No office rate
Choose 31531 when an operating microscope or telescope is used for foreign body removal; 31530 describes direct removal without that technique distinction.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
31530 Laryngoscopy Medicare reimbursement rates in Florida
Reports direct laryngoscopy used to locate and remove a foreign object from the larynx, such as an object lodged near the vocal folds. Compare 31530 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Florida.
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.
What does Medicare pay for 31530 in Florida?
Florida has 3 payment localities in this comparison. Use the service location to choose the applicable amount. These are the supported base rates for the 3 payment areas shown below, using the same CMS release.
Office / nonfacility
No supported rate
Facility setting
$179.57–$200.94
3 of 3 localities have a supported rate.
These are locality ranges, not averages or address-specific quotes. A facility-setting amount covers the physician service; it does not include a hospital’s separate bill. Choose a locality below to inspect its calculation, compare other payment areas, or price a percentage of Medicare.
Where 31530 pays more and less in Florida
Otolaryngology procedure
About 31530: Direct laryngoscopic foreign body removal
Reports direct laryngoscopy used to locate and remove a foreign object from the larynx, such as an object lodged near the vocal folds.
An otolaryngologist uses a laryngoscope to view the larynx directly and extract a foreign object, often one lodged near the vocal folds or laryngeal inlet. The service is commonly performed in an operating room or hospital procedure setting, with instruments passed through the laryngoscope to grasp or retrieve the object. The approach is direct rather than indirect.
Report this code when the documented procedure includes removal through direct laryngoscopy. The operative note should identify the object and its laryngeal location, describe the direct approach, and record the removal. Use the related code for removal with an operating microscope or telescope when that technique is documented; indirect removal has a separate code. The procedure has a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. CMS applies endoscopy family pricing when related endoscopies are performed together. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. Medicare does not pay for an assistant at surgery; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 31530
- 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 adjustment does not apply; the descriptor or anatomy makes modifier 50 inappropriate.
- Assistant at surgery
- Statutory restriction: assistant at surgery is not paid.
- Co-surgeons
- Co-surgeons not permitted.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU3.30 · 64%
- Practice expense (office) RVU1.37 · 26%
- Malpractice RVU0.51 · 10%
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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.
31530 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Florida, from the same CMS release.
$210.07–$231.42
31511 describes foreign body removal by indirect laryngoscopy. Use 31530 for removal through a direct laryngoscopic approach.
No office rate
31535 is for direct laryngoscopy with biopsy. Use 31530 when the operative service removes a foreign object rather than sampling tissue.
$250.83–$276.85
31525 is a direct diagnostic examination. Use 31530 when the direct laryngoscopic service includes removal of a foreign object.
Compare 31530 by payment locality
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3 of 3 payment localities
Fort Lauderdale →
Office / nonfacility
Unavailable
Facility
$187.38
Miami →
Office / nonfacility
Unavailable
Facility
$200.94
Rest Of Florida →
Office / nonfacility
Unavailable
Facility
$179.57
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31530 billing questions
How is this different from 31531?
31530 describes direct laryngoscopic removal without the operating microscope or telescope distinction. Use 31531 when the documented removal is performed using an operating microscope or telescope.
When would 31511 be used instead?
31511 is for foreign body removal by indirect laryngoscopy. This code is for removal using a direct laryngoscopic approach.
Can diagnostic laryngoscopy be billed separately during the removal?
Do not separately report a diagnostic look that is part of locating and removing the foreign object during the same direct laryngoscopic procedure.
Should modifier 50 be reported?
No. CMS does not apply a bilateral adjustment to this service, and modifier 50 is inappropriate.
How does the 0-day global period affect same-day care?
Same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included in the procedure's payment. The global period is 0 days.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?
Medicare does not pay for an assistant at surgery for this code. Co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
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.
3,58531527,,Laryngoscopy for treatment,A,,3.19,1.34,NA,1.34,,0.46,4.99,4.99,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,3,0,0,0,0,9,31525,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,58631528,,Laryngoscopy and dilation,A,,2.31,1.08,NA,1.08,,0.35,3.74,3.74,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,3,0,0,0,0,9,31525,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,58731529,,Laryngoscopy and dilation,A,,2.61,1.14,NA,1.14,,0.38,4.13,4.13,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,3,0,0,0,0,9,31525,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,58831530,,Laryngoscopy w/fb removal,A,,3.30,1.37,NA,1.37,,0.51,5.18,5.18,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,3,0,1,0,0,9,31525,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,58931531,,Laryngoscopy w/fb & op scope,A,,3.49,1.45,NA,1.45,,0.50,5.44,5.44,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,3,0,0,0,0,9,31526,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,59031535,,Laryngoscopy w/biopsy,A,,3.08,1.32,NA,1.32,,0.45,4.85,4.85,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,3,0,1,0,0,9,31525,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,59131536,,Laryngoscopy w/bx & op scope,A,,3.46,1.41,NA,1.41,,0.49,5.36,5.36,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,3,0,1,0,0,9,31526,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00