CPT code 29819: Shoulder arthroscopy, loose or foreign body removal2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Minnesota

In Minnesota, Medicare pays $521.98 for 29819 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 29819 nationwide

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

What 29819 covers

An orthopedic surgeon uses an arthroscope and instruments through small portals to find and remove a loose fragment or foreign material from inside the shoulder joint. A loose osteochondral fragment after injury is a typical reason for the procedure. It is generally performed in a hospital outpatient department or ambulatory surgery center; the operative report should identify the material or fragment and document its removal.

Select this service when arthroscopic removal is performed, not for inspection alone or debridement without removal. The record should support the intra-articular finding and the work performed. CMS assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When related endoscopies are performed together, endoscopy-family pricing applies. For bilateral surgery, 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 Minnesota compares for 29819

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 29819 runs from $491.10 in Arkansas to $670.54 in Alaska. Minnesota pays $521.98. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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29819 rates by state

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How the 29819 rate is calculated

Each of 29819’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 29819

29819 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 29819

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

How 29819 has changed in Minnesota

Price 29819 for an earlier date of service

Where the Minnesota rate applies

Minnesota is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 916 cities and communities in Minnesota. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Ada
• Adams
• Adrian
• Afton
• Aitkin
• Akeley
• Albany
• Albert Lea

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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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