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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

29049 in Chico

Office / nonfacility

$118.98

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$67.73

Base rate per service

Amounts below use the non-QP conversion factor for participating physicians. These are base physician payments before claim-level adjustments, not patient costs or total hospital charges.

Casting and strapping

About 29049: Figure-of-eight cast application

Application of a figure-of-eight cast to immobilize the shoulder girdle, commonly for clavicle injuries when this specific cast configuration is used.

This service applies a rigid figure-of-eight cast around the shoulder girdle, commonly to immobilize a clavicle injury. The configuration holds the shoulders in position and differs from a shoulder spica or a Velpeau-style cast. An orthopedic physician or other qualified clinician may apply it in an office, emergency department, or other treatment setting when this cast design is selected.

Report the application when the figure-of-eight cast is separately performed, not as part of definitive fracture care that already includes cast application. The record should identify the treated condition, cast configuration, and application. CMS assigns a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. For multiple procedures in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. Assistant-at-surgery payment requires documented medical necessity; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

CMS billing rules for 29049

Global period
Minor procedure with a 0-day global period: same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included.
Multiple procedures
Standard multiple procedure reduction: the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50% when performed in the same session.
Bilateral procedures
Bilateral adjustment does not apply; the descriptor or anatomy makes modifier 50 inappropriate.
Assistant at surgery
Assistant at surgery is paid only with documentation of medical necessity.
Co-surgeons
Co-surgeons not permitted.
Team surgery
Team surgery not permitted.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU0.87 · 26%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU2.35 · 69%
  • Malpractice RVU0.19 · 6%

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.

29049 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Chico, from the same CMS release.

29200

Chest strapping

Thorax

$33.22

This code describes a cast in a figure-of-eight configuration. Code 29200 describes shoulder strapping, not cast application.

23500

Clavicle fracture care

Without manipulation

$268.88

Code 23500 describes closed treatment of a clavicular fracture without manipulation. When cast application is part of definitive fracture treatment, it is included rather than separately reported with this code.

23505

Clavicle fracture

With manipulation

$423.08

Code 23505 describes closed treatment of a clavicular fracture with manipulation. The fracture-treatment service includes its cast application; use this code only for a separately performed figure-of-eight cast application.

29058

Velpeau cast

Shoulder-to-torso immobilization

$143.31

Code 29058 is for a Velpeau-style shoulder cast. Choose between the codes based on the cast configuration actually applied.

The same code, a different location

How does Chico compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 29049 is $119.50—$0.52 higher than the $118.98 rate in Chico. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

29049 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Chico · This locality

    $118.98

  2. Bakersfield

    $119.50

    $0.52 higher than Chico

  3. El Centro

    $119.01

    $0.03 higher than Chico

  4. Fresno

    $118.98

    The same base rate than Chico

  5. Hanford-Corcoran

    $118.98

    The same base rate than Chico

  6. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (Los Angeles/Orange Cnty)

    $127.32

    $8.34 higher than Chico

  7. Madera

    $118.98

    The same base rate than Chico

Other payment areas listed in California appear first, followed by selected cross-country examples. The chart compares amounts, not distance.

Across 109 of 109 CMS payment localities with a supported office rate, 29049 ranges from $99.75 in Arkansas to $148.84 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty). This is a geographic range, not an average.

The code’s RVUs stay the same in these comparisons. Geographic adjustments to work, practice expense and malpractice change the dollar amount. A city name alone may not identify the payment area for a service address.

Compare all 108 other payment areas

  • Merced

    California · 29049

    Office

    $118.98

    Facility

    $67.73

    The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 29049

    Office

    $118.98

    Facility

    $67.73

    The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 29049

    Office

    $137.57

    Facility

    $75.93

    $18.59 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 29049

    Office

    $126.60

    Facility

    $71.33

    $7.62 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 29049

    Office

    $118.98

    Facility

    $67.73

    The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 29049

    Office

    $118.98

    Facility

    $67.73

    The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 29049

    Office

    $121.02

    Facility

    $69.77

    $2.04 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 29049

    Office

    $124.79

    Facility

    $70.41

    $5.81 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 29049

    Office

    $124.33

    Facility

    $70.14

    $5.35 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 29049

    Office

    $127.25

    Facility

    $71.32

    $8.27 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 29049

    Office

    $145.41

    Facility

    $79.47

    $26.43 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)

