No office rate
31775 includes bronchial sleeve resection with reconstruction. 31770 is for bronchial repair or grafting without that sleeve-resection work.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
31775 Bronchial reconstruction Medicare reimbursement rates in Michigan
Reports bronchial reconstruction with sleeve resection, typically when a diseased bronchial segment is removed and the remaining airway is reconnected. Compare 31775 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Michigan.
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 31775 in Michigan?
Michigan has 2 payment localities in this comparison. Use the service location to choose the applicable amount. These are the supported base rates for the 2 payment areas shown below, using the same CMS release.
Office / nonfacility
No supported rate
Facility setting
$1320.56–$1449.55
2 of 2 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.
Thoracic surgery
About 31775: Bronchial sleeve resection and reconstruction
Reports bronchial reconstruction with sleeve resection, typically when a diseased bronchial segment is removed and the remaining airway is reconnected.
This service involves removing a segment of bronchus and reconstructing the airway, commonly by joining the remaining bronchial ends. A thoracic surgeon may perform it for a localized bronchial tumor or other focal disease when sleeve resection can remove the affected airway while preserving more lung than a larger lung resection. The operation is performed in a surgical setting and may involve open or minimally invasive thoracic techniques.
Report the code when the operative work includes bronchial sleeve resection and reconstruction, not for bronchial repair or grafting without that resection. The operative report should identify the bronchial site, the segment removed, and the reconstruction performed. Medicare assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% multiple-procedure reduction. Bilateral adjustment is inappropriate. Assistant-at-surgery payment may be available; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 31775
- Global period
- Major surgery with a 90-day global period: the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care are included.
- Multiple procedures
- Standard multiple procedure reduction: the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50% when performed in the same session.
- Bilateral procedures
- Bilateral adjustment does not apply; the descriptor or anatomy makes modifier 50 inappropriate.
- Assistant at surgery
- Assistant at surgery may be paid.
- Co-surgeons
- Co-surgeons not permitted.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU23.98 · 61%
- Practice expense (office) RVU9.57 · 24%
- Malpractice RVU6.04 · 15%
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.
31775 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Michigan, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
Choose 31766 when reconstruction involves the carina. This code describes bronchial sleeve resection and reconstruction rather than carinal reconstruction.
No office rate
31760 concerns intrathoracic tracheoplasty. Use 31775 when the operative work is bronchial sleeve resection and reconstruction.
Compare 31775 by payment locality
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2 of 2 payment localities
Detroit →
Office / nonfacility
Unavailable
Facility
$1449.55
Rest Of Michigan →
Office / nonfacility
Unavailable
Facility
$1320.56
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31775 billing questions
How does this differ from 31770?
Use 31775 for bronchial reconstruction that includes sleeve resection. Code 31770 represents bronchial repair or grafting without that sleeve-resection service.
What operative documentation supports 31775?
The operative report should describe the bronchial segment removed and how the remaining airway was reconstructed. A diagnosis alone does not establish that sleeve resection and reconstruction were performed.
Can modifier 50 be used for bilateral bronchial work?
No. CMS identifies bilateral adjustment as inappropriate for this code; its descriptor or anatomy does not support modifier 50.
How does the multiple-procedure rule affect payment?
When this service is performed with other procedures in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the others are subject to the standard 50% reduction.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?
Assistant-at-surgery payment may be available. Co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted for this code under the CMS facts provided.
What postoperative care is included?
The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care.
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.
3,66931760,,Tracheoplasty intrathoracic,A,,22.89,10.70,NA,10.70,,5.75,39.34,39.34,0,090,0.10,0.76,0.14,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,67031766,,Carinal reconstruction,A,,30.88,11.31,NA,11.31,,7.77,49.96,49.96,0,090,0.10,0.76,0.14,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,67131770,,Repair/graft of bronchus,A,,22.95,8.80,NA,8.80,,5.77,37.52,37.52,0,090,0.10,0.76,0.14,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,67231775,,Reconstruct bronchus,A,,23.98,9.57,NA,9.57,,6.04,39.59,39.59,0,090,0.10,0.76,0.14,2,0,2,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,67331780,,Reconstruct windpipe,A,,19.34,8.69,NA,8.69,,2.82,30.85,30.85,0,090,0.10,0.76,0.14,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,67431781,,Reconstruct windpipe,A,,24.23,8.91,NA,8.91,,3.54,36.68,36.68,0,090,0.10,0.76,0.14,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,67531785,,Remove windpipe lesion,A,,17.89,7.01,NA,7.01,,2.61,27.51,27.51,0,090,0.10,0.76,0.14,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00