CPT code 29892: Talar lesion repair, large talar dome lesion2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in South Carolina

In South Carolina, Medicare pays $574.42 for 29892 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 29892 covers

This code covers arthroscopically aided repair of a large osteochondritis dissecans lesion on the talar dome. The ankle surgeon may drill the lesion and use bone grafting or fixation as needed to support repair. It is typically performed by an orthopedic foot and ankle surgeon in a hospital or ambulatory surgery center for a symptomatic talar lesion, often after an ankle injury. The repair addresses the osteochondral lesion itself, rather than a loose body or routine ankle debridement alone.

Select the code when the operative report supports repair of a large talar dome lesion; drilling, grafting, and fixation are included aspects of that repair. The record should identify the talar lesion and describe the arthroscopic repair performed. CMS assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care for 90 days. With multiple procedures in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures at 50%. For bilateral reporting with modifier 50, CMS pays 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment may be made; 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 South Carolina compares for 29892

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 29892 runs from $545.95 in Arkansas to $760.19 in Alaska. South Carolina pays $574.42. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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How the 29892 rate is calculated

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Payment rules and modifiers for 29892

29892 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 29892

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

How 29892 has changed in South Carolina

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Where the South Carolina rate applies

South Carolina is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 475 cities and communities in South Carolina. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Abbeville
• Abney Crossroads
• Adams Run
• Aiken
• Alcolu
• Allendale
• Anderson
• Andrews

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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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