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10140 I&d hmtma seroma/fluid collj

What 10140 is

CMS fee schedule short descriptor: I&d hmtma seroma/fluid collj.

Full CPT long descriptions are licensed by the American Medical Association and are not published on this site; the short descriptor above is the one CMS prints in its own fee schedule file. See About CPT.

Medicare payment for 10140 (CY2026)

Work RVUPractice expense RVUMalpractice RVUTotalMedicare rate
Non-facility (office)1.543.470.215.22$174.35
Facility (hospital, ASC)1.541.710.213.46$115.57

National rates: total RVUs x the CY2026 conversion factor of 33.4009 (non-QP), before geographic adjustment. Actual Medicare payment is 80% of the rate shown after the deductible; the patient or secondary payer owes the 20% coinsurance.


Status: Active - payable under the Physician Fee Schedule. Global period: 10-day global period.

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Medically Unlikely Edit (MUE)

Medicare caps 10140 at 2 units per date of service for practitioner claims (MAI 3 - date of service edit (clinical): units above the MUE may pay with documentation on appeal), rationale: Clinical: Data. Units above the cap are denied unless the edit's adjudication rules allow an appeal with documentation.

Billed with 10140? These codes are bundled into it

10140 is a Column 1 code in 234 active NCCI PTP edits. When one of these Column 2 codes is reported on the same date of service, it is denied as bundled - unless the edit's modifier indicator is 1 and documentation supports a distinct service with an NCCI-associated modifier.

Column 2 codeShort descriptionModifier indicator
0213TNjx paravert w/us cer/thor0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0216TNjx paravert w/us lumb/sac0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0596TTemp fml iu vlv-pmp 1st insj1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0597TTemp fml iu valve-pmp rplcmt1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0903TEcg alg 12 lead reduced i&r1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0904TEcg alg 12 ld rdcd trcg only1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0905TEcg alg 12 ld rdcd i&r only1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0925TRlcj skin pocket ccm-d pg0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
11055Paring/cutg b9 hyprker les 11 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
11056Parng/cutg b9 hyprkr les 2-41 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
11057Parng/cutg b9 hyprkr les >41 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
11719Trim nail(s) any number1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
11720Debride nail 1-51 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
11721Debride nail 6 or more1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
12001Rpr s/n/ax/gen/trnk 2.5cm/<1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
12002Rpr s/n/ax/gen/trnk2.6-7.5cm1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
12004Rpr s/n/ax/gen/trk7.6-12.5cm1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
12005Rpr s/n/a/gen/trk12.6-20.0cm1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
12006Rpr s/n/a/gen/trk20.1-30.0cm1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
12007Rpr s/n/ax/gen/trnk >30.0 cm1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
12011Rpr f/e/e/n/l/m 2.5 cm/<1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
12013Rpr f/e/e/n/l/m 2.6-5.0 cm1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
12014Rpr f/e/e/n/l/m 5.1-7.5 cm1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
12015Rpr f/e/e/n/l/m 7.6-12.5 cm1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
12016Rpr fe/e/en/l/m 12.6-20.0 cm1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
12017Rpr fe/e/en/l/m 20.1-30.0 cm1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
12018Rpr f/e/e/n/l/m >30.0 cm1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
12020Tx supfc wnd dehsn smpl clsr1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
12021Tx supfc wnd dehsn w/packing1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
12031Intmd rpr s/a/t/ext 2.5 cm/<1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair

Showing 30 of 234 column 2 codes. Use the pair checker for any specific combination.

10140 is bundled into these codes

10140 appears as a Column 2 code in 329 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, 10140 is the code that denies.

Column 1 codeShort descriptionModifier indicator
0416TReloc skin pocket pls gen1Check pair
0566TAutol cell implt adps njx1Check pair
10030Img gid flu coll drg sft tis1Check pair
10160Pnxr aspir absc hmtma bulla1Check pair
11740Evacuation subungual hmtma1Check pair
20600Drain/inj joint/bursa w/o us1Check pair
20604Drain/inj joint/bursa w/us1Check pair
20605Drain/inj joint/bursa w/o us1Check pair
20606Drain/inj joint/bursa w/us1Check pair
20610Drain/inj joint/bursa w/o us1Check pair
20611Drain/inj joint/bursa w/us1Check pair
20612Aspirate/inj ganglion cyst1Check pair
20704Mnl prep&insj i-artic rx dev1Check pair
21011Exc face les sc <2 cm1Check pair
21012Exc face les sbq 2 cm/>1Check pair

Data: CMS CY2026 Physician Fee Schedule RVU file (October release, RVU26D) and Medicare NCCI PTP practitioner edits v32.3 (2026 Q4). Verify against the official files before billing or contracting decisions.