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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

29893 in El Centro

Office / nonfacility

$702.58

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$431.32

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.

Foot surgery

About 29893: Endoscopic plantar fascia release

Reports endoscopic release of the plantar fascia, generally for persistent plantar heel pain when surgical treatment is chosen after conservative care.

The surgeon uses an endoscope through small incisions to visualize and release part of the plantar fascia, reducing tension at the heel. Orthopedic foot and ankle surgeons and podiatrists commonly perform the procedure in an ambulatory surgery center or hospital outpatient operating room for persistent plantar fasciitis symptoms. The operative report should establish the endoscopic approach and document the side and fascia release performed.

Report this code for the endoscopic procedure, distinguishing it from an open plantar fascia incision or excision. Medicare assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard multiple procedure reduction. For bilateral surgery, modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment is restricted by statute; co-surgeons require supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.

CMS billing rules for 29893

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
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 paid only with supporting documentation.
Team surgery
Team surgery not permitted.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU6.16 · 31%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU13.20 · 66%
  • Malpractice RVU0.56 · 3%

1.2K

Medicare services in 2024 · #2842 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.

29893 compared with similar codes

Office rates for El Centro, from the same CMS release.

28008

Fascia release

Foot fascia incision

$442.92

Use 29893 for an endoscopic plantar fascia release; 28008 describes an open incision of foot fascia, such as an open plantar fasciotomy.

28060

Plantar fascia surgery

Partial excision

$550.25

Code 28060 describes partial excision of plantar fascia. Code 29893 is a release performed endoscopically, not a fasciectomy.

20550

Tendon sheath injection

Single tendon sheath, ligament, or aponeurosis

$62.66

Code 20550 reports an injection into an aponeurosis such as the plantar fascia. Code 29893 reports operative endoscopic release.

The same code, a different location

How does El Centro compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 29893 is $704.27—$1.69 higher than the $702.58 rate in El Centro. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

29893 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. El Centro · This locality

    $702.58

  2. Bakersfield

    $704.27

    $1.69 higher than El Centro

  3. Chico

    $702.49

    $0.09 lower than El Centro

  4. Fresno

    $702.49

    $0.09 lower than El Centro

  5. Hanford-Corcoran

    $702.49

    $0.09 lower than El Centro

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

    $748.18

    $45.60 higher than El Centro

  7. Madera

    $702.49

    $0.09 lower than El Centro

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, 29893 ranges from $594.11 in Arkansas to $874.17 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 · 29893

