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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

10140 in Austin

Office / nonfacility

$180.38

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$118.18

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.

Integumentary procedures

About 10140: Incision and drainage of fluid collection

Report incision and drainage when a clinician opens and evacuates a hematoma, seroma, or other fluid collection rather than aspirating it.

This service involves making an incision to drain a hematoma, seroma, or other localized fluid collection. A clinician may perform it in an office, clinic, or facility when a collection—such as a postoperative seroma or a localized hematoma—requires drainage through an incision. The procedure is distinct from needle aspiration and from drainage directed at an abscess or a complex infected postoperative wound.

Document the collection’s location and clinical nature, the incision and drainage performed, and the circumstances supporting that approach. The code has a 10-day global period, so related postoperative visits during that period are included. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the others are subject to the standard 50% multiple procedure reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. Medicare does not pay for an assistant at surgery, and co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

CMS billing rules for 10140

Global period
Minor procedure with a 10-day global period: related postoperative visits for 10 days 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
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 RVU1.54 · 30%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU3.47 · 66%
  • Malpractice RVU0.21 · 4%

41.6K

Medicare services in 2024 · #857 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.

10140 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Austin, from the same CMS release.

10160

Lesion aspiration

Abscess, hematoma, or bulla

$136.03

Choose 10140 when the clinician incises the collection to drain it. Choose 10160 when drainage is performed by puncture or aspiration.

10060

Abscess drainage

Simple, single abscess

$133.08

Code 10060 describes incision and drainage of a simple or single abscess. Code 10140 is for a hematoma, seroma, or other fluid collection.

10180

Wound drainage

Complex postoperative infection

$297.91

Code 10180 is for complex drainage of a postoperative wound infection. Use 10140 for drainage of a hematoma, seroma, or other fluid collection when the service is not that complex infection procedure.

The same code, a different location

How does Austin compare?

In Beaumont, the office rate for 10140 is $163.42—$16.96 lower than the $180.38 rate in Austin. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

10140 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Austin · This locality

    $180.38

  2. Beaumont

    $163.42

    $16.96 lower than Austin

  3. Brazoria

    $172.18

    $8.20 lower than Austin

  4. Dallas

    $173.36

    $7.02 lower than Austin

  5. Fort Worth

    $172.29

    $8.09 lower than Austin

  6. Galveston

    $172.75

    $7.63 lower than Austin

  7. Houston

    $176.59

    $3.79 lower than Austin

Other payment areas listed in Texas 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, 10140 ranges from $154.61 in Arkansas to $227.98 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

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 10140

    Office

    $167.76

    Facility

    $111.97

    $12.62 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (Los Angeles/Orange Cnty)

    California · 10140

    Office

    $195.31

    Facility

    $125.77

    $14.93 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 10140

    Office

    $198.55

    Facility

    $129.30

    $18.17 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 10140

    Office

    $189.83

    Facility

    $128.63

    $9.45 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 10140

    Office

    $184.38

    Facility

    $125.30

    $4.00 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 10140

    Office

    $200.53

    Facility

    $132.22

    $20.15 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 10140

    Office

    $204.46

    Facility

    $141.85

    $24.08 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 10140

    Office

    $156.82

    Facility

    $105.38

    $23.56 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 10140

    Office

    $154.61

    Facility

    $104.11

    $25.77 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 10140

    Office

    $169.75

    Facility

    $112.79

    $10.63 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Bakersfield

    California · 10140

    Office

    $183.71

    Facility

    $119.28

    $3.33 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Chico

    California · 10140

    Office

    $183.10

    Facility

    $118.67

    $2.72 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • El Centro

    California · 10140

    Office

    $183.13

    Facility

    $118.71

    $2.75 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Fresno

    California · 10140

    Office

    $183.10

    Facility

    $118.67

    $2.72 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Hanford-Corcoran

    California · 10140

    Office

    $183.10

    Facility

    $118.67

    $2.72 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Madera

    California · 10140

    Office

    $183.10

    Facility

    $118.67

    $2.72 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 10140

    Office

    $183.10

    Facility

    $118.67

    $2.72 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 10140

    Office

    $183.10

    Facility

    $118.67

    $2.72 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 10140

    Office

    $211.00

    Facility

    $133.52

    $30.62 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 10140

    Office

    $194.24

    Facility

    $124.76

    $13.86 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 10140

    Office

    $183.10

    Facility

    $118.67

    $2.72 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 10140

    Office

    $183.10

    Facility

    $118.67

    $2.72 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 10140

    Office

    $185.37

    Facility

    $120.94

    $4.99 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 10140

    Office

    $191.84

    Facility

    $123.47

    $11.46 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 10140

    Office

    $191.12

    Facility

    $122.99

    $10.74 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 10140

    Office

    $195.40

    Facility

    $125.09

    $15.02 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 10140

    Office

    $222.96

    Facility

    $140.08

    $42.58 higher than Austin for the office setting.

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

    California · 10140

    Office

    $222.73

    Facility

    $139.84

    $42.35 higher than Austin for the office setting.

