CPT code 29835: Elbow arthroscopy, partial synovectomy2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Delaware

In Delaware, Medicare pays $480.76 for 29835 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 29835 covers

The surgeon uses an arthroscope and instruments through small portals to remove a portion of abnormal synovial tissue inside the elbow joint. This procedure may be performed by an orthopedic surgeon in a hospital outpatient department or ambulatory surgery center for conditions such as symptomatic elbow synovitis. The operative report should identify the treated joint and describe the synovial tissue removed and the partial extent of the synovectomy.

Report this code when arthroscopy includes partial synovectomy; a diagnostic inspection alone or removal of non-synovial tissue is a different service. Documentation should support the operative work and distinguish a partial from a complete synovectomy. 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%. 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 Delaware compares for 29835

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 29835 runs from $433.07 in Arkansas to $589.55 in San Benito County, CA. Delaware pays $480.76. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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29835 rates by state

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How the 29835 rate is calculated

Each of 29835’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 29835

29835 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 29835

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

How 29835 has changed in Delaware

Price 29835 for an earlier date of service

Where the Delaware rate applies

Delaware is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 79 cities and communities in Delaware. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Arden
• Ardencroft
• Ardentown
• Bear
• Bellefonte
• Bethany Beach
• Bethel
• Blades

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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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