CPT code 29883: Meniscus repair, medial and lateral2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Connecticut

In Connecticut, Medicare pays $835.29 for 29883 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 29883 covers

During knee arthroscopy, the orthopedic surgeon uses a camera and instruments inserted through small incisions to repair torn meniscal tissue on both the medial and lateral sides of the knee. Repair may use sutures or fixation devices to stabilize the tissue. This procedure is typically performed in a hospital outpatient department or ambulatory surgery center for a patient with repairable tears in both menisci.

Report this code when the operative documentation supports repair of both menisci, not removal of torn tissue or repair of only one meniscus. The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. For bilateral procedures reported with modifier 50, CMS payment is 150%. When related endoscopies are performed together, endoscopy-family pricing applies. 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 Connecticut compares for 29883

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 29883 runs from $701.48 in Arkansas to $962.43 in Alaska. Connecticut pays $835.29. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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29883 rates by state

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How the 29883 rate is calculated

Each of 29883’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 29883

29883 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 29883

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

How 29883 has changed in Connecticut

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Where the Connecticut rate applies

Connecticut is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 215 cities and communities in Connecticut. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Ansonia
• Ball Pond
• Baltic
• Bantam
• Bethel
• Bethlehem Village
• Bigelow Corners
• Blue Hills

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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.

CMS RVU26D · effective Oct 1, 2026 through the day before Jan 1, 2027

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