HCPCS code G0289: Knee arthroscopy, separate-compartment loose body2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in New Mexico

Reports arthroscopic removal of a loose or foreign body, with cartilage debridement when performed, in a separate knee compartment during another surgical arthroscopy.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026One payment locality2K Medicare services in 2024

In New Mexico, Medicare pays $73.51 for G0289 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

Not available in this settingOffice (non-facility)

$73.51Hospital or facility

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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.

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Rate in New Mexico
What G0289 covers
Compared with other areas
Rate map
How it’s calculated
Payment rules
Related codes
Rate history
Where it applies
Billing questions
Sources

What G0289 covers

G0289 describes removal of a loose body or foreign body during another surgical knee arthroscopy when the removal occurs in a different compartment of the same knee. The service may include shaving damaged articular cartilage around the removal site. An orthopedic surgeon commonly performs it during arthroscopic meniscal surgery; for example, the primary work may address a meniscus in one compartment while a loose body is removed from another, such as the patellofemoral compartment.

Report G0289 only with a qualifying primary knee arthroscopy and document the removed body, the compartment where it was found, and how that compartment differs from the primary procedure's site. The code is an add-on, not a stand-alone service, and CMS places its payment within the primary procedure's global period. When billed bilaterally with modifier 50, CMS pays 150%. Chondroplasty in another compartment, without qualifying loose-body or foreign-body removal, does not support G0289.

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 G0289

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for G0289 runs from $65.48 in Wisconsin to $93.49 in Alaska. New Mexico pays $73.51. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

G0289 in New Mexico vs other payment areas

New Mexico · this page$73.51
Los Angeles, CA · California$74.28+$0.77
Washington, DC area · District of Columbia$79.18+$5.67
Miami, FL · Florida$88.24+$14.73
Chicago, IL · Illinois$85.77+$12.26
Manhattan, NY · New York$84.00+$10.49
Alaska · Alaska$93.49+$19.98

Other areas in New Mexico first, then benchmark localities. Bars start at $0.

Every other payment area

G0289 in every other Medicare payment locality
Payment locality	Office	Facility
AlabamaAlabama	—	$66.73
ArkansasArkansas	—	$66.00
ArizonaArizona	—	$70.95
Bakersfield, CACalifornia	—	$71.38
Chico, CACalifornia	—	$70.58
El Centro, CACalifornia	—	$70.63
Fresno, CACalifornia	—	$70.58
Hanford, CACalifornia	—	$70.58
Madera, CACalifornia	—	$70.58
Merced, CACalifornia	—	$70.58
Modesto, CACalifornia	—	$70.58
Napa, CACalifornia	—	$75.86
Oxnard, CACalifornia	—	$73.24
Redding, CACalifornia	—	$70.58
Rest of CaliforniaCalifornia	—	$70.58
Riverside, CACalifornia	—	$73.70
Sacramento, CACalifornia	—	$72.50
Salinas, CACalifornia	—	$72.20
San Diego, CACalifornia	—	$72.77
Marin County, CACalifornia	—	$78.31
San Francisco, CACalifornia	—	$77.98
San Benito County, CACalifornia	—	$80.25
Santa Clara County, CACalifornia	—	$78.91
San Luis Obispo, CACalifornia	—	$71.23
Santa Cruz, CACalifornia	—	$72.56
Santa Maria, CACalifornia	—	$72.16
Santa Rosa, CACalifornia	—	$73.19
Stockton, CACalifornia	—	$70.58
Vallejo, CACalifornia	—	$75.38
Visalia, CACalifornia	—	$70.58
Yuba City, CACalifornia	—	$70.58
ColoradoColorado	—	$72.23
ConnecticutConnecticut	—	$76.97
DelawareDelaware	—	$71.90
Fort Lauderdale, FLFlorida	—	$80.84
Rest of FloridaFlorida	—	$77.02
Atlanta, GAGeorgia	—	$75.15
Rest of GeorgiaGeorgia	—	$73.05
Hawaii, Guam, HIHawaii	—	$70.80
IowaIowa	—	$65.70
IdahoIdaho	—	$66.51
East St. Louis, ILIllinois	—	$81.43
Rest of IllinoisIllinois	—	$76.96
Suburban Chicago, ILIllinois	—	$81.03
IndianaIndiana	—	$66.74
KansasKansas	—	$66.57
KentuckyKentucky	—	$70.32
New Orleans, LALouisiana	—	$73.24
Rest of LouisianaLouisiana	—	$70.68
Metropolitan Boston, MAMassachusetts	—	$76.64
Rest of MassachusettsMassachusetts	—	$72.41
Baltimore area, MDMaryland	—	$76.98
Rest of MarylandMaryland	—	$72.68
Rest of MaineMaine	—	$67.95
Southern Maine, MEMaine	—	$69.10
Detroit, MIMichigan	—	$78.93
Rest of MichiganMichigan	—	$72.76
MinnesotaMinnesota	—	$66.43
Metropolitan Kansas City, MOMissouri	—	$71.67
Metropolitan St. Louis, MOMissouri	—	$72.11
Rest of MissouriMissouri	—	$70.49
MississippiMississippi	—	$68.20
MontanaMontana	—	$72.79
North CarolinaNorth Carolina	—	$68.31
North DakotaNorth Dakota	—	$67.06
NebraskaNebraska	—	$65.63
New HampshireNew Hampshire	—	$72.22
Northern New JerseyNew Jersey	—	$78.91
Rest of New JerseyNew Jersey	—	$77.06
NevadaNevada	—	$71.21
NYC suburbs and Long Island, NYNew York	—	$87.03
Poughkeepsie and northern NYC suburbs, NYNew York	—	$78.44
Queens, NYNew York	—	$82.91
Rest of New YorkNew York	—	$69.19
OhioOhio	—	$71.58
OklahomaOklahoma	—	$69.05
Portland, OROregon	—	$72.77
Rest of OregonOregon	—	$69.88
Metropolitan Philadelphia, PAPennsylvania	—	$76.17
Rest of PennsylvaniaPennsylvania	—	$71.05
Puerto RicoPuerto Rico	—	$72.83
Rhode IslandRhode Island	—	$73.18
South CarolinaSouth Carolina	—	$70.22
South DakotaSouth Dakota	—	$66.38
TennesseeTennessee	—	$66.96
Austin, TXTexas	—	$72.68
Beaumont, TXTexas	—	$70.77
Brazoria, TXTexas	—	$70.93
Dallas, TXTexas	—	$71.81
Fort Worth, TXTexas	—	$71.79
Galveston, TXTexas	—	$71.43
Houston, TXTexas	—	$76.74
Rest of TexasTexas	—	$71.11
UtahUtah	—	$70.92
VirginiaVirginia	—	$69.71
Virgin Islands, VIUnited States Virgin Islands	—	$72.83
VermontVermont	—	$67.88
Rest of WashingtonWashington	—	$71.92
King County, WAWashington	—	$76.86
WisconsinWisconsin	—	$65.48
West VirginiaWest Virginia	—	$75.02
WyomingWyoming	—	$70.30

