CPT code 30801: Turbinate ablation, superficial treatment2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Vermont

In Vermont, Medicare pays $214.37 for 30801 in the office and $136.67 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 30801 covers

An otolaryngologist uses a superficial technique to reduce tissue at the mucosal surface of an inferior turbinate. The procedure is performed for enlarged turbinates contributing to nasal obstruction and may be done in an office or surgical facility. The treated area is the inferior turbinate; this code distinguishes surface ablation from treatment beneath the mucosa or tissue excision.

Report the code when the operative documentation supports superficial ablation, rather than submucosal reduction or resection. Document the treated turbinate or turbinates and the method and extent of treatment. CMS prices the code as bilateral, so modifier 50 does not increase payment. When other procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard multiple-procedure reduction. Related postoperative visits during the 10-day global period are included. 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 Vermont compares for 30801

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 30801 runs from $191.32 in Arkansas to $298.32 in San Benito County, CA. Vermont pays $214.37. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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30801 rates by state

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How the 30801 rate is calculated

Each of 30801’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 30801

30801 has a 10-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 51

Codes related to 30801

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

How 30801 has changed in Vermont

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Where the Vermont rate applies

Vermont is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 180 cities and communities in Vermont. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Albany
• Alburgh
• Algiers
• Arlington
• Ascutney
• Bakersfield
• Barnet
• Barre

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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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