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Billing code 29862: Hip arthroscopyMedicare rate & RVUs

Report this code when a surgeon uses hip arthroscopy to remove damaged or unstable labral or articular cartilage tissue from the joint.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026109 payment localities766 Medicare services in 2024

Medicare pays $759.87 for 29862 nationally in a facility.

Medicare rate · 29862

Hip arthroscopy

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Work RVUs
10.89
Total RVUs
22.75
Global days
090

National rate · 2026

$759.87

Facility setting, before claim adjustments.

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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.

On this page 10 sections
  1. Medicare rate
  2. What 29862 covers
  3. By payment locality
  4. Rate map
  5. How it’s calculated
  6. Payment rules
  7. Similar codes
  8. Related codes
  9. Billing questions
  10. Sources

What 29862 covers

An orthopedic surgeon performs this procedure through an arthroscope and small portals to inspect the hip joint and debride damaged or unstable tissue, such as a torn labral edge or frayed articular cartilage. It is a therapeutic procedure, commonly performed in a hospital outpatient department or ambulatory surgery center for a symptomatic intra-articular lesion. The operative report should identify the tissue treated and describe the debridement performed.

Select this service when debridement is the operative work, rather than removal of a loose body, synovectomy, or labral repair. A diagnostic inspection that is part of the same operative arthroscopy is not separately reported as a diagnostic procedure. CMS assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When related endoscopies are performed together, endoscopy family pricing applies. For bilateral reporting, modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment may be available; co-surgeon payment requires 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.

Where 29862 pays more and less

The same RVUs, adjusted for each area’s costs. Open a locality for its calculation, history and nearby areas.

109 of 109 payment localities

29862 office and facility rates by payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
AlabamaUnavailable$687.96
Alaska*Unavailable$930.23
ArizonaUnavailable$739.40
ArkansasUnavailable$679.08
AtlantaUnavailable$780.71
AustinUnavailable$771.11
BakersfieldUnavailable$769.51
Baltimore/Surr. CntysUnavailable$806.49
BeaumontUnavailable$725.60
BrazoriaUnavailable$743.92

29862 rates by state

Office rate range in each state. Select a state to see its payment localities.

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29862 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AKNo published base rate1
ALNo published base rate1
ARNo published base rate1
AZNo published base rate1
CANo published base rate29
CONo published base rate1
CTNo published base rate1
DCNo published base rate1
DENo published base rate1
FLNo published base rate3
GANo published base rate2
GUNo published base rate1
HINo published base rate1
IANo published base rate1
IDNo published base rate1
ILNo published base rate4
INNo published base rate1
KSNo published base rate1
KYNo published base rate1
LANo published base rate2
MANo published base rate2
MDNo published base rate3
MENo published base rate2
MINo published base rate2
MNNo published base rate1
MONo published base rate3
MSNo published base rate1
MTNo published base rate1
NCNo published base rate1
NDNo published base rate1
NENo published base rate1
NHNo published base rate1
NJNo published base rate2
NMNo published base rate1
NVNo published base rate1
NYNo published base rate5
OHNo published base rate1
OKNo published base rate1
ORNo published base rate2
PANo published base rate2
PRNo published base rate1
RINo published base rate1
SCNo published base rate1
SDNo published base rate1
TNNo published base rate1
TXNo published base rate8
UTNo published base rate1
VANo published base rate2
VINo published base rate1
VTNo published base rate1
WANo published base rate2
WINo published base rate1
WVNo published base rate1
WYNo published base rate1

How the 29862 rate is calculated

Each of 29862’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 · 29862

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

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Work 10.89Practice expense 9.69Malpractice 2.17

22.7500 adjusted RVUs×$33.4009 conversion factor=$759.87

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Payment rules and modifiers for 29862

29862 has a 90-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.

