CPT code 29845: Wrist arthroscopy, partial synovectomy2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Vermont

In Vermont, Medicare pays $520.37 for 29845 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 29845 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 29845 covers

An orthopedic or hand surgeon uses a wrist arthroscope and instruments to remove a portion of abnormal synovial tissue lining the joint. The procedure may be performed for persistent wrist synovitis, including proliferative tissue associated with inflammatory disease. It is generally done in an operating room, such as a hospital outpatient department or ambulatory surgery center. The operative report should identify the treated wrist, the synovial abnormality, and the tissue removed.

Select this code when the surgeon performs a partial arthroscopic synovectomy; a complete synovectomy is represented by a different wrist arthroscopy code. Document the extent of tissue removal and any distinct procedures performed. CMS assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care. When related endoscopies are performed together, endoscopy family pricing applies. For bilateral reporting, modifier 50 is paid at 150%. An assistant at surgery may be paid; 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 Vermont compares for 29845

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 29845 runs from $488.34 in Arkansas to $666.39 in Alaska. Vermont pays $520.37. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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29845 rates by state

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How the 29845 rate is calculated

Each of 29845’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 29845

29845 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 29845

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

How 29845 has changed in Vermont

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Where the Vermont rate applies

Vermont is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 180 cities and communities in Vermont. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Albany
• Alburgh
• Algiers
• Arlington
• Ascutney
• Bakersfield
• Barnet
• Barre

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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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