    California · 29049

    Office

    $145.19

    Facility

    $79.26

    $26.21 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)

    California · 29049

    Office

    $148.84

    Facility

    $81.41

    $29.86 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)

    California · 29049

    Office

    $147.96

    Facility

    $80.53

    $28.98 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 29049

    Office

    $122.36

    Facility

    $69.10

    $3.38 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 29049

    Office

    $128.44

    Facility

    $71.62

    $9.46 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 29049

    Office

    $124.80

    Facility

    $70.27

    $5.82 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 29049

    Office

    $129.72

    Facility

    $72.30

    $10.74 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 29049

    Office

    $118.98

    Facility

    $67.73

    The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 29049

    Office

    $137.25

    Facility

    $75.62

    $18.27 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 29049

    Office

    $118.98

    Facility

    $67.73

    The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 29049

    Office

    $118.98

    Facility

    $67.73

    The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 29049

    Office

    $130.15

    Facility

    $75.07

    $11.17 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 29049

    Office

    $126.82

    Facility

    $78.14

    $7.84 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 29049

    Office

    $122.71

    Facility

    $75.72

    $3.73 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 29049

    Office

    $132.19

    Facility

    $77.85

    $13.21 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 29049

    Office

    $130.68

    Facility

    $80.88

    $11.70 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 29049

    Office

    $101.33

    Facility

    $60.42

    $17.65 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 29049

    Office

    $99.75

    Facility

    $59.58

    $19.23 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 29049

    Office

    $110.55

    Facility

    $65.24

    $8.43 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 29049

    Office

    $117.88

    Facility

    $68.13

    $1.10 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 29049

    Office

    $121.85

    Facility

    $71.49

    $2.87 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 29049

    Office

    $112.46

    Facility

    $66.26

    $6.52 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 29049

    Office

    $120.05

    Facility

    $72.68

    $1.07 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 29049

    Office

    $113.64

    Facility

    $68.93

    $5.34 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 29049

    Office

    $116.52

    Facility

    $69.01

    $2.46 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 29049

    Office

    $106.64

    Facility

    $64.93

    $12.34 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 29049

    Office

    $121.98

    Facility

    $68.81

    $3.00 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 29049

    Office

    $103.40

    Facility

    $60.61

    $15.58 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 29049

    Office

    $104.27

    Facility

    $61.25

    $14.71 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 29049

    Office

    $114.05

    Facility

    $71.03

    $4.93 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 29049

    Office

    $110.64

    Facility

    $67.95

    $8.34 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 29049

    Office

    $121.12

    Facility

    $73.10

    $2.14 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 29049

    Office

    $104.91

    Facility

    $61.56

    $14.07 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 29049

    Office

    $103.21

    Facility

    $60.94

    $15.77 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 29049

    Office

    $104.65

    Facility

    $63.07

    $14.33 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 29049

    Office

    $110.13

    Facility

    $66.13

    $8.85 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 29049

    Office

    $104.60

    Facility

    $63.22

    $14.38 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 29049

    Office

    $129.62

    Facility

    $73.78

    $10.64 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 29049

    Office

    $117.23

    Facility

    $67.99

    $1.75 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 29049

    Office

    $121.60

    Facility

    $71.42

    $2.62 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 29049

    Office

    $114.61

    Facility

    $67.29

    $4.37 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 29049

    Office

    $105.22

    Facility

    $62.20

    $13.76 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 29049

    Office

    $110.85

    Facility

    $64.51

    $8.13 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 29049

    Office

    $115.50

    Facility

    $70.38

    $3.48 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 29049

    Office

    $107.89

    Facility

    $65.19

    $11.09 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 29049

    Office

    $111.71

    Facility

    $63.59

    $7.27 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 29049

    Office

    $108.96

    Facility

    $65.05

    $10.02 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 29049

    Office

    $110.14

    Facility

    $65.63

    $8.84 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 29049

    Office

    $102.90

    Facility

    $62.59

    $16.08 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 29049

    Office

    $101.33

    Facility

    $61.07

    $17.65 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 29049

