CPT code 29848: Carpal tunnel release, endoscopic approach2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Delaware

In Delaware, Medicare pays $479.76 for 29848 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 29848 covers

The surgeon uses an endoscope and specialized instruments through a small wrist or palm incision to divide the transverse carpal ligament and relieve pressure on the median nerve. Orthopedic and hand surgeons commonly perform this operation in an ambulatory surgery center or hospital outpatient setting for patients with carpal tunnel syndrome when operative decompression is indicated.

Report 29848 for the endoscopic release, with the operative note identifying the approach and documenting completion of the ligament division. It represents the surgical service, not diagnostic wrist-joint arthroscopy. CMS assigns a 90-day global period, which includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When other procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% multiple-procedure reduction. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 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 Delaware compares for 29848

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 29848 runs from $432.61 in Arkansas to $594.60 in San Benito County, CA. Delaware pays $479.76. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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29848 rates by state

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How the 29848 rate is calculated

Each of 29848’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 29848

29848 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 29848

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

How 29848 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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