CPT code 29823: Arthroscopic debridement, extensive, three or more structures2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in South Carolina

In South Carolina, Medicare pays $532.22 for 29823 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 29823 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 29823 covers

An orthopedic or sports medicine surgeon uses a shoulder arthroscope and instruments to remove or smooth damaged, unstable, or inflamed tissue in multiple distinct structures. Operative examples can include debridement of frayed labral tissue, articular cartilage, rotator cuff tissue, or synovium; the defining distinction from limited debridement is work on at least three separate structures. The service is commonly performed in an outpatient operating room or hospital operating room for conditions such as degenerative or traumatic shoulder damage.

Report the extensive service when the operative note identifies the distinct structures treated and the debridement performed on each; the amount of tissue removed or operative time alone does not establish the level. A 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When related endoscopic procedures are performed together, CMS endoscopy-family pricing applies. For bilateral procedures, modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment may be made; co-surgeon payment requires 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 South Carolina compares for 29823

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 29823 runs from $498.72 in Arkansas to $681.38 in Alaska. South Carolina pays $532.22. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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29823 rates by state

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How the 29823 rate is calculated

Each of 29823’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 29823

29823 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 29823

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

How 29823 has changed in South Carolina

Price 29823 for an earlier date of service

Where the South Carolina rate applies

South Carolina is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 475 cities and communities in South Carolina. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Abbeville
• Abney Crossroads
• Adams Run
• Aiken
• Alcolu
• Allendale
• Anderson
• Andrews

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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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