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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

30220 in El Centro

Office / nonfacility

$319.83

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$118.86

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.

Otolaryngology

About 30220: Nasal septal button placement

Report nasal septal button placement when an otolaryngologist inserts a prosthetic obturator to manage a symptomatic septal perforation.

An otolaryngologist places a removable prosthetic obturator across a nasal septal perforation. The button can help reduce airflow through the opening and related symptoms such as whistling, dryness, crusting, or bleeding. Placement may be performed in an office or a facility after the clinician assesses the perforation and selects a suitable button. This service is prosthetic management of the opening, rather than surgical repair of the septum.

Report the insertion when the record supports a septal perforation and documents placement of the button. Related postoperative visits during the 10-day global period are included. 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. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this code. Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery for this service, and co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

CMS billing rules for 30220

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 RVU1.55 · 17%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU7.19 · 80%
  • Malpractice RVU0.22 · 2%

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Medicare services in 2024 · #3512 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.

30220 compared with similar codes

Office rates for El Centro, from the same CMS release.

30630

Septal repair

Complicated defect

No office rate

Choose 30220 for placement of a prosthetic button; 30630 describes surgical repair of a septal perforation.

30620

Intranasal reconstruction

Dermatoplasty with graft

No office rate

This code describes intranasal dermatoplasty, a surgical approach, whereas 30220 is for inserting a prosthetic obturator.

30520

Septoplasty

Septal deviation correction

No office rate

30520 addresses septal deviation through septoplasty or submucous resection; it does not describe placement of a perforation button.

The same code, a different location

How does El Centro compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 30220 is $320.44—$0.61 higher than the $319.83 rate in El Centro. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

30220 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. El Centro · This locality

    $319.83

  2. $0.61 higher than El Centro

  3. Chico

    $319.80

    $0.03 lower than El Centro

  4. Fresno

    $319.80

    $0.03 lower than El Centro

  5. $0.03 lower than El Centro

  6. $23.04 higher than El Centro

  7. Madera

    $319.80

    $0.03 lower than El Centro

Other payment areas listed in California 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, 30220 ranges from $261.85 in Arkansas to $407.70 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
  • Merced