G0289 rates by state

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G0289 office rate range by state
State / territory	Office rate range	Localities
AK	No published base rate	1
AL	No published base rate	1
AR	No published base rate	1
AZ	No published base rate	1
CA	No published base rate	29
CO	No published base rate	1
CT	No published base rate	1
DC	No published base rate	1
DE	No published base rate	1
FL	No published base rate	3
GA	No published base rate	2
GU	No published base rate	1
HI	No published base rate	1
IA	No published base rate	1
ID	No published base rate	1
IL	No published base rate	4
IN	No published base rate	1
KS	No published base rate	1
KY	No published base rate	1
LA	No published base rate	2
MA	No published base rate	2
MD	No published base rate	3
ME	No published base rate	2
MI	No published base rate	2
MN	No published base rate	1
MO	No published base rate	3
MS	No published base rate	1
MT	No published base rate	1
NC	No published base rate	1
ND	No published base rate	1
NE	No published base rate	1
NH	No published base rate	1
NJ	No published base rate	2
NM	No published base rate	1
NV	No published base rate	1
NY	No published base rate	5
OH	No published base rate	1
OK	No published base rate	1
OR	No published base rate	2
PA	No published base rate	2
PR	No published base rate	1
RI	No published base rate	1
SC	No published base rate	1
SD	No published base rate	1
TN	No published base rate	1
TX	No published base rate	8
UT	No published base rate	1
VA	No published base rate	2
VI	No published base rate	1
VT	No published base rate	1
WA	No published base rate	2
WI	No published base rate	1
WV	No published base rate	1
WY	No published base rate	1

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How the G0289 rate is calculated

Each of G0289’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.

How the rate is built · G0289

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Your ZIP

Work1.44

1.44 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense0.45

0.45 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice0.29

0.29 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

2.1800

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$72.81

Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.

