$302.03
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
30801 Turbinate ablation Medicare reimbursement rates in Guam
Superficial inferior turbinate ablation is reported for mucosal-surface reduction to improve nasal airflow, whether one or both inferior turbinates are treated. Compare 30801 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Guam.
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 30801 in Guam?
Guam 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
$240.69
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Hawaii, Guam
One mapped payment locality.
Facility setting
$151.44
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Hawaii, Guam
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 procedure
About 30801: Superficial inferior turbinate ablation
Superficial inferior turbinate ablation is reported for mucosal-surface reduction to improve nasal airflow, whether one or both inferior turbinates are treated.
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.
CMS billing rules for 30801
- 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
- The code is already priced as bilateral; modifier 50 does not increase payment.
- 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 RVU1.11 · 17%
- Practice expense (office) RVU5.28 · 81%
- Malpractice RVU0.16 · 2%
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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.
30801 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Guam, from the same CMS release.
$312.77
30140 describes submucous resection of inferior turbinate tissue, not superficial surface ablation.
No office rate
30130 describes partial or complete turbinate excision; 30801 is for superficial ablation rather than excision.
Compare 30801 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
Hawaii, Guam →
Office / nonfacility
$240.69
Facility
$151.44
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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 30801 in Hawaii, Guam.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
3,470
- Code
- 30801
- Physician work
- 1.11
- Practice expense
- 5.28
- Malpractice
- 0.16
GPCI2026.csv
46
- Locality
- Hawaii, Guam
- Physician work
- 1.000
- Practice expense
- 1.137
- Malpractice
- 0.579
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 1.11 | × 1.000 | 1.1100 |
| Practice expense | 5.28 | × 1.137 | 6.0034 |
| Malpractice | 0.16 | × 0.579 | 0.0926 |
| Total RVUs | 7.2060 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Office / nonfacility rate, Hawaii, Guam$240.69
Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula
Office / nonfacility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 1.11 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 5.28 | 1.137 |
| Malpractice | 0.16 | 0.579 |
(1.11 × 1 + 5.28 × 1.137 + 0.16 × 0.579) × $33.4009 = $240.69
Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 1.11 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 2.93 | 1.137 |
| Malpractice | 0.16 | 0.579 |
(1.11 × 1 + 2.93 × 1.137 + 0.16 × 0.579) × $33.4009 = $151.44
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.
30801 billing questions
How does 30801 differ from 30802?
30801 represents superficial treatment at the turbinate surface. Use 30802 when the documented ablation is submucosal.
Should modifier 50 be reported when both sides are treated?
CMS prices 30801 as bilateral. Modifier 50 does not increase payment.
Are postoperative visits separately reported during the global period?
Related postoperative visits within 10 days are included in the procedure's global period.
How is 30801 paid when another procedure is performed in the same session?
Under the standard multiple-procedure reduction, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the other procedures are paid at 50%.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?
Assistant-at-surgery payment is restricted for 30801. 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.
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