CPT code 29868: Meniscal transplant, arthroscopic knee procedure2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Montana

In Montana, Medicare pays $1,512.05 for 29868 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 29868 covers

This arthroscopic knee procedure places donor meniscal tissue in a compartment with substantial meniscal loss, often after a prior meniscectomy. The orthopedic surgeon prepares the recipient site and secures the graft; the fixation method depends on the operative technique. It is performed in an operating room for selected patients with symptomatic meniscal deficiency, rather than for routine treatment of a tear that can be repaired or resected.

Report the transplant when donor meniscal tissue is placed arthroscopically; recipient-site preparation and graft fixation are part of the service. The operative report should identify the transplanted tissue, knee compartment, indication, and work performed. CMS assigns a 90-day major-surgery global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. For same-session procedures, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures at 50%. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment requires documented medical necessity; 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 Montana compares for 29868

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 29868 runs from $1,354.75 in Arkansas to $1,877.13 in Alaska. Montana pays $1,512.05. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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29868 rates by state

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How the 29868 rate is calculated

Each of 29868’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 29868

29868 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 29868

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

How 29868 has changed in Montana

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Where the Montana rate applies

Montana is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 497 cities and communities in Montana. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Absarokee
• Acton
• Alberton
• Alder
• Alzada
• Amsterdam
• Anaconda-Deer Lodge County
• Antelope

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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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