CPT code 30140: Turbinate reduction, submucosal tissue reduction2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Virginia

In Virginia, Medicare pays $286.62 for 30140 in the office and $148.39 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 30140 covers

An otolaryngologist uses a submucosal approach to reduce enlarged inferior turbinate tissue while preserving the overlying mucosal lining. The procedure is commonly performed for persistent nasal obstruction associated with inferior turbinate hypertrophy, including when symptoms remain despite medical treatment. It may be done in a hospital outpatient department, ambulatory surgery center, or an appropriately equipped office setting.

Select 30140 for the submucosal reduction, not removal of turbinate tissue by excision. The operative report should identify the inferior turbinate, the submucosal approach, and whether one or both sides were treated. CMS assigns a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. For bilateral treatment, modifier 50 is paid at 150%. When multiple procedures occur in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others are subject to the standard 50% reduction. Assistant-at-surgery payment is restricted; 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 Virginia compares for 30140

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 30140 runs from $261.34 in Arkansas to $378.34 in San Benito County, CA. Virginia pays $286.62. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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30140 rates by state

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How the 30140 rate is calculated

Each of 30140’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 30140

The CMS indicators that decide how 30140 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 50

Codes related to 30140

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

How 30140 has changed in Virginia

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Where the Virginia rate applies

Virginia is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 628 cities and communities in Virginia. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Abbs Valley
• Abingdon
• Accomac
• Adwolf
• Afton
• Alberta
• Aldie
• Allison Gap

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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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