    Office

    $702.49

    Facility

    $431.23

    $0.09 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 29893

    Office

    $702.49

    Facility

    $431.23

    $0.09 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 29893

    Office

    $809.31

    Facility

    $483.10

    $106.73 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 29893

    Office

    $744.30

    Facility

    $451.75

    $41.72 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 29893

    Office

    $702.49

    Facility

    $431.23

    $0.09 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 29893

    Office

    $702.49

    Facility

    $431.23

    $0.09 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 29893

    Office

    $708.63

    Facility

    $437.36

    $6.05 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 29893

    Office

    $735.94

    Facility

    $448.10

    $33.36 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 29893

    Office

    $733.15

    Facility

    $446.29

    $30.57 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 29893

    Office

    $749.37

    Facility

    $453.36

    $46.79 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 29893

    Office

    $855.54

    Facility

    $506.56

    $152.96 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · 29893

    Office

    $854.90

    Facility

    $505.93

    $152.32 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · 29893

    Office

    $874.17

    Facility

    $517.28

    $171.59 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · 29893

    Office

    $871.57

    Facility

    $514.68

    $168.99 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 29893

    Office

    $721.45

    Facility

    $439.55

    $18.87 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 29893

    Office

    $755.78

    Facility

    $455.07

    $53.20 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 29893

    Office

    $735.62

    Facility

    $447.03

    $33.04 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 29893

    Office

    $763.36

    Facility

    $459.43

    $60.78 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 29893

    Office

    $702.49

    Facility

    $431.23

    $0.09 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 29893

    Office

    $808.39

    Facility

    $482.19

    $105.81 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 29893

    Office

    $702.49

    Facility

    $431.23

    $0.09 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 29893

    Office

    $702.49

    Facility

    $431.23

    $0.09 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 29893

    Office

    $757.05

    Facility

    $465.49

    $54.47 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 29893

    Office

    $712.02

    Facility

    $454.37

    $9.44 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 29893

    Office

    $693.21

    Facility

    $444.47

    $9.37 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 29893

    Office

    $760.90

    Facility

    $473.30

    $58.32 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 29893

    Office

    $788.48

    Facility

    $524.89

    $85.90 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 29893

    Office

    $602.12

    Facility

    $385.55

    $100.46 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 29893

    Office

    $594.11

    Facility

    $381.51

    $108.47 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 29893

    Office

    $648.98

    Facility

    $409.16

    $53.60 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 29893

    Office

    $691.94

    Facility

    $428.60

    $10.64 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 29893

    Office

    $707.34

    Facility

    $440.78

    $4.76 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 29893

    Office

    $659.19

    Facility

    $414.66

    $43.39 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 29893

    Office

    $686.19

    Facility

    $435.47

    $16.39 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 29893

    Office

    $655.36

    Facility

    $418.74

    $47.22 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 29893

    Office

    $676.78

    Facility

    $425.32

    $25.80 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 29893

    Office

    $621.32

    Facility

    $400.55

    $81.26 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 29893

    Office

    $717.87

    Facility

    $436.47

    $15.29 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 29893

    Office

    $616.59

    Facility

    $390.13

    $85.99 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 29893

    Office

    $620.22

    Facility

    $392.52

    $82.36 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 29893

    Office

    $649.04

    Facility

    $421.34

    $53.54 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 29893

    Office

    $637.52

    Facility

    $411.55

    $65.06 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 29893

    Office

    $693.13

    Facility

    $438.95

    $9.45 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 29893

    Office

    $623.55

    Facility

    $394.11

    $79.03 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 29893

    Office

    $613.74

    Facility

    $390.00

    $88.84 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 29893

    Office

    $614.82

    Facility

    $394.79

    $87.76 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 29893

    Office

    $641.88

    Facility

    $408.98

    $60.70 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 29893

    Office

    $613.86

    Facility

    $394.82

    $88.72 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 29893

    Office

    $757.26

    Facility

    $461.74

    $54.68 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 29893

    Office

    $688.21

    Facility

    $427.59

    $14.37 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 29893

    Office

    $705.26

    Facility

    $439.69

    $2.68 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 29893

    Office

    $671.16

    Facility

    $420.69

    $31.42 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 29893

    Office

    $623.00

    Facility

    $395.30

    $79.58 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 29893

    Office

    $654.48

    Facility

    $409.20

    $48.10 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 29893

    Office

    $662.75

    Facility

    $423.91

    $39.83 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 29893

    Office

    $629.40

    Facility

    $403.43

    $73.18 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 29893

    Office

    $664.96

    Facility

    $410.29

    $37.62 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 29893

    Office

    $638.02

    Facility

    $405.62

    $64.56 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 29893

    Office

    $644.22

    Facility

    $408.60

    $58.36 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 29893

    Office

    $604.02

    Facility

    $390.67

    $98.56 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 29893

    Office

    $599.18

    Facility

    $386.08

    $103.40 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 29893

