CPT code 29887: OCD lesion fixation, intact lesion with fixation2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Mississippi

In Mississippi, Medicare pays $649.10 for 29887 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 29887 covers

An orthopedic surgeon uses knee arthroscopy to drill an intact osteochondritis dissecans lesion and secure it with internal fixation. The procedure is intended to support healing while preserving a fragment that remains suitable for stabilization. It is typically performed in an operating room or ambulatory surgery center for a symptomatic knee lesion that the surgeon elects to treat operatively.

Report this code when the operative record supports both drilling of an intact lesion and internal fixation; document the lesion, laterality, arthroscopic work, and fixation performed. The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. For related endoscopies performed together, CMS endoscopy-family pricing applies. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. An assistant at surgery may be paid; co-surgeons are paid only with 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 Mississippi compares for 29887

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 29887 runs from $632.69 in Arkansas to $864.38 in Alaska. Mississippi pays $649.10. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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29887 rates by state

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How the 29887 rate is calculated

Each of 29887’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 29887

29887 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 29887

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

How 29887 has changed in Mississippi

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Where the Mississippi rate applies

Mississippi is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 427 cities and communities in Mississippi. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Abbeville
• Aberdeen
• Ackerman
• Agricola
• Alcorn State University
• Algoma
• Alligator
• Amory

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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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