CPT code 29405: Short leg cast, nonwalking cast2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Dallas, TX

In Dallas, TX, Medicare pays $87.23 for 29405 in the office and $55.30 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

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What 29405 covers

CPT 29405 represents applying a short leg cast that extends from below the knee to the toes and is not designed as a walking cast. Orthopedic clinicians, emergency physicians, and other qualified providers may apply one to immobilize an ankle or foot injury or condition. The code describes the cast application, not the underlying diagnosis or a separate fracture-treatment service.

Choose this code when the applied cast is a nonwalking short leg cast; use the walking-cast code when the cast is designed for ambulation. Document the indication, the cast’s extent and type, and whether it is intended for walking. Cast application may be included in a definitive fracture-treatment service, so report 29405 separately only when the applicable coding instructions support separate reporting. CMS assigns a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. When multiple procedures occur in one session, the highest-valued is paid in full and others at 50%. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. 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 Dallas, TX compares for 29405

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 29405 runs from $77.64 in Arkansas to $114.09 in San Benito County, CA. Dallas, TX pays $87.23. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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How the 29405 rate is calculated

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Payment rules and modifiers for 29405

The CMS indicators that decide how 29405 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 50

Codes related to 29405

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How 29405 has changed in Dallas, TX

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Where the Dallas, TX rate applies

Dallas, TX is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 32 cities and communities in Texas. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• 29405 in Dallas · multiple payment areas
• Addison
• Balch Springs
• Bear Creek Ranch
• 29405 in Carrollton · multiple payment areas
• 29405 in Cedar Hill · multiple payment areas
• Cockrell Hill
• 29405 in Combine · multiple payment areas

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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.

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