38240 Transplt allo hct/donor
What 38240 is
CMS fee schedule short descriptor: Transplt allo hct/donor.
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 38240 (CY2026)
| Work RVU | Practice expense RVU | Malpractice RVU | Total | Medicare rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-facility (office) | 3.90 | 1.89 | 0.25 | 6.04 | $201.74 |
| Facility (hospital, ASC) | 3.90 | 1.89 | 0.25 | 6.04 | $201.74 |
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: Restricted coverage - payable only in specific circumstances. Global period: Global concept does not apply.
Medically Unlikely Edit (MUE)
Medicare caps 38240 at 1 unit 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: Anatomic Consideration. Units above the cap are denied unless the edit's adjudication rules allow an appeal with documentation.
Billed with 38240? These codes are bundled into it
38240 is a Column 1 code in 31 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 code | Short description | Modifier indicator | |
|---|---|---|---|
36591 | Draw blood off venous device | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
36592 | Collect blood from picc | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
38225 | Car-t hrv bld-drv t lymphcyt | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
38227 | Car-t receipt&prepj admn | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
38228 | Car-t admn autologous | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
38242 | Transplt allo lymphocytes | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
38243 | Transplj hematopoietic boost | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
69990 | Microsurgery add-on | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
86950 | Leukacyte transfusion | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
96523 | Irrig drug delivery device | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
99211 | Off/op est may x req phy/qhp | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99212 | Office o/p est sf 10 min | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99213 | Office o/p est low 20 min | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99214 | Office o/p est mod 30 min | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99215 | Office o/p est hi 40 min | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99221 | 1st hosp ip/obs sf/low 40 | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99222 | 1st hosp ip/obs moderate 55 | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99223 | 1st hosp ip/obs high 75 | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99231 | Sbsq hosp ip/obs sf/low 25 | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99232 | Sbsq hosp ip/obs moderate 35 | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99233 | Sbsq hosp ip/obs high 50 | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99234 | Hosp ip/obs sm dt sf/low 45 | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99235 | Hosp ip/obs same date mod 70 | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99236 | Hosp ip/obs same date hi 85 | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99238 | Hosp ip/obs dschrg mgmt 30/< | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99239 | Hosp ip/obs dschrg mgmt >30 | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99471 | Ped critical care initial | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99472 | Ped critical care subsq | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99475 | Ped crit care age 2-5 init | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99476 | Ped crit care age 2-5 subsq | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
Showing 30 of 31 column 2 codes. Use the pair checker for any specific combination.
38240 is bundled into these codes
38240 appears as a Column 2 code in 6 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, 38240 is the code that denies.
| Column 1 code | Short description | Modifier indicator | |
|---|---|---|---|
0263T | Im b1 mrw cel ther cmpl | 0 | Check pair |
0264T | Im b1 mrw cel ther xcl hrvst | 0 | Check pair |
0265T | Im b1 mrw cel ther hrvst onl | 0 | Check pair |
38205 | Harvest allogeneic stem cell | 0 | Check pair |
38206 | Harvest auto stem cells | 0 | Check pair |
38241 | Transplt autol hct/donor | 0 | Check 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.