The exact New Mexico inputs and CMS source lines

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

15,174

Code: G0289
Physician work: 1.44
Practice expense: 0.45
Malpractice: 0.29

GPCI2026.csv

Locality: New Mexico
Physician work: 1.000
Practice expense: 0.917
Malpractice: 1.201

Facility calculation for G0289 in New Mexico
Component	RVU	Locality factor	Adjusted
Physician work	1.44	× 1.000	1.4400
Practice expense	0.45	× 0.917	0.4127
Malpractice	0.29	× 1.201	0.3483
Total RVUs			2.2009
Conversion factor			× 33.4009

Facility rate, New Mexico$73.51

Facility: (1.44 × 1 + 0.45 × 0.917 + 0.29 × 1.201) × $33.4009 = $73.51

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Payment rules and modifiers for G0289

The CMS indicators that decide how G0289 is paid alongside other services.

CMS payment indicators · G0289

Knee arthroscopy, separate-compartment loose body

Rule	CMS value	What it means
Global period	ZZZ	Add-on code: falls within the primary procedure’s global period.
Multiple procedures	0	No multiple-procedure reduction.
Bilateral (modifier 50)	1	Bilateral with modifier 50 pays 150% of the fee schedule amount.
Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS)	0	Not paid without supporting documentation.
Co-surgeons (62)	0	Not permitted.
Team surgery (66)	0	Not permitted.
Professional/technical	0	Physician service: no professional/technical split.

What modifiers do to the payment

Modifier 50 · payment effect

With and without the modifier

G0289 without 50 · national facility

$72.81

Knee arthroscopy, separate-compartment loose body

G0289-50 · Bilateral: 150%

$109.22

Both sides on one line with modifier 50 are paid at 150% of the fee schedule amount (subject to multiple-procedure rules with other procedures).

When to use modifier 50

Codes related to G0289

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

Codes related to G0289
Code	How it relates	Office range, New Mexico
Add-on codes
29880	Knee meniscectomy, medial and lateral menisciA primary knee arthroscopy that may be reported with G0289 for qualifying separate-compartment removal.	No office rate
29881	Knee meniscectomy, medial or lateral meniscusA primary knee arthroscopy that may be reported with G0289 for qualifying separate-compartment removal.	No office rate
Used instead
29874	Knee arthroscopy, loose or foreign bodyArthroscopic loose-body removal when performed as a separate procedure rather than as G0289 add-on work.	No office rate

How G0289 has changed in New Mexico

G0289 · Office / nonfacility

Rate unavailable

Effective 2026-10-01

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What changed, release by release

Rates in every CMS release
Effective from	Office	Facility	CMS release
2026-10-01	Not available in this setting	$73.51	RVU26D
2026-07-01	Not available in this setting	$73.51	RVU26C
2026-04-01	Not available in this setting	$73.51	RVU26B
2026-01-01	Not available in this setting	$73.51	RVU26A
2025-10-01	Not available in this setting	$81.48	RVU25D
2025-07-01	Not available in this setting	$81.48	RVU25C
2025-04-01	Not available in this setting	$81.48	RVU25B
2025-01-01	Not available in this setting	$81.48	RVU25A
2024-10-01	Not available in this setting	$83.94	RVU24D
2024-07-01	Not available in this setting	$83.94	RVU24C
2024-04-01	Not available in this setting	$83.94	RVU24B
2024-03-09	Not available in this setting	$83.94	RVU24AR
2024-01-01	Not available in this setting	$82.57	RVU24A
2023-10-01	Not available in this setting	$84.87	RVU23D
2023-07-01	Not available in this setting	$84.87	RVU23C
2023-04-01	Not available in this setting	$84.87	RVU23B
2023-01-01	Not available in this setting	$84.87	RVU23A
2022-10-01	Not available in this setting	$85.86	RVU22D
2022-07-01	Not available in this setting	$85.86	RVU22C
2022-04-01	Not available in this setting	$85.86	RVU22B
2022-01-01	Not available in this setting	$85.86	RVU22A
2021-10-01	Not available in this setting	$86.48	RVU21D
2021-07-01	Not available in this setting	$86.48	RVU21C
2021-04-01	Not available in this setting	$86.48	RVU21B
2021-01-01	Not available in this setting	$86.48	RVU21A
2020-10-01	Not available in this setting	$89.86	RVU20D
2020-07-01	Not available in this setting	$89.86	RVU20C
2020-04-01	Not available in this setting	$89.86	RVU20B
2020-01-01	Not available in this setting	$89.86	RVU20A
2019-10-01	Not available in this setting	$91.05	RVU19D
2019-07-01	Not available in this setting	$91.05	RVU19C
2019-04-01	Not available in this setting	$91.05	RVU19B
2019-01-01	Not available in this setting	$91.05	RVU19A
2018-10-01	Not available in this setting	$90.83	RVU18D
2018-07-01	Not available in this setting	$90.83	RVU18C
2018-04-01	Not available in this setting	$90.83	RVU18B
2018-01-01	Not available in this setting	$90.83	RVU18AR1
2017-10-01	Not available in this setting	$90.84	RVU17D
2017-07-01	Not available in this setting	$90.84	RVU17C
2017-04-01	Not available in this setting	$90.84	RVU17B
2017-01-01	Not available in this setting	$90.84	RVU17A
2016-10-01	Not available in this setting	$89.81	RVU16D
2016-07-01	Not available in this setting	$89.81	RVU16C
2016-04-01	Not available in this setting	$89.81	RVU16B
2016-01-01	Not available in this setting	$89.81	RVU16A
2015-10-01	Not available in this setting	$90.46	RVU15D
2015-07-01	Not available in this setting	$90.46	RVU15C
2015-04-01	Not available in this setting	$90.01	RVU15B
2015-01-01	Not available in this setting	$90.01	RVU15A
2014-10-01	Not available in this setting	$88.50	RVU14D
2014-07-01	Not available in this setting	$88.50	RVU14C
2014-04-01	Not available in this setting	$88.50	RVU14B
2014-01-01	Not available in this setting	$88.50	RVU14A
2013-10-01	Not available in this setting	$84.81	RVU13D
2013-07-01	Not available in this setting	$84.81	RVU13C
2013-04-01	Not available in this setting	$84.81	RVU13B
2013-01-01	Not available in this setting	$84.81	RVU13AR

