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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

29240 in Delaware

Office / nonfacility

$28.57

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$15.37

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.

Orthopedic strapping

About 29240: Shoulder strapping application

Reports application of supportive or immobilizing strapping to a shoulder, commonly after injury or instability when taping is used to support the joint.

Shoulder strapping secures the shoulder with tape or a bandage to support or limit movement of the joint. It may be used after a shoulder sprain or other injury, or for shoulder instability. A clinician applies the strapping in an office, urgent care clinic, or outpatient setting; a Velpeau-style application is a familiar example.

Report 29240 when shoulder strapping is actually applied, not simply recommended. Documentation should identify the shoulder and side, the clinical reason, and the application performed. CMS assigns a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. When other procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and additional procedures are subject to the 50% multiple-procedure reduction. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment is restricted, and co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

CMS billing rules for 29240

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 procedure with modifier 50 is paid at 150%.
Assistant at surgery
Statutory restriction: assistant at surgery is not paid.
Co-surgeons
Co-surgeons not permitted.
Team surgery
Team surgery not permitted.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU0.38 · 44%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU0.47 · 55%
  • Malpractice RVU0.01 · 1%

18.8K

Medicare services in 2024 · #1167 by national volume

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.

29240 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Delaware, from the same CMS release.

29200

Chest strapping

Thorax

$31.21

Choose 29200 when the strapping is applied to the thorax; 29240 is for shoulder strapping.

29260

Joint strapping

Elbow or wrist

$28.54

Choose 29260 for strapping of the elbow or wrist. Use 29240 when the treated area is the shoulder.

29280

Hand strapping

Hand or finger

$29.80

29280 describes hand or finger strapping, not support applied to the shoulder.

The same code, a different location

How does Delaware compare?

29240 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Delaware · This locality

    $28.57

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

    $32.01

    $3.44 higher than Delaware

  3. Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    $32.24

    $3.67 higher than Delaware

  4. Miami

    $29.88

    $1.31 higher than Delaware

  5. Chicago

    $29.32

    $0.75 higher than Delaware

  6. Manhattan

    $32.28

    $3.71 higher than Delaware

  7. Alaska*

    $35.94

    $7.37 higher than Delaware

Other payment areas listed in Delaware 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, 29240 ranges from $26.35 in Arkansas to $36.90 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