    California · 30220

    Office

    $319.80

    Facility

    $118.82

    $0.03 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 30220

    Office

    $319.80

    Facility

    $118.82

    $0.03 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 30220

    Office

    $375.29

    Facility

    $133.60

    $55.46 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 30220

    Office

    $341.66

    Facility

    $124.91

    $21.83 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 30220

    Office

    $319.80

    Facility

    $118.82

    $0.03 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 30220

    Office

    $319.80

    Facility

    $118.82

    $0.03 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 30220

    Office

    $322.18

    Facility

    $121.20

    $2.35 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 30220

    Office

    $336.87

    Facility

    $123.61

    $17.04 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 30220

    Office

    $335.65

    Facility

    $123.12

    $15.82 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 30220

    Office

    $344.53

    Facility

    $125.22

    $24.70 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 30220

    Office

    $398.68

    Facility

    $140.12

    $78.85 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · 30220

    Office

    $398.43

    Facility

    $139.87

    $78.60 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · 30220

    Office

    $407.70

    Facility

    $143.28

    $87.87 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · 30220

    Office

    $406.68

    Facility

    $142.26

    $86.85 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 30220

    Office

    $330.12

    Facility

    $121.26

    $10.29 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 30220

    Office

    $348.58

    Facility

    $125.79

    $28.75 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 30220

    Office

    $337.18

    Facility

    $123.37

    $17.35 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 30220

    Office

    $352.17

    Facility

    $126.99

    $32.34 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 30220

    Office

    $319.80

    Facility

    $118.82

    $0.03 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 30220

    Office

    $374.93

    Facility

    $133.24

    $55.10 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 30220

    Office

    $319.80

    Facility

    $118.82

    $0.03 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 30220

    Office

    $319.80

    Facility

    $118.82

    $0.03 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 30220

    Office

    $345.65

    Facility

    $129.63

    $25.82 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 30220

    Office

    $320.35

    Facility

    $129.46

    $0.52 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 30220

    Office

    $310.35

    Facility

    $126.06

    $9.48 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 30220

    Office

    $345.80

    Facility

    $132.72

    $25.97 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 30220

    Office

    $337.47

    Facility

    $142.18

    $17.64 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 30220

    Office

    $266.06

    Facility

    $105.61

    $53.77 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 30220

    Office

    $261.85

    Facility

    $104.33

    $57.98 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 30220

    Office

    $290.77

    Facility

    $113.08

    $29.06 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 30220

    Office

    $313.65

    Facility

    $118.55

    $6.18 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 30220

    Office

    $320.34

    Facility

    $122.85

    $0.51 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 30220

    Office

    $295.91

    Facility

    $114.74

    $23.92 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 30220

    Office

    $308.33

    Facility

    $122.58

    $11.50 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 30220

    Office

    $292.40

    Facility

    $117.10

    $27.43 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 30220

    Office

    $304.75

    Facility

    $118.44

    $15.08 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 30220

    Office

    $274.75

    Facility

    $111.18

    $45.08 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 30220

    Office

    $329.08

    Facility

    $120.59

    $9.25 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 30220

    Office

    $274.43

    Facility

    $106.64

    $45.40 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 30220

    Office

    $276.19

    Facility

    $107.49

    $43.64 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 30220

    Office

    $287.51

    Facility

    $118.81

    $32.32 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 30220

    Office

    $282.52

    Facility

    $115.10

    $37.31 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 30220

    Office

    $311.79

    Facility

    $123.47

    $8.04 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 30220

    Office

    $277.96

    Facility

    $107.98

    $41.87 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 30220

    Office

    $272.57

    Facility

    $106.81

    $47.26 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 30220

    Office

    $271.99

    Facility

    $108.97

    $47.84 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 30220

    Office

    $286.10

    Facility

    $113.55

    $33.73 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 30220

    Office

    $271.35

    Facility

    $109.06

    $48.48 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 30220

    Office

    $347.18

    Facility

    $128.23

    $27.35 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 30220

    Office

    $311.34

    Facility

    $118.25

    $8.49 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 30220

    Office

    $319.37

    Facility

    $122.62

    $0.46 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 30220

    Office

    $302.07

    Facility

    $116.50

    $17.76 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 30220

    Office

    $277.28

    Facility

    $108.58

    $42.55 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 30220

    Office

    $294.40

    Facility

    $112.68

    $25.43 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 30220

    Office

    $295.91

    Facility

    $118.95

    $23.92 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 30220

    Office

    $279.33

    Facility

    $111.91

    $40.50 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 30220

    Office

    $301.06

    Facility

    $112.37

    $18.77 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 30220

    Office

    $284.45

    Facility

    $112.27

    $35.38 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 30220

    Office

    $287.76

    Facility

    $113.19

    $32.07 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 30220

    Office

    $265.94

    Facility

    $107.87

    $53.89 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 30220

    Office

    $263.97

    Facility

    $106.09

    $55.86 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 30220

    Office

    $299.26

    Facility

    $115.89

    $20.57 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 30220

    Office

    $280.53

    Facility

    $109.44

    $39.30 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 30220

    Office

    $294.91

    Facility

    $111.54

    $24.92 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 30220

    Office

    $276.21

    Facility

    $106.96

    $43.62 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 30220

    Office

    $308.20

    Facility

    $117.31

    $11.63 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 30220

    Office

    $341.46

    Facility

    $128.75

    $21.63 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 30220

    Office

    $324.15

    Facility

    $123.91

    $4.32 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 30220

    Office

    $280.82

    Facility

    $112.67

    $39.01 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 30220

    Office

    $298.29

    Facility

    $114.73

    $21.54 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 30220

    Office

    $354.27

    Facility

    $136.24