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

    California · 10140

    Office

    $227.98

    Facility

    $143.22

    $47.60 higher than Austin for the office setting.

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

    California · 10140

    Office

    $227.01

    Facility

    $142.24

    $46.63 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 10140

    Office

    $188.08

    Facility

    $121.13

    $7.70 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 10140

    Office

    $197.10

    Facility

    $125.67

    $16.72 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 10140

    Office

    $191.78

    Facility

    $123.23

    $11.40 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 10140

    Office

    $199.07

    Facility

    $126.88

    $18.69 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 10140

    Office

    $183.10

    Facility

    $118.67

    $2.72 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 10140

    Office

    $210.66

    Facility

    $133.18

    $30.28 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 10140

    Office

    $183.10

    Facility

    $118.67

    $2.72 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 10140

    Office

    $183.10

    Facility

    $118.67

    $2.72 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 10140

    Office

    $180.85

    Facility

    $118.30

    $0.47 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 10140

    Office

    $185.78

    Facility

    $122.47

    $5.40 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 10140

    Office

    $172.51

    Facility

    $114.43

    $7.87 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 10140

    Office

    $181.53

    Facility

    $121.98

    $1.15 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 10140

    Office

    $172.78

    Facility

    $116.58

    $7.60 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 10140

    Office

    $177.77

    Facility

    $118.05

    $2.61 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 10140

    Office

    $163.18

    Facility

    $110.75

    $17.20 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 10140

    Office

    $187.28

    Facility

    $120.44

    $6.90 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 10140

    Office

    $160.27

    Facility

    $106.48

    $20.11 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 10140

    Office

    $161.38

    Facility

    $107.30

    $19.00 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 10140

    Office

    $172.19

    Facility

    $118.11

    $8.19 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 10140

    Office

    $168.22

    Facility

    $114.55

    $12.16 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 10140

    Office

    $183.26

    Facility

    $122.88

    $2.88 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 10140

    Office

    $162.29

    Facility

    $107.79

    $18.09 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 10140

    Office

    $159.75

    Facility

    $106.60

    $20.63 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 10140

    Office

    $160.89

    Facility

    $108.63

    $19.49 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 10140

    Office

    $168.47

    Facility

    $113.15

    $11.91 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 10140

    Office

    $160.73

    Facility

    $108.70

    $19.65 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 10140

    Office

    $198.17

    Facility

    $127.98

    $17.79 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 10140

    Office

    $179.89

    Facility

    $117.99

    $0.49 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 10140

    Office

    $185.30

    Facility

    $122.22

    $4.92 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 10140

    Office

    $175.68

    Facility

    $116.19

    $4.70 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 10140

    Office

    $162.43

    Facility

    $108.35

    $17.95 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 10140

    Office

    $170.72

    Facility

    $112.46

    $9.66 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 10140

    Office

    $175.11

    Facility

    $118.38

    $5.27 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 10140

    Office

    $165.17

    Facility

    $111.50

    $15.21 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 10140

    Office

    $172.78

    Facility

    $112.29

    $7.60 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 10140

    Office

    $167.12

    Facility

    $111.92

    $13.26 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 10140

    Office

    $168.80

    Facility

    $112.84

    $11.58 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 10140

    Office

    $158.18

    Facility

    $107.50

    $22.20 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 10140

    Office

    $156.41

    Facility

    $105.80

    $23.97 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 10140

    Office

    $174.34

    Facility

    $115.55

    $6.04 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 10140

    Office

    $164.06

    Facility

    $109.21

    $16.32 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 10140

    Office

    $170.19

    Facility

    $111.40

    $10.19 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 10140

    Office

    $161.07

    Facility

    $106.81

    $19.31 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 10140

    Office

    $178.23

    Facility

    $117.03

    $2.15 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 10140

    Office

    $196.61

    Facility

    $128.42

    $16.23 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 10140

    Office

    $187.75

    Facility

    $123.56

    $7.37 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 10140

    Office

    $166.14

    Facility

    $112.24

    $14.24 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 10140

    Office

    $173.30

    Facility

    $114.45

    $7.08 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 10140

    Office

    $205.56

    Facility

    $135.67

    $25.18 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 10140

    Office

    $189.15

    Facility

    $124.78

    $8.77 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 10140

    Office

    $201.84

    Facility

    $132.35

    $21.46 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 10140

    Office

    $166.47

    Facility

    $110.63

    $13.91 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 10140

    Office

    $164.33

    Facility

    $110.65

    $16.05 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 10140

