CPT code 29844: Wrist arthroscopy, partial synovectomy2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Delaware

In Delaware, Medicare pays $465.19 for 29844 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 29844 covers

The surgeon uses a small camera and instruments through wrist portals to remove part of the thickened or inflamed synovial lining inside the joint. This may be performed by an orthopedic or hand surgeon in a hospital or ambulatory surgery center for wrist synovitis requiring operative treatment. The work is a partial removal, rather than removal of the entire synovial lining or arthroscopic treatment directed at another wrist problem.

Report this code when the operative report supports arthroscopic removal of only part of the wrist-joint synovium. Documentation should identify the synovial abnormality, the arthroscopic approach, and the tissue removed; select a complete synovectomy code when the documented removal is complete. 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 procedures reported with modifier 50, payment is 150%. An assistant at surgery may be paid; 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 Delaware compares for 29844

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 29844 runs from $420.09 in Arkansas to $572.37 in Alaska. Delaware pays $465.19. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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29844 rates by state

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How the 29844 rate is calculated

Each of 29844’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 29844

29844 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 29844

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

How 29844 has changed in Delaware

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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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