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 29240

    Office

    $26.62

    Facility

    $14.93

    $1.95 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 29240

    Office

    $26.35

    Facility

    $14.87

    $2.22 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 29240

    Office

    $28.19

    Facility

    $15.24

    $0.38 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Bakersfield

    California · 29240

    Office

    $30.34

    Facility

    $15.70

    $1.77 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Chico

    California · 29240

    Office

    $30.29

    Facility

    $15.65

    $1.72 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • El Centro

    California · 29240

    Office

    $30.29

    Facility

    $15.65

    $1.72 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Fresno

    California · 29240

    Office

    $30.29

    Facility

    $15.65

    $1.72 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Hanford-Corcoran

    California · 29240

    Office

    $30.29

    Facility

    $15.65

    $1.72 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Madera

    California · 29240

    Office

    $30.29

    Facility

    $15.65

    $1.72 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 29240

    Office

    $30.29

    Facility

    $15.65

    $1.72 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 29240

    Office

    $30.29

    Facility

    $15.65

    $1.72 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 29240

    Office

    $34.35

    Facility

    $16.74

    $5.78 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 29240

    Office

    $31.81

    Facility

    $16.02

    $3.24 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 29240

    Office

    $30.29

    Facility

    $15.65

    $1.72 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 29240

    Office

    $30.29

    Facility

    $15.65

    $1.72 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 29240

    Office

    $30.41

    Facility

    $15.77

    $1.84 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 29240

    Office

    $31.59

    Facility

    $16.05

    $3.02 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 29240

    Office

    $31.46

    Facility

    $15.97

    $2.89 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 29240

    Office

    $32.03

    Facility

    $16.05

    $3.46 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 29240

    Office

    $36.19

    Facility

    $17.35

    $7.62 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

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

    California · 29240

    Office

    $36.17

    Facility

    $17.34

    $7.60 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

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

    California · 29240

    Office

    $36.90

    Facility

    $17.64

    $8.33 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

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

    California · 29240

    Office

    $36.86

    Facility

    $17.59

    $8.29 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 29240

    Office

    $30.97

    Facility

    $15.75

    $2.40 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 29240

    Office

    $32.21

    Facility

    $15.98

    $3.64 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 29240

    Office

    $31.53

    Facility

    $15.95

    $2.96 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 29240

    Office

    $32.53

    Facility

    $16.12

    $3.96 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 29240

    Office

    $30.29

    Facility

    $15.65

    $1.72 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 29240

    Office

    $34.34

    Facility

    $16.73

    $5.77 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 29240

    Office

    $30.29

    Facility

    $15.65

    $1.72 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 29240

    Office

    $30.29

    Facility

    $15.65

    $1.72 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 29240

    Office

    $29.81

    Facility

    $15.59

    $1.24 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 29240

    Office

    $30.26

    Facility

    $15.87

    $1.69 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 29240

    Office

    $29.20

    Facility

    $15.66

    $0.63 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 29240

    Office

    $28.20

    Facility

    $15.43

    $0.37 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 29240

    Office

    $29.08

    Facility

    $15.51

    $0.51 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 29240

    Office

    $27.09

    Facility

    $15.18

    $1.48 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 29240

    Office

    $30.73

    Facility

    $15.54

    $2.16 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 29240

    Office

    $27.19

    Facility

    $14.96

    $1.38 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 29240

    Office

    $27.29

    Facility

    $15.00

    $1.28 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 29240

    Office

    $27.81

    Facility

    $15.52

    $0.76 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 29240

    Office

    $27.55

    Facility

    $15.35

    $1.02 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 29240

    Office

    $29.50

    Facility

    $15.77

    $0.93 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 29240

    Office

    $27.41

    Facility

    $15.02

    $1.16 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 29240

    Office

    $27.05

    Facility

    $14.97

    $1.52 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 29240

    Office

    $26.95

    Facility

    $15.08

    $1.62 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 29240

    Office

    $27.84

    Facility

    $15.27

    $0.73 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 29240

    Office

    $26.91

    Facility

    $15.08

    $1.66 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 29240

    Office

    $32.25

    Facility

    $16.30

    $3.68 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 29240

    Office

    $29.69

    Facility

    $15.62

    $1.12 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 29240

    Office

    $30.15

    Facility

    $15.82

    $1.58 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 29240

    Office

    $29.01

    Facility

    $15.49

    $0.44 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 29240

    Office

    $27.34

    Facility

    $15.05

    $1.23 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 29240

    Office

    $28.46

    Facility

    $15.22

    $0.11 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 29240

    Office

    $28.40

    Facility

    $15.51

    $0.17 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 29240

    Office

    $27.40

    Facility

    $15.20

    $1.17 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 29240

    Office

    $28.94

    Facility

    $15.20

    $0.37 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 29240

    Office

    $27.76

    Facility

    $15.21

    $0.81 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 29240

    Office

    $27.97

    Facility

    $15.25

    $0.60 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 29240

    Office

    $26.55

    Facility

    $15.03

    $2.02 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 29240

    Office

    $26.46

    Facility

    $14.95

    $2.11 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 29240

    Office

    $28.72

    Facility

    $15.36

    $0.15 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 29240

    Office

    $27.55

    Facility

    $15.09

    $1.02 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 29240

    Office

    $28.53

    Facility

    $15.17

    $0.04 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 29240

    Office

    $27.31

    Facility

    $14.98

    $1.26 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 29240

    Office

    $29.33

    Facility

    $15.42

    $0.76 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 29240

    Office

    $32.06

    Facility

    $16.56

    $3.49 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 29240

    Office

    $30.71

    Facility

    $16.12

    $2.14 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 29240

    Office

    $27.49

    Facility

    $15.24

