CPT code 29365: Cylinder cast, knee immobilization2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Metropolitan Boston, MA

In Metropolitan Boston, MA, Medicare pays $157.69 for 29365 in the office and $89.89 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

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Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.

What 29365 covers

A cylinder cast stabilizes the knee by extending around the leg above and below the joint, while leaving the foot free. Orthopedic clinicians and emergency physicians may apply one for selected knee injuries, including patellar fractures, when the treatment plan calls for cast immobilization rather than a brace or a cast that includes the foot. The service is typically performed in an office, emergency department, or other setting where the cast can be fitted and molded.

Select 29365 for the cylinder configuration, not solely because the knee is being treated. Document the indication, laterality, and cast extent so the record shows that the foot was left uncovered. CMS assigns a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. When bilateral casts are reported with modifier 50, CMS pays at 150%. For multiple procedures in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures at 50%. Assistant-at-surgery payment is restricted; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

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.

How Metropolitan Boston, MA compares for 29365

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 29365 runs from $122.13 in Arkansas to $180.65 in San Benito County, CA. Metropolitan Boston, MA pays $157.69. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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How the 29365 rate is calculated

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Payment rules and modifiers for 29365

The CMS indicators that decide how 29365 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 50

Codes related to 29365

Related codes aren’t interchangeable: bill the code that matches the service performed.

How 29365 has changed in Metropolitan Boston, MA

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Where the Metropolitan Boston, MA rate applies

Metropolitan Boston, MA is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 60 cities and communities in Massachusetts. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Boston
• Arlington
• Ayer
• Bellingham
• Belmont
• Braintree Town
• Brookline
• Burlington

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Where these rates come from

FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indexes and the conversion factor. Services without a published rate are labeled, never given a made-up amount. Amounts are Medicare allowed amounts before claim adjustments: not a patient’s bill or a commercial rate.

CMS RVU26D · effective Oct 1, 2026 through the day before Jan 1, 2027

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