    Office

    $113.88

    Facility

    $67.12

    $5.10 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 29049

    Office

    $106.35

    Facility

    $62.72

    $12.63 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 29049

    Office

    $110.13

    Facility

    $63.37

    $8.85 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 29049

    Office

    $103.91

    Facility

    $60.75

    $15.07 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 29049

    Office

    $116.32

    Facility

    $67.64

    $2.66 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 29049

    Office

    $128.72

    Facility

    $74.47

    $9.74 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 29049

    Office

    $122.90

    Facility

    $71.83

    $3.92 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 29049

    Office

    $108.66

    Facility

    $65.78

    $10.32 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 29049

    Office

    $112.92

    Facility

    $66.11

    $6.06 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 29049

    Office

    $136.03

    Facility

    $80.43

    $17.05 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 29049

    Office

    $123.99

    Facility

    $72.79

    $5.01 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 29049

    Office

    $132.85

    Facility

    $77.58

    $13.87 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 29049

    Office

    $108.09

    Facility

    $63.66

    $10.89 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 29049

    Office

    $107.12

    Facility

    $64.43

    $11.86 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 29049

    Office

    $104.08

    Facility

    $62.33

    $14.90 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 29049

    Office

    $121.45

    Facility

    $69.50

    $2.47 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 29049

    Office

    $111.70

    Facility

    $65.12

    $7.28 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 29049

    Office

    $118.86

    Facility

    $70.18

    $0.12 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 29049

    Office

    $107.11

    Facility

    $64.18

    $11.87 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 29049

    Office

    $114.67

    Facility

    $67.39

    $4.31 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 29049

    Office

    $116.35

    Facility

    $68.05

    $2.63 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 29049

    Office

    $106.98

    Facility

    $63.77

    $12.00 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 29049

    Office

    $109.68

    Facility

    $62.92

    $9.30 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 29049

    Office

    $103.82

    Facility

    $61.31

    $15.16 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 29049

    Office

    $117.78

    Facility

    $68.31

    $1.20 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 29049

    Office

    $106.38

    Facility

    $63.83

    $12.60 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 29049

    Office

    $112.03

    Facility

    $65.69

    $6.95 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 29049

    Office

    $112.94

    Facility

    $66.37

    $6.04 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 29049

    Office

    $112.24

    Facility

    $66.13

    $6.74 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 29049

    Office

    $112.49

    Facility

    $66.05

    $6.49 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 29049

    Office

    $115.97

    Facility

    $69.53

    $3.01 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 29049

    Office

    $109.28

    Facility

    $64.90

    $9.70 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 29049

    Office

    $108.54

    Facility

    $64.58

    $10.44 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 29049

    Office

    $110.70

    Facility

    $64.73

    $8.28 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 29049

    Office

    $114.67

    Facility

    $67.39

    $4.31 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 29049

    Office

    $109.98

    Facility

    $63.68

    $9.00 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 29049

    Office

    $116.92

    Facility

    $67.68

    $2.06 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 29049

    Office

    $132.01

    Facility

    $74.63

    $13.03 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 29049

    Office

    $106.21

    Facility

    $61.41

    $12.77 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 29049

    Office

    $106.35

    Facility

    $65.71

    $12.63 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 29049

    Office

    $112.25

    Facility

    $65.49

    $6.73 lower than Chico for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

29049 · Office / nonfacility · Non-QP. Choose a state to explore its payment localities. A range means the amount varies within that state.

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$99.75

$133.91

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$130.681
AL$101.331
AR$99.751
AZ$110.551
CA$118.98–$148.8429
CO$117.881
CT$121.851
DC$130.151
DE$112.461
FL$113.64–$126.823
GA$106.64–$116.522
GU$121.981
HI$121.981
IA$103.401
ID$104.271
IL$110.64–$122.714
IN$104.911
KS$103.211
KY$104.651
LA$104.60–$110.132
MA$117.23–$129.622
MD$114.61–$130.153
ME$105.22–$110.852
MI$107.89–$115.502
MN$111.711
MO$102.90–$110.143
MS$101.331
MT$113.881
NC$106.351
ND$110.131
NE$103.911
NH$116.321
NJ$122.90–$128.722
NM$108.661
NV$112.921
NY$108.09–$136.035
OH$107.121
OK$104.081
OR$111.70–$121.452
PA$107.11–$118.862
PR$114.671
RI$116.351
SC$106.981
SD$109.681
TN$103.821
TX$106.38–$117.788
UT$108.541
VA$110.70–$130.152
VI$114.671
VT$109.981
WA$116.92–$132.012
WI$106.211
WV$106.351
WY$112.251

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Why are the office and facility amounts different?

