No office rate
29860 is for diagnostic hip arthroscopy. Use 29861 when the arthroscopic work includes removal of a loose or foreign body.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
29861 in Delaware
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$649.62
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 surgery
About 29861: Hip arthroscopy with loose body removal
Arthroscopic hip surgery to extract an intra-articular loose or foreign body, such as a fragment that is causing symptoms or limiting joint motion.
An orthopedic surgeon uses a camera and instruments through small incisions to inspect the hip joint and remove a loose fragment or foreign object from within it. The procedure is generally performed in a hospital outpatient department or ambulatory surgery center when imaging and clinical findings support removal; the operative report should identify the material removed and the arthroscopic work performed.
Report this service when arthroscopic removal is the therapeutic work, rather than a diagnostic examination alone or treatment directed primarily at debridement or synovectomy. Documentation should establish the intra-articular finding and its removal. CMS assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care. When related endoscopies are performed together, endoscopy-family pricing applies. For bilateral surgery, modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery services may be paid; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 29861
- Global period
- Major surgery with a 90-day global period: the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care are included.
- Multiple procedures
- Endoscopy family pricing applies when related endoscopies are performed together.
- Bilateral procedures
- Bilateral procedure with modifier 50 is paid at 150%.
- Assistant at surgery
- Assistant at surgery may be paid.
- Co-surgeons
- Co-surgeons paid only with supporting documentation.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU9.85 · 50%
- Practice expense (office) RVU8.01 · 41%
- Malpractice RVU1.82 · 9%
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Medicare services in 2024 · #4927 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.
29861 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Delaware, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
29862 describes hip arthroscopic debridement. 29861 identifies arthroscopic removal of a loose or foreign body.
No office rate
29863 describes hip arthroscopic synovectomy. 29861 is selected for removal of a loose or foreign body.
No office rate
29874 addresses arthroscopic removal of a loose or foreign body in the knee; 29861 is for the hip.
The same code, a different location
How does Delaware compare?
29861 across payment areas
Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0
Delaware · This locality
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No comparable rate is available in this setting.
Other payment areas listed in Delaware appear first, followed by selected cross-country examples. The chart compares amounts, not distance.
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 · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$597.50
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$590.12
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$640.28
No comparable office rate is available.
Bakersfield
California · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$665.50
No comparable office rate is available.
Chico
California · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$660.40
No comparable office rate is available.
El Centro
California · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$660.70
No comparable office rate is available.
Fresno
California · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$660.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Hanford-Corcoran
California · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$660.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Madera
California · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$660.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Merced
California · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$660.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Modesto
California · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$660.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$733.23
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$692.32
No comparable office rate is available.
Redding
California · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$660.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$660.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$680.00
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$684.58
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$681.86
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$691.80
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$765.39
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$763.32
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$783.57
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$775.12
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$671.90
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$693.55
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$682.75
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$699.99
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$660.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Vallejo
California · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$730.25
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$660.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$660.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$665.09
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$697.28
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$709.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$676.14
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$674.82
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$640.11
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$668.39
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$597.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$603.89
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$697.57
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$668.28
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$713.79
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$606.55
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$601.49
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$622.47
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$649.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$624.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$716.03
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$664.43
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$696.53
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$658.85
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$612.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$632.49
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$689.67
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$641.90
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$622.29
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$639.61
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$644.61
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$618.83
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$604.28
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$657.21
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$617.46
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$621.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$598.92
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$660.70
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$725.00
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$701.00
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$647.34
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$647.45
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$781.05
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$710.32
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$753.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$625.90
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$634.54
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$615.15
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$676.73
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$638.21
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$685.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$632.05
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$659.36
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$665.84
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$627.88
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$616.97
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$604.84
No comparable office rate is available.
Austin
Texas · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$666.58
No comparable office rate is available.
Beaumont
Texas · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$628.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Brazoria
Texas · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$644.18
No comparable office rate is available.
Dallas
Texas · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$650.59
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Worth
Texas · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$648.70
No comparable office rate is available.
Galveston
Texas · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$647.63
No comparable office rate is available.
