CPT code 29807: Shoulder arthroscopy, superior labrum repair2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Alaska

In Alaska, Medicare pays $1,171.27 for 29807 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

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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 29807 covers

An orthopedic surgeon uses a shoulder arthroscope and instruments to repair a superior labrum anterior-to-posterior (SLAP) lesion, often securing the labrum near the biceps anchor with suture anchors. The procedure is performed in a surgical setting for a symptomatic tear selected for repair; the operative report should identify the lesion and describe the repair. A diagnostic inspection alone does not represent this therapeutic service.

Select this code when the surgeon repairs the superior labrum, not for an anterior-inferior capsular stabilization or a rotator cuff repair. Documentation should establish the operative findings and the work performed. CMS assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care through day 90. When related endoscopies are performed together, endoscopy-family pricing applies. For a bilateral procedure, modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery; co-surgeons require supporting documentation, and team surgery is 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 Alaska compares for 29807

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 29807 runs from $851.38 in Arkansas to $1,171.27 in Alaska. Alaska pays $1,171.27. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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29807 rates by state

Office rate range in each state. Select a state to see its payment localities.

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How the 29807 rate is calculated

Each of 29807’s three RVUs is multiplied by a geographic index (GPCI) for the payment locality, added up, and multiplied by the conversion factor. Drag the indexes or enter a ZIP to see what moves the rate.

Payment rules and modifiers for 29807

29807 has a 90-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 50

Codes related to 29807

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

How 29807 has changed in Alaska

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Where the Alaska rate applies

Alaska is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 355 cities and communities in Alaska. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Adak
• Akhiok
• Akiachak
• Akiak
• Akutan
• Alakanuk
• Alatna
• Alcan Border

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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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