CMS payment indicators · 29862

Hip arthroscopy

RuleCMS valueWhat it means
Global period090Major surgery: the day before, the day of, and 90 days after are included.
Multiple procedures3Endoscopy family rules apply.
Bilateral (modifier 50)1Bilateral with modifier 50 pays 150% of the fee schedule amount.
Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS)2Paid.
Co-surgeons (62)1Permitted with supporting documentation.
Team surgery (66)0Not permitted.
Professional/technical0Physician service: no professional/technical split.
Split (54/55/56)0.10/0.69/0.21Share of the payment for pre-op, the procedure itself, and post-op care.

Global surgery period · 29862

Hip arthroscopy

90-day global period ends

Dec 30, 2026

Covers Sep 30, 2026 through Dec 30, 2026 (92 days, including the day before surgery).

Visit on Oct 31, 2026

Day 30 of the 90-day post-op period: related follow-up care is included in the surgical payment.

  • 24 Unrelated E/M visit by the same physician
  • 79 Unrelated procedure (starts its own global period)
  • 58 Staged, more extensive, or therapy procedure that was planned
  • 78 Unplanned return to the operating room for a related complication
SurgeryVisit
Sep 23, 2026Jan 10, 2027

Pre-op dayGlobal period

What modifiers do to the payment

Modifier 50 · payment effect

With and without the modifier

29862 without 50 · national facility

$759.87

Hip arthroscopy

29862-50 · Bilateral: 150%

$1,139.81

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

29862 compared with similar codes

Compare codes

29862 vs 29860 vs 29861 vs 29863 vs 29916: national Medicare rates

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  • 29862
    Hip arthroscopy · 10.89 wRVU
    —
  • 29860
    Hip arthroscopy · 8.78 wRVU
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  • 29861
    Hip arthroscopy · 9.85 wRVU
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  • 29863
    Hip arthroscopy · 10.89 wRVU
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  • 29916
    Hip arthroscopy · 14.63 wRVU
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How to choose

29860Hip arthroscopy
This code is for therapeutic debridement. The diagnostic hip arthroscopy code describes inspection and evaluation rather than operative tissue treatment.
29861Hip arthroscopy
Use 29861 when the hip arthroscopy removes a loose body or foreign body; use 29862 for debridement of damaged labral or articular cartilage tissue.
29863Hip arthroscopy
This code represents hip arthroscopy with synovectomy. It is distinct from debridement of labral or articular cartilage tissue.
29916Hip arthroscopy
Use 29916 when the surgeon repairs the acetabular labrum arthroscopically. Debridement without labral repair is reported with 29862.

Codes related to 29862

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

Codes related to 29862
CodeHow it relatesNational office range
Same family
29860Hip arthroscopyDiagnostic hip arthroscopy, rather than therapeutic debridement.No office rate
29861Hip arthroscopyHip arthroscopy for loose-body or foreign-body removal.No office rate
29863Hip arthroscopyHip arthroscopy with synovectomy rather than tissue debridement.No office rate
Used instead
29916Hip arthroscopyUsed for arthroscopic labral repair rather than debridement of the labrum.No office rate

29862 billing questions

How is debridement different from hip arthroscopy for loose-body removal?

This code covers debridement of damaged labral or articular cartilage tissue. Report the loose-body removal code when the operative work is removal of a loose body or foreign body.

Can diagnostic hip arthroscopy be reported separately?

When diagnostic inspection is part of the same operative arthroscopy, it is not separately reported as a diagnostic procedure. The operative report should support the therapeutic debridement.

What documentation supports this code?

Document the hip joint findings, the tissue debrided, and the work performed. The record should distinguish debridement from loose-body removal, synovectomy, or labral repair.

What is the global period for this procedure?

CMS assigns a 90-day global period. The day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care are included.

How should bilateral hip procedures be reported?

CMS identifies this as a bilateral procedure; modifier 50 is paid at 150%.

Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?

Assistant-at-surgery payment may be made. Co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.

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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