    $34.44 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 30220

    Office

    $325.96

    Facility

    $125.17

    $6.13 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 30220

    Office

    $349.54

    Facility

    $132.80

    $29.71 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 30220

    Office

    $285.08

    Facility

    $110.88

    $34.75 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 30220

    Office

    $278.44

    Facility

    $111.02

    $41.39 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 30220

    Office

    $271.94

    Facility

    $108.19

    $47.89 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 30220

    Office

    $324.88

    Facility

    $121.15

    $5.05 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 30220

    Office

    $296.13

    Facility

    $113.49

    $23.70 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 30220

    Office

    $311.47

    Facility

    $120.58

    $8.36 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 30220

    Office

    $279.18

    Facility

    $110.84

    $40.65 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 30220

    Office

    $301.80

    Facility

    $116.42

    $18.03 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 30220

    Office

    $307.39

    Facility

    $117.96

    $12.44 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 30220

    Office

    $279.92

    Facility

    $110.48

    $39.91 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 30220

    Office

    $294.39

    Facility

    $111.02

    $25.44 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 30220

    Office

    $274.02

    Facility

    $107.33

    $45.81 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 30220

    Office

    $312.47

    Facility

    $118.46

    $7.36 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 30220

    Office

    $277.14

    Facility

    $110.27

    $42.69 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 30220

    Office

    $295.91

    Facility

    $114.19

    $23.92 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 30220

    Office

    $297.73

    Facility

    $115.10

    $22.10 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 30220

    Office

    $295.43

    Facility

    $114.62

    $24.40 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 30220

    Office

    $296.74

    Facility

    $114.65

    $23.09 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 30220

    Office

    $300.77

    Facility

    $118.68

    $19.06 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 30220

    Office

    $286.31

    Facility

    $112.29

    $33.52 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 30220

    Office

    $284.11

    Facility

    $111.74

    $35.72 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 30220

    Office

    $293.03

    Facility

    $112.78

    $26.80 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 30220

    Office

    $301.80

    Facility

    $116.42

    $18.03 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 30220

    Office

    $293.24

    Facility

    $111.70

    $26.59 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 30220

    Office

    $310.92

    Facility

    $117.83

    $8.91 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 30220

    Office

    $355.03

    Facility

    $130.03

    $35.20 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 30220

    Office

    $284.10

    Facility

    $108.43

    $35.73 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 30220

    Office

    $270.98

    Facility

    $111.63

    $48.85 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 30220

    Office

    $297.36

    Facility

    $113.99

    $22.47 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

30220 · 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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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$337.471
AL$266.061
AR$261.851
AZ$290.771
CA$319.80–$407.7029
CO$313.651
CT$320.341
DC$345.651
DE$295.911
FL$292.40–$320.353
GA$274.75–$304.752
GU$329.081
HI$329.081
IA$274.431
ID$276.191
IL$282.52–$311.794
IN$277.961
KS$272.571
KY$271.991
LA$271.35–$286.102
MA$311.34–$347.182
MD$302.07–$345.653
ME$277.28–$294.402
MI$279.33–$295.912
MN$301.061
MO$265.94–$287.763
MS$263.971
MT$299.261
NC$280.531
ND$294.911
NE$276.211
NH$308.201
NJ$324.15–$341.462
NM$280.821
NV$298.291
NY$285.08–$354.275
OH$278.441
OK$271.941
OR$296.13–$324.882
PA$279.18–$311.472
PR$301.801
RI$307.391
SC$279.921
SD$294.391
TN$274.021
TX$277.14–$312.478
UT$284.111
VA$293.03–$345.652
VI$301.801
VT$293.241
WA$310.92–$355.032
WI$284.101
WV$270.981
WY$297.361

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Where does this rate apply?

El Centro is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 18 cities and communities in California, including the examples shown here.

Some communities span more than one payment area. Follow a city link to compare all of its mapped areas, or check the service-location ZIP above for an address-level starting point.

Why are the office and facility amounts different?

For 30220 in El Centro, the physician’s office rate is $319.83 and the facility-setting rate is $118.86: a difference of $200.97.

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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Reference amount per service

$351.81

$319.83 × 110% = $351.81

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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 30220 in El Centro.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

3,417

Code
30220
Physician work
1.55
Practice expense
7.19
Malpractice
0.22

GPCI2026.csv

10

Locality
El Centro
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.541
Office / nonfacility calculation for 30220 in El Centro
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work1.55× 1.0171.5763
Practice expense7.19× 1.0967.8802
Malpractice0.22× 0.5410.1190
Total RVUs9.5756
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, El Centro$319.83

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work1.551.017
Practice expense7.191.096
Malpractice0.220.541

(1.55 × 1.017 + 7.19 × 1.096 + 0.22 × 0.541) × $33.4009 = $319.83

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work1.551.017
Practice expense1.71.096
Malpractice0.220.541

(1.55 × 1.017 + 1.7 × 1.096 + 0.22 × 0.541) × $33.4009 = $118.86

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

30220 · Office / nonfacility

$319.83

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $12.60 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $307.23 to $319.83 (4.1%).

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

    $307.23changed to$319.83

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 1.59 changed to 1.55
    • Practice expense RVU 7.10 changed to 7.19
    • Work GPCI 1.014 changed to 1.017
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.093 changed to 1.096
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.570 changed to 0.541

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: $307.23

    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$319.83$118.86RVU26D
2026-07-01$319.83$118.86RVU26C
2026-04-01$319.83$118.86RVU26B
2026-01-01$319.83$118.86RVU26A
2025-10-01$307.23$130.10RVU25D
2025-07-01$307.23$130.10RVU25C
2025-04-01$307.23$130.10RVU25B
2025-01-01$307.23$130.10RVU25A

30220 billing questions

When should this code be chosen instead of a septal perforation repair code?

Use this code for placement of a prosthetic button. A surgical procedure that closes or reconstructs the perforation is reported with the code that describes that repair.

Are visits during the 10-day global period separately reported?

Related postoperative visits during the 10-day global period are included in the procedure.

Should modifier 50 be appended for a perforation involving both sides of the septum?

No. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this code based on its descriptor and anatomy.

How are other procedures performed in the same session paid?

The highest-valued procedure is paid in full; other procedures in the same session are subject to the standard 50% multiple-procedure reduction.

Can an assistant surgeon or co-surgeon be reported?

Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery for this service. 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 30220PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 3,417 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for El CentroGPCI2026.csv, line 10 (RVU26D)