CPT code 29830: Elbow arthroscopy, diagnostic examination2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in New Mexico

In New Mexico, Medicare pays $430.32 for 29830 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 29830 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 29830 covers

An orthopedic surgeon uses an arthroscope to inspect the elbow joint and assess intra-articular structures. The examination may include a synovial biopsy when tissue sampling is needed to investigate suspected joint disease. It is typically performed in an operating room or other surgical facility for patients whose elbow symptoms or suspected pathology require direct visualization after evaluation by less invasive means.

Report this code for the diagnostic examination, not as an additional service for the inspection that accompanies arthroscopic treatment in the same elbow. The operative report should identify the side, findings, and any biopsy performed. This major surgery has a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care. When multiple procedures are performed in one session, the highest-valued is paid in full and other procedures are paid at 50%. For bilateral reporting with modifier 50, payment is 150%. Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery for this code; 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 New Mexico compares for 29830

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 29830 runs from $390.14 in Arkansas to $532.60 in San Benito County, CA. New Mexico pays $430.32. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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29830 rates by state

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

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How the 29830 rate is calculated

Each of 29830’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 29830

29830 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 29830

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

How 29830 has changed in New Mexico

Price 29830 for an earlier date of service

Where the New Mexico rate applies

New Mexico is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 528 cities and communities in New Mexico. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Abeytas
• Abiquiu
• Acomita Lake
• Adelino
• Agua Fria
• Alamillo
• Alamo
• Alamogordo

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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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