For 29049 in Chico, the physician’s office rate is $118.98 and the facility-setting rate is $67.73: a difference of $51.25.

The calculation uses a different practice-expense RVU for each setting. Both amounts here are physician fee-schedule amounts. The facility figure does not include a hospital’s separate charges, so this comparison does not tell you the total cost of receiving care in each setting.

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Turn a percentage into dollars for 29049 in Chico. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$130.88

$118.98 × 110% = $130.88

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How this local rate is calculated

Each RVU component is multiplied by its own geographic practice cost index (GPCI). The three adjusted components are added, then multiplied by the conversion factor. These are the inputs used for 29049 in Chico.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

3,269

Code
29049
Physician work
0.87
Practice expense
2.35
Malpractice
0.19

GPCI2026.csv

9

Locality
Chico
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.536
Office / nonfacility calculation for 29049 in Chico
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.87× 1.0170.8848
Practice expense2.35× 1.0962.5756
Malpractice0.19× 0.5360.1018
Total RVUs3.5622
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Chico$118.98

Values as parsed from CMS release RVU26D, effective 2026-10-01. The amount is rounded to the nearest cent only at the end.

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work0.871.017
Practice expense2.351.096
Malpractice0.190.536

(0.87 × 1.017 + 2.35 × 1.096 + 0.19 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $118.98

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work0.871.017
Practice expense0.951.096
Malpractice0.190.536

(0.87 × 1.017 + 0.95 × 1.096 + 0.19 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $67.73

The office and facility calculations use their respective practice-expense RVUs. The facility amount here is the physician fee, not a separate hospital or facility bill.

How this rate has changed

29049 · Office / nonfacility

$118.98

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $13.70 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $105.28 to $118.98 (13.0%).

It is unchanged from the immediately preceding available release, effective 2026-07-01.

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One bar per available release, ordered by effective date. Missing rates remain gaps. These comparisons hold the code, setting and locality identifiers constant; they do not isolate which policy or input caused a change.

What changed, release by release

  1. January 1, 2026

    RVU26A

    $105.28changed to$118.98

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 0.89 changed to 0.87
    • Practice expense RVU 2.06 changed to 2.35
    • Malpractice RVU 0.18 changed to 0.19
    • Work GPCI 1.014 changed to 1.017
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.093 changed to 1.096
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.560 changed to 0.536

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: $105.28

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Each row uses the accepted CMS release effective on that date and the same contractor and locality identifiers. Missing rates stay visible. Historical boundaries may differ; verify the service address for an older claim.

Inspect every release and its CMS source
Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$118.98$67.73RVU26D
2026-07-01$118.98$67.73RVU26C
2026-04-01$118.98$67.73RVU26B
2026-01-01$118.98$67.73RVU26A
2025-10-01$105.28$70.28RVU25D
2025-07-01$105.28$70.28RVU25C
2025-04-01$105.28$70.28RVU25B
2025-01-01$105.28$70.28RVU25A

29049 billing questions

When should this code be chosen instead of shoulder strapping?

Use this code when the service is application of a figure-of-eight cast. Shoulder strapping is a different service and should not be reported as a cast application.

Can the cast application be reported separately with clavicle fracture care?

Cast application is included when it is part of definitive fracture treatment. Do not separately report this application code for the cast included in that treatment.

Should modifier 50 be appended for a bilateral clavicle injury?

No. CMS identifies bilateral adjustment as inappropriate for this descriptor and anatomy.

What documentation supports reporting this code?

Document the condition treated and that a figure-of-eight cast was applied. The record should distinguish this cast configuration from strapping or another shoulder cast.

What is included in the 0-day global period?

Same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included in the procedure.

Where these rates come from

FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense, and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indices and the applicable conversion factor. Unavailable or separately priced services are labeled rather than assigned a made-up amount.

Source: RVU26D. Effective 2026-10-01 through the day before 2027-01-01.

RVUs for 29049PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 3,269 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for ChicoGPCI2026.csv, line 9 (RVU26D)
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