    $1.08 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 29240

    Office

    $28.68

    Facility

    $15.31

    $0.11 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 29240

    Office

    $32.79

    Facility

    $16.90

    $4.22 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 29240

    Office

    $30.86

    Facility

    $16.23

    $2.29 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 29240

    Office

    $32.54

    Facility

    $16.75

    $3.97 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 29240

    Office

    $27.84

    Facility

    $15.15

    $0.73 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 29240

    Office

    $27.36

    Facility

    $15.16

    $1.21 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 29240

    Office

    $26.97

    Facility

    $15.04

    $1.60 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 29240

    Office

    $30.58

    Facility

    $15.74

    $2.01 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 29240

    Office

    $28.56

    Facility

    $15.26

    $0.01 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 29240

    Office

    $29.66

    Facility

    $15.75

    $1.09 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 29240

    Office

    $27.42

    Facility

    $15.15

    $1.15 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 29240

    Office

    $28.89

    Facility

    $15.39

    $0.32 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 29240

    Office

    $29.45

    Facility

    $15.65

    $0.88 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 29240

    Office

    $27.48

    Facility

    $15.14

    $1.09 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 29240

    Office

    $28.50

    Facility

    $15.14

    $0.07 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 29240

    Office

    $27.14

    Facility

    $15.00

    $1.43 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 29240

    Office

    $29.62

    Facility

    $15.49

    $1.05 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 29240

    Office

    $27.29

    Facility

    $15.13

    $1.28 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 29240

    Office

    $28.61

    Facility

    $15.37

    $0.04 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 29240

    Office

    $28.73

    Facility

    $15.42

    $0.16 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 29240

    Office

    $28.58

    Facility

    $15.40

    $0.01 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 29240

    Office

    $28.66

    Facility

    $15.39

    $0.09 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 29240

    Office

    $28.84

    Facility

    $15.58

    $0.27 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 29240

    Office

    $27.89

    Facility

    $15.21

    $0.68 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 29240

    Office

    $27.75

    Facility

    $15.19

    $0.82 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 29240

    Office

    $28.36

    Facility

    $15.23

    $0.21 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 29240

    Office

    $28.89

    Facility

    $15.39

    $0.32 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 29240

    Office

    $28.40

    Facility

    $15.18

    $0.17 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 29240

    Office

    $29.64

    Facility

    $15.57

    $1.07 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 29240

    Office

    $32.86

    Facility

    $16.47

    $4.29 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 29240

    Office

    $27.83

    Facility

    $15.04

    $0.74 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 29240

    Office

    $26.81

    Facility

    $15.20

    $1.76 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 29240

    Office

    $28.64

    Facility

    $15.28

    $0.07 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

29240 · 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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$26.35

$35.94

Color shows the midpoint of each state’s locality range.

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$35.941
AL$26.621
AR$26.351
AZ$28.191
CA$30.29–$36.9029
CO$29.811
CT$30.261
DC$32.241
DE$28.571
FL$28.20–$29.883
GA$27.09–$29.082
GU$30.731
HI$30.731
IA$27.191
ID$27.291
IL$27.55–$29.504
IN$27.411
KS$27.051
KY$26.951
LA$26.91–$27.842
MA$29.69–$32.252
MD$29.01–$32.243
ME$27.34–$28.462
MI$27.40–$28.402
MN$28.941
MO$26.55–$27.973
MS$26.461
MT$28.721
NC$27.551
ND$28.531
NE$27.311
NH$29.331
NJ$30.71–$32.062
NM$27.491
NV$28.681
NY$27.84–$32.795
OH$27.361
OK$26.971
OR$28.56–$30.582
PA$27.42–$29.662
PR$28.891
RI$29.451
SC$27.481
SD$28.501
TN$27.141
TX$27.29–$29.628
UT$27.751
VA$28.36–$32.242
VI$28.891
VT$28.401
WA$29.64–$32.862
WI$27.831
WV$26.811
WY$28.641

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Where does this rate apply?

Delaware is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 79 cities and communities in Delaware, including the examples shown here.

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Why are the office and facility amounts different?

For 29240 in Delaware, the physician’s office rate is $28.57 and the facility-setting rate is $15.37: a difference of $13.20.

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 29240 in Delaware. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$31.43

$28.57 × 110% = $31.43

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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 29240 in Delaware.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

3,282

Code
29240
Physician work
0.38
Practice expense
0.47
Malpractice
0.01

GPCI2026.csv

40

Locality
Delaware
Physician work
1.005
Practice expense
0.988
Malpractice
0.899
Office / nonfacility calculation for 29240 in Delaware
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.38× 1.0050.3819
Practice expense0.47× 0.9880.4644
Malpractice0.01× 0.8990.0090
Total RVUs0.8553
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Delaware$28.57

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work0.381.005
Practice expense0.470.988
Malpractice0.010.899

(0.38 × 1.005 + 0.47 × 0.988 + 0.01 × 0.899) × $33.4009 = $28.57

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work0.381.005
Practice expense0.070.988
Malpractice0.010.899

(0.38 × 1.005 + 0.07 × 0.988 + 0.01 × 0.899) × $33.4009 = $15.37

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

29240 · Office / nonfacility

$28.57

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $0.13 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $28.44 to $28.57 (0.5%).

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

    $28.44changed to$28.57

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 0.39 changed to 0.38
    • Practice expense RVU 0.48 changed to 0.47
    • Work GPCI 1.009 changed to 1.005
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.992 changed to 0.988
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.949 changed to 0.899

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: $28.44

    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$28.57$15.37RVU26D
2026-07-01$28.57$15.37RVU26C
2026-04-01$28.57$15.37RVU26B
2026-01-01$28.57$15.37RVU26A
2025-10-01$28.44$17.21RVU25D
2025-07-01$28.44$17.21RVU25C
2025-04-01$28.44$17.21RVU25B
2025-01-01$28.44$17.21RVU25A

29240 billing questions

How do I distinguish 29240 from elbow or wrist strapping?

Use 29240 when the strapping is applied to the shoulder. Strapping of the elbow or wrist is represented by 29260.

Can I report 29240 for both shoulders?

CMS identifies this as a bilateral procedure; modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Document the strapping on both sides.

Is same-day preoperative or postoperative care separately included?

No. The 0-day global period includes same-day preoperative and postoperative care.

What happens when another procedure is performed in the same session?

Under the standard multiple-procedure reduction, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are paid at 50%.

Does 29240 describe a prefabricated shoulder brace?

No. It describes the application of shoulder strapping. Document the strapping performed rather than only the provision or recommendation of a brace.

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 29240PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 3,282 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for DelawareGPCI2026.csv, line 40 (RVU26D)
Open CMS sourceHow this rate is calculatedBuild a fee sheet