CPT code 29880: Knee meniscectomy, medial and lateral menisci2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in New Mexico

In New Mexico, Medicare pays $522.77 for 29880 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 29880 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 29880 covers

An orthopedic surgeon uses a knee arthroscope and instruments through small incisions to remove damaged portions of both menisci in the same knee. This is commonly performed for meniscal tears that are treated by resection rather than repair. If the surgeon also smooths damaged articular cartilage during the procedure, that work is included. A repair of one or both menisci is a different service.

Report this code once for the knee when operative documentation supports work on both the medial and lateral menisci; identify the treated side and describe the findings and tissue removed. A 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When related endoscopies are performed together, endoscopy family pricing applies. For bilateral knee procedures, modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment requires medical-necessity documentation, and co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation; 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 New Mexico compares for 29880

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 29880 runs from $474.98 in Arkansas to $647.25 in Alaska. New Mexico pays $522.77. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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29880 rates by state

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How the 29880 rate is calculated

Each of 29880’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 29880

29880 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 29880

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

How 29880 has changed in New Mexico

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Where the New Mexico rate applies

New Mexico is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 528 cities and communities in New Mexico. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Abeytas
• Abiquiu
• Acomita Lake
• Adelino
• Agua Fria
• Alamillo
• Alamo
• Alamogordo

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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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