Houston
Texas · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$680.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$637.79
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$635.08
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$634.91
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$659.36
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$624.62
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$661.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$723.39
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$604.03
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$648.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 29861
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$641.52
No comparable office rate is available.
See how rates vary across the country
29861 · 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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| State / territory | 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 |
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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Turn a percentage into dollars for 29861 in Delaware. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$714.58
$649.62 × 110% = $714.58
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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 29861 in Delaware.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
3,347
- Code
- 29861
- Physician work
- 9.85
- Practice expense
- 8.01
- Malpractice
- 1.82
GPCI2026.csv
40
- Locality
- Delaware
- Physician work
- 1.005
- Practice expense
- 0.988
- Malpractice
- 0.899
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 9.85 | × 1.005 | 9.8992 |
| Practice expense | 8.01 | × 0.988 | 7.9139 |
| Malpractice | 1.82 | × 0.899 | 1.6362 |
| Total RVUs | 19.4493 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Delaware$649.62
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 9.85 | 1.005 |
| Practice expense | 8.01 | 0.988 |
| Malpractice | 1.82 | 0.899 |
(9.85 × 1.005 + 8.01 × 0.988 + 1.82 × 0.899) × $33.4009 = $649.62
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
29861 · Office / nonfacility
Rate unavailable
Effective 2026-10-01
A rate is unavailable in one of these releases, so a change cannot be calculated.
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| Effective from | Office / nonfacility | Facility | CMS release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $649.62 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $649.62 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $649.62 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $649.62 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $684.78 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $684.78 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $684.78 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $684.78 | RVU25A |
29861 billing questions
How does this differ from diagnostic hip arthroscopy?
Use 29861 when the arthroscopic procedure removes a loose or foreign body. A diagnostic hip arthroscopy is the appropriate service when the work is examination rather than therapeutic removal.
Can diagnostic hip arthroscopy be reported separately with this procedure?
The diagnostic inspection is part of the operative arthroscopy when removal is performed; do not separately report 29860 for that same hip and session.
When does 29862 describe the work instead?
29862 describes arthroscopic debridement. Choose 29861 when the documented therapeutic work is removal of a loose or foreign body, not debridement as the primary service.
What should the operative report document?
Document the intra-articular loose or foreign body, its removal, and the arthroscopic work performed. This supports that the service was therapeutic removal rather than diagnostic inspection alone.
How is bilateral surgery reported?
For bilateral procedures, report modifier 50; CMS pays the bilateral procedure at 150%. The code has a 90-day global period.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon be billed?
Assistant-at-surgery services may be paid. Co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation; 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 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.
3,34429855,,Tibial arthroscopy/surgery,A,,10.49,9.20,NA,9.20,,2.16,21.85,21.85,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,2,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,34529856,,Tibial arthroscopy/surgery,A,,13.92,10.59,NA,10.59,,2.97,27.48,27.48,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,2,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,34629860,,Hip arthroscopy dx,A,,8.78,7.95,NA,7.95,,1.69,18.42,18.42,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,34729861,,Hip arthro w/fb removal,A,,9.85,8.01,NA,8.01,,1.82,19.68,19.68,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,3,1,2,1,0,9,29860,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,34829862,,Hip arthr0 w/debridement,A,,10.89,9.69,NA,9.69,,2.17,22.75,22.75,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,3,1,2,1,0,9,29860,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,34929863,,Hip arthr0 w/synovectomy,A,,10.89,9.66,NA,9.66,,2.12,22.67,22.67,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,3,1,2,1,0,9,29860,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,35029866,,Autgrft implnt knee w/scope,A,,14.30,11.98,NA,11.98,,3.04,29.32,29.32,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3704112,CO,01,COLORADO,1.012,1.064,0.781
3813102,CT,00,CONNECTICUT,1.020,1.077,1.210
3912202,DC,01,DC + MD/VA SUBURBS,1.054,1.178,1.113
4012102,DE,01,DELAWARE,1.005,0.988,0.899
4109102,FL,03,FORT LAUDERDALE,1.000,1.013,1.808
4209102,FL,04,MIAMI,1.000,1.041,2.529
4309102,FL,99,REST OF FLORIDA,1.000,0.956,1.503