CPT code 29828: Biceps tenodesis, arthroscopic shoulder2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Idaho

In Idaho, Medicare pays $771.97 for 29828 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 29828 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 29828 covers

The surgeon uses a shoulder arthroscope to release the long-head biceps tendon from its attachment and secure it at another location, commonly on the proximal humerus. Orthopedic surgeons perform this procedure in an operating room or other surgical setting for problems such as symptomatic biceps tendon disease or biceps-anchor pathology. The operative report should identify the tendon work and fixation performed, rather than only noting that the biceps was inspected or debrided.

Report the code when arthroscopic tenodesis is performed; document the indication, operative findings, technique, and shoulder side. CMS assigns a 90-day global period, which includes the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care during that period. For related endoscopies performed together, CMS endoscopy-family pricing applies. A bilateral procedure with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment may be available; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team-surgery payment 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 Idaho compares for 29828

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 29828 runs from $755.52 in Arkansas to $1,040.67 in Alaska. Idaho pays $771.97. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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29828 rates by state

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How the 29828 rate is calculated

Each of 29828’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 29828

29828 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 29828

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

How 29828 has changed in Idaho

Price 29828 for an earlier date of service

Where the Idaho rate applies

Idaho is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 235 cities and communities in Idaho. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Aberdeen
• Acequia
• Albion
• American Falls
• Ammon
• Arbon Valley
• Arco
• Arimo

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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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