA$301.84–$377.0429
CO$298.111
CT$306.451
DC$327.781
DE$284.081
FL$284.67–$313.673
GA$268.38–$293.042
GU$309.051
HI$309.051
IA$263.331
ID$265.231
IL$276.96–$304.354
IN$266.751
KS$262.461
KY$264.461
LA$264.20–$277.322
MA$296.46–$327.212
MD$289.41–$327.783
ME$267.02–$281.052
MI$271.74–$288.632
MN$284.471
MO$259.88–$277.863
MS$256.861
MT$287.221
NC$269.771
ND$280.111
NE$264.671
NH$293.781
NJ$309.62–$324.422
NM$273.391
NV$285.441
NY$273.87–$339.675
OH$270.291
OK$263.591
OR$282.89–$307.202
PA$270.51–$299.032
PR$289.221
RI$293.921
SC$270.541
SD$279.261
TN$263.841
TX$268.75–$297.418
UT$274.261
VA$280.38–$327.782
VI$289.221
VT$279.351
WA$295.79–$333.512
WI$270.691
WV$266.751
WY$284.121

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Why are the office and facility amounts different?

For 31573 in Redding, the physician’s office rate is $301.84 and the facility-setting rate is $128.32: a difference of $173.52.

The calculation uses a different practice-expense RVU for each setting. Both amounts here are physician fee-schedule amounts. The facility figure does not include a hospital’s separate charges, so this comparison does not tell you the total cost of receiving care in each setting.

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Turn a percentage into dollars for 31573 in Redding. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$332.02

$301.84 × 110% = $332.02

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How this local rate is calculated

Each RVU component is multiplied by its own geographic practice cost index (GPCI). The three adjusted components are added, then multiplied by the conversion factor. These are the inputs used for 31573 in Redding.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

3,606

Code
31573
Physician work
2.37
Practice expense
5.87
Malpractice
0.36

GPCI2026.csv

19

Locality
Redding
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.536
Office / nonfacility calculation for 31573 in Redding
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work2.37× 1.0172.4103
Practice expense5.87× 1.0966.4335
Malpractice0.36× 0.5360.1930
Total RVUs9.0368
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Redding$301.84

Values as parsed from CMS release RVU26D, effective 2026-10-01. The amount is rounded to the nearest cent only at the end.

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work2.371.017
Practice expense5.871.096
Malpractice0.360.536

(2.37 × 1.017 + 5.87 × 1.096 + 0.36 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $301.84

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work2.371.017
Practice expense1.131.096
Malpractice0.360.536

(2.37 × 1.017 + 1.13 × 1.096 + 0.36 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $128.32

The office and facility calculations use their respective practice-expense RVUs. The facility amount here is the physician fee, not a separate hospital or facility bill.

How this rate has changed

31573 · Office / nonfacility

$301.84

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $11.45 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $290.39 to $301.84 (3.9%).

It is unchanged from the immediately preceding available release, effective 2026-07-01.

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One bar per available release, ordered by effective date. Missing rates remain gaps. These comparisons hold the code, setting and locality identifiers constant; they do not isolate which policy or input caused a change.

What changed, release by release

  1. January 1, 2026

    RVU26A

    $290.39changed to$301.84

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 2.43 changed to 2.37
    • Practice expense RVU 5.78 changed to 5.87
    • Malpractice RVU 0.35 changed to 0.36
    • Work GPCI 1.014 changed to 1.017
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.093 changed to 1.096
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.560 changed to 0.536

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: $290.39

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Each row uses the accepted CMS release effective on that date and the same contractor and locality identifiers. Missing rates stay visible. Historical boundaries may differ; verify the service address for an older claim.

Inspect every release and its CMS source
Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$301.84$128.32RVU26D
2026-07-01$301.84$128.32RVU26C
2026-04-01$301.84$128.32RVU26B
2026-01-01$301.84$128.32RVU26A
2025-10-01$290.39$145.79RVU25D
2025-07-01$290.39$145.79RVU25C
2025-04-01$290.39$145.79RVU25B
2025-01-01$290.39$145.79RVU25A

31573 billing questions

How does 31573 differ from 31574?

31573 is for therapeutic injection, such as botulinum toxin. Use 31574 when the injection is intended to augment vocal-fold volume.

How does 31573 differ from 31570 or 31571?

31573 uses a flexible laryngoscope. Codes 31570 and 31571 describe therapeutic vocal-cord injection performed through direct laryngoscopy.

Can diagnostic laryngoscopy be reported separately?

The flexible visualization needed to perform the therapeutic injection is part of 31573. A separate diagnostic scope service should not be reported for that same work.

How is a bilateral injection reported?

For a bilateral procedure, report modifier 50; CMS pays 150% under the rule for this code.

What documentation supports 31573?

Document the flexible approach, laryngeal injection site, therapeutic purpose, and medication used. For assistant-at-surgery payment, the record must establish medical necessity.

Where these rates come from

FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense, and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indices and the applicable conversion factor. Unavailable or separately priced services are labeled rather than assigned a made-up amount.

Source: RVU26D. Effective 2026-10-01 through the day before 2027-01-01.

RVUs for 31573PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 3,606 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for ReddingGPCI2026.csv, line 19 (RVU26D)
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