    Office

    $665.31

    Facility

    $417.81

    $37.27 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 29893

    Office

    $629.05

    Facility

    $398.14

    $73.53 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 29893

    Office

    $654.24

    Facility

    $406.73

    $48.34 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 29893

    Office

    $619.76

    Facility

    $391.32

    $82.82 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 29893

    Office

    $681.08

    Facility

    $423.44

    $21.50 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 29893

    Office

    $750.12

    Facility

    $463.02

    $47.54 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 29893

    Office

    $715.95

    Facility

    $445.68

    $13.37 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 29893

    Office

    $632.51

    Facility

    $405.55

    $70.07 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 29893

    Office

    $662.66

    Facility

    $414.91

    $39.92 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 29893

    Office

    $777.87

    Facility

    $483.59

    $75.29 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 29893

    Office

    $720.42

    Facility

    $449.40

    $17.84 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 29893

    Office

    $767.02

    Facility

    $474.48

    $64.44 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 29893

    Office

    $637.75

    Facility

    $402.62

    $64.83 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 29893

    Office

    $627.14

    Facility

    $401.17

    $75.44 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 29893

    Office

    $614.00

    Facility

    $392.98

    $88.58 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 29893

    Office

    $712.79

    Facility

    $437.82

    $10.21 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 29893

    Office

    $658.03

    Facility

    $411.52

    $44.55 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 29893

    Office

    $690.74

    Facility

    $433.09

    $11.84 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 29893

    Office

    $628.16

    Facility

    $400.96

    $74.42 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 29893

    Office

    $669.92

    Facility

    $419.69

    $32.66 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 29893

    Office

    $681.78

    Facility

    $426.12

    $20.80 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 29893

    Office

    $629.03

    Facility

    $400.34

    $73.55 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 29893

    Office

    $652.93

    Facility

    $405.43

    $49.65 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 29893

    Office

    $616.56

    Facility

    $391.59

    $86.02 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 29893

    Office

    $689.20

    Facility

    $427.34

    $13.38 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 29893

    Office

    $624.34

    Facility

    $399.11

    $78.24 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 29893

    Office

    $658.91

    Facility

    $413.64

    $43.67 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 29893

    Office

    $662.78

    Facility

    $416.27

    $39.80 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 29893

    Office

    $658.61

    Facility

    $414.58

    $43.97 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 29893

    Office

    $660.69

    Facility

    $414.92

    $41.89 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 29893

    Office

    $670.94

    Facility

    $425.17

    $31.64 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 29893

    Office

    $641.05

    Facility

    $406.17

    $61.53 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 29893

    Office

    $636.98

    Facility

    $404.33

    $65.60 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 29893

    Office

    $652.35

    Facility

    $409.06

    $50.23 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 29893

    Office

    $669.92

    Facility

    $419.69

    $32.66 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 29893

    Office

    $651.70

    Facility

    $406.67

    $50.88 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 29893

    Office

    $686.92

    Facility

    $426.30

    $15.66 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 29893

    Office

    $772.29

    Facility

    $468.61

    $69.71 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 29893

    Office

    $633.88

    Facility

    $396.78

    $68.70 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 29893

    Office

    $615.65

    Facility

    $400.57

    $86.93 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 29893

    Office

    $660.48

    Facility

    $412.98

    $42.10 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

29893 · 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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$594.11

$788.48

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$788.481
AL$602.121
AR$594.111
AZ$648.981
CA$702.49–$874.1729
CO$691.941
CT$707.341
DC$757.051
DE$659.191
FL$655.36–$712.023
GA$621.32–$676.782
GU$717.871
HI$717.871
IA$616.591
ID$620.221
IL$637.52–$693.214
IN$623.551
KS$613.741
KY$614.821
LA$613.86–$641.882
MA$688.21–$757.262
MD$671.16–$757.053
ME$623.00–$654.482
MI$629.40–$662.752
MN$664.961
MO$604.02–$644.223
MS$599.181
MT$665.311
NC$629.051
ND$654.241
NE$619.761
NH$681.081
NJ$715.95–$750.122
NM$632.511
NV$662.661
NY$637.75–$777.875
OH$627.141
OK$614.001
OR$658.03–$712.792
PA$628.16–$690.742
PR$669.921
RI$681.781
SC$629.031
SD$652.931
TN$616.561
TX$624.34–$689.208
UT$636.981
VA$652.35–$757.052
VI$669.921
VT$651.701
WA$686.92–$772.292
WI$633.881
WV$615.651
WY$660.481

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Why are the office and facility amounts different?

For 29893 in El Centro, the physician’s office rate is $702.58 and the facility-setting rate is $431.32: a difference of $271.26.

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 29893 in El Centro. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$772.84

$702.58 × 110% = $772.84

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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 29893 in El Centro.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

3,373

Code
29893
Physician work
6.16
Practice expense
13.20
Malpractice
0.56

GPCI2026.csv

10

Locality
El Centro
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.541
Office / nonfacility calculation for 29893 in El Centro
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work6.16× 1.0176.2647
Practice expense13.20× 1.09614.4672
Malpractice0.56× 0.5410.3030
Total RVUs21.0349
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, El Centro$702.58

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
Work6.161.017
Practice expense13.21.096
Malpractice0.560.541

(6.16 × 1.017 + 13.2 × 1.096 + 0.56 × 0.541) × $33.4009 = $702.58

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work6.161.017
Practice expense5.791.096
Malpractice0.560.541

(6.16 × 1.017 + 5.79 × 1.096 + 0.56 × 0.541) × $33.4009 = $431.32

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

29893 · Office / nonfacility

$702.58