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Where the New Mexico rate applies

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G0289 billing questions

When is G0289 appropriate with a meniscectomy?

Use it when a loose body or foreign body is removed from a different compartment of the same knee during another surgical knee arthroscopy, such as a meniscectomy. The separate-compartment work must be documented.

Can G0289 be reported for chondroplasty alone?

No. Chondroplasty in another compartment without removal of a loose body or foreign body does not support G0289.

Can G0289 be billed by itself?

No. It is an add-on code and must be reported with a qualifying primary surgical knee arthroscopy.

What documentation supports the separate-compartment service?

Document the loose body or foreign body removed, its knee compartment, and the compartment addressed by the primary arthroscopy.

How does CMS handle bilateral reporting?

When G0289 is billed bilaterally with modifier 50, CMS payment is 150%.

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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RVUs for G0289PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 15,174 (RVU26D)

15,171G0282,,Elect stim wound care not pd,N,,0.00,0.00,,0.00,,0.00,0.00,0.00,9,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,9,9,9,9,9,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00

15,172G0283,,Elec stim other than wound,A,,0.18,0.19,,0.19,NA,0.01,0.38,0.38,7,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,5,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00

15,173G0288,,"Recon, cta for surg plan",A,,0.00,1.31,,1.31,NA,0.07,1.38,1.38,3,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,01,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00

15,174G0289,,"Arthro, loose body + chondro",A,,1.44,0.45,NA,0.45,,0.29,2.18,2.18,0,ZZZ,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,1,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00

15,175G0293,,"Non-cov surg proc,clin trial",E,,0.00,0.00,,0.00,,0.00,0.00,0.00,9,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,9,9,9,9,9,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00

15,176G0294,,"Non-cov proc, clinical trial",E,,0.00,0.00,,0.00,,0.00,0.00,0.00,9,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,9,9,9,9,9,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00

15,177G0295,,Electromagnetic therapy onc,N,,0.00,0.00,,0.00,,0.00,0.00,0.00,9,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,9,9,9,9,9,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00

Geographic factors for New MexicoGPCI2026.csv, line 77 (RVU26D)

7414312,NH,40,NEW HAMPSHIRE,1.000,1.041,0.875

7512402,NJ,01,NORTHERN NJ,1.063,1.160,1.068

7612402,NJ,99,REST OF NEW JERSEY,1.040,1.092,1.097

7704212,NM,05,NEW MEXICO,1.000,0.917,1.201

7813202,NY,01,MANHATTAN,1.064,1.162,1.586

7913202,NY,02,NYC SUBURBS/LONG ISLAND,1.064,1.189,1.857

8013202,NY,03,POUGHKPSIE/N NYC SUBURBS,1.045,1.095,1.210

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What G0289 covers

How New Mexico compares for G0289

Every other payment area

G0289 rates by state

How the G0289 rate is calculated

Payment rules and modifiers for G0289

What modifiers do to the payment

Codes related to G0289

How G0289 has changed in New Mexico

Where the New Mexico rate applies

G0289 billing questions

When is G0289 appropriate with a meniscectomy?

Can G0289 be reported for chondroplasty alone?

Can G0289 be billed by itself?

What documentation supports the separate-compartment service?

How does CMS handle bilateral reporting?

Where these rates come from

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