    Office

    $160.39

    Facility

    $107.89

    $19.99 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 10140

    Office

    $186.25

    Facility

    $120.93

    $5.87 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 10140

    Office

    $171.81

    Facility

    $113.26

    $8.57 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 10140

    Office

    $181.38

    Facility

    $120.19

    $1.00 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 10140

    Office

    $164.46

    Facility

    $110.50

    $15.92 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 10140

    Office

    $175.52

    Facility

    $116.09

    $4.86 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 10140

    Office

    $178.40

    Facility

    $117.67

    $1.98 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 10140

    Office

    $164.49

    Facility

    $110.17

    $15.89 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 10140

    Office

    $169.70

    Facility

    $110.91

    $10.68 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 10140

    Office

    $160.56

    Facility

    $107.12

    $19.82 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 10140

    Office

    $166.68

    Facility

    $111.42

    $13.70 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 10140

    Office

    $170.32

    Facility

    $112.53

    $10.06 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 10140

    Office

    $175.52

    Facility

    $116.09

    $4.86 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 10140

    Office

    $169.73

    Facility

    $111.53

    $10.65 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 10140

    Office

    $179.49

    Facility

    $117.59

    $0.89 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 10140

    Office

    $201.95

    Facility

    $129.82

    $21.57 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 10140

    Office

    $164.63

    Facility

    $108.31

    $15.75 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 10140

    Office

    $162.19

    Facility

    $111.11

    $18.19 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 10140

    Office

    $172.53

    Facility

    $113.74

    $7.85 lower than Austin for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

10140 · 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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$154.61

$205.54

Color shows the midpoint of each state’s locality range.

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$204.461
AL$156.821
AR$154.611
AZ$169.751
CA$183.10–$227.9829
CO$180.851
CT$185.781
DC$198.551
DE$172.511
FL$172.78–$189.833
GA$163.18–$177.772
GU$187.281
HI$187.281
IA$160.271
ID$161.381
IL$168.22–$184.384
IN$162.291
KS$159.751
KY$160.891
LA$160.73–$168.472
MA$179.89–$198.172
MD$175.68–$198.553
ME$162.43–$170.722
MI$165.17–$175.112
MN$172.781
MO$158.18–$168.803
MS$156.411
MT$174.341
NC$164.061
ND$170.191
NE$161.071
NH$178.231
NJ$187.75–$196.612
NM$166.141
NV$173.301
NY$166.47–$205.565
OH$164.331
OK$160.391
OR$171.81–$186.252
PA$164.46–$181.382
PR$175.521
RI$178.401
SC$164.491
SD$169.701
TN$160.561
TX$163.42–$180.388
UT$166.681
VA$170.32–$198.552
VI$175.521
VT$169.731
WA$179.49–$201.952
WI$164.631
WV$162.191
WY$172.531

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Why are the office and facility amounts different?

For 10140 in Austin, the physician’s office rate is $180.38 and the facility-setting rate is $118.18: a difference of $62.20.

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 10140 in Austin. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$198.42

$180.38 × 110% = $198.42

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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 10140 in Austin.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

1,109

Code
10140
Physician work
1.54
Practice expense
3.47
Malpractice
0.21

GPCI2026.csv

96

Locality
Austin
Physician work
1.002
Practice expense
1.058
Malpractice
0.886
Office / nonfacility calculation for 10140 in Austin
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work1.54× 1.0021.5431
Practice expense3.47× 1.0583.6713
Malpractice0.21× 0.8860.1861
Total RVUs5.4004
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Austin$180.38

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
Work1.541.002
Practice expense3.471.058
Malpractice0.210.886

(1.54 × 1.002 + 3.47 × 1.058 + 0.21 × 0.886) × $33.4009 = $180.38

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work1.541.002
Practice expense1.711.058
Malpractice0.210.886

(1.54 × 1.002 + 1.71 × 1.058 + 0.21 × 0.886) × $33.4009 = $118.18

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

10140 · Office / nonfacility

$180.38

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $11.41 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $168.97 to $180.38 (6.8%).

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

    $168.97changed to$180.38

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 1.58 changed to 1.54
    • Practice expense RVU 3.30 changed to 3.47
    • Work GPCI 1.000 changed to 1.002
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.046 changed to 1.058
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.914 changed to 0.886

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: $168.97

    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$180.38$118.18RVU26D
2026-07-01$180.38$118.18RVU26C
2026-04-01$180.38$118.18RVU26B
2026-01-01$180.38$118.18RVU26A
2025-10-01$168.97$118.56RVU25D
2025-07-01$168.97$118.56RVU25C
2025-04-01$168.97$118.56RVU25B
2025-01-01$168.97$118.56RVU25A

10140 billing questions

When should I report 10140 instead of 10160?

Report 10140 when the clinician uses an incision to drain the collection. Code 10160 describes drainage by puncture or aspiration.

How does 10140 differ from abscess drainage?

10140 is for a hematoma, seroma, or other fluid collection. For incision and drainage of a simple or single abscess, consider 10060; more extensive or multiple abscess drainage is described by 10061.

Are related postoperative visits separately payable during the global period?

Related postoperative visits for 10 days are included in the global period for 10140.

Can modifier 50 be reported for bilateral drainage?

No. CMS identifies bilateral adjustment as inappropriate for this code.

How does the multiple procedure reduction affect 10140?

When it 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?

Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery for 10140. 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.

RVUs for 10140PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 1,109 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for AustinGPCI2026.csv, line 96 (RVU26D)
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