No office rate
30140 reduces tissue beneath the turbinate lining; 30130 reports excision of inferior turbinate tissue. Follow the documented surgical approach.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
30140 Turbinate reduction Medicare reimbursement rates in Arkansas
Report 30140 when a surgeon reduces inferior turbinate tissue beneath the mucosal lining to improve nasal airflow, rather than excising the turbinate. Compare 30140 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Arkansas.
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 30140 in Arkansas?
Arkansas has 1 payment locality in this comparison. Use the service location to choose the applicable amount. These are the supported base rates for the payment area shown below, using the same CMS release.
Office / nonfacility
$261.34
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Arkansas
One mapped payment locality.
Facility setting
$140.55
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Arkansas
One mapped payment locality.
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.
Otolaryngology surgery
About 30140: Inferior turbinate submucosal reduction
Report 30140 when a surgeon reduces inferior turbinate tissue beneath the mucosal lining to improve nasal airflow, rather than excising the turbinate.
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.
CMS billing rules for 30140
- Global period
- Minor procedure with a 0-day global period: same-day preoperative and postoperative care is 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 procedure with modifier 50 is paid at 150%.
- 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 RVU2.93 · 33%
- Practice expense (office) RVU5.44 · 62%
- Malpractice RVU0.43 · 5%
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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.
30140 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Arkansas, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
30520 corrects a deviated nasal septum. It may accompany 30140 when septal deviation and turbinate hypertrophy are both treated.
$217.11
30110 removes nasal polyp tissue. It is not the code for reducing an enlarged inferior turbinate.
Compare 30140 by payment locality
Find the payment area for your service address, then open its rate page for calculation inputs, release history and the percentage-of-Medicare tool. A city may cross payment-area boundaries; the ZIP lookup above helps resolve the location.
1 of 1 payment localities
Arkansas →
Office / nonfacility
$261.34
Facility
$140.55
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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 30140 in Arkansas.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
3,404
- Code
- 30140
- Physician work
- 2.93
- Practice expense
- 5.44
- Malpractice
- 0.43
GPCI2026.csv
7
- Locality
- Arkansas
- Physician work
- 1.000
- Practice expense
- 0.859
- Malpractice
- 0.515
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 2.93 | × 1.000 | 2.9300 |
| Practice expense | 5.44 | × 0.859 | 4.6730 |
| Malpractice | 0.43 | × 0.515 | 0.2215 |
| Total RVUs | 7.8244 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Office / nonfacility rate, Arkansas$261.34
Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula
Office / nonfacility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 2.93 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 5.44 | 0.859 |
| Malpractice | 0.43 | 0.515 |
(2.93 × 1 + 5.44 × 0.859 + 0.43 × 0.515) × $33.4009 = $261.34
Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 2.93 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 1.23 | 0.859 |
| Malpractice | 0.43 | 0.515 |
(2.93 × 1 + 1.23 × 0.859 + 0.43 × 0.515) × $33.4009 = $140.55
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.
30140 billing questions
How does 30140 differ from 30130?
30140 describes submucosal reduction beneath the lining. 30130 describes excision of inferior turbinate tissue; use the code that matches the operative technique.
Can 30140 be reported for both inferior turbinates?
Yes. For bilateral treatment, report modifier 50; CMS pays the bilateral procedure at 150%.
Is same-day postoperative care included?
Yes. The code has a 0-day global period, which includes same-day preoperative and postoperative care.
How does CMS handle another procedure performed in the same session?
The highest-valued procedure is paid in full, and other procedures are subject to the standard multiple-procedure reduction.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?
Assistant-at-surgery payment is restricted for 30140. CMS does not permit co-surgeons or team surgery for this code.
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.
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3,40230125,,Removal of nose lesion,A,,7.12,9.52,NA,9.52,,1.05,17.69,17.69,0,090,0.10,0.76,0.14,2,0,2,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,40330130,,Excise inferior turbinate,A,,3.38,7.91,NA,7.91,,0.48,11.77,11.77,0,090,0.10,0.76,0.14,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,40430140,,Resect inferior turbinate,A,,2.93,5.44,,1.23,,0.43,8.80,4.59,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
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3,40630150,,Rhinectomy partial,A,,9.31,10.76,NA,10.76,,1.41,21.48,21.48,0,090,0.10,0.76,0.14,2,0,1,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,4073015F,,Cerv cancer screen docd,I,,0.00,0.00,,0.00,,0.00,0.00,0.00,9,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,9,9,9,9,9,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
410112,AL,00,ALABAMA,1.000,0.875,0.566
502102,AK,01,ALASKA*,1.500,1.065,0.551
603102,AZ,00,ARIZONA,1.000,0.969,0.856
707102,AR,13,ARKANSAS,1.000,0.859,0.515
801112,CA,54,BAKERSFIELD,1.019,1.096,0.609
901112,CA,55,CHICO,1.017,1.096,0.536
1001182,CA,71,EL CENTRO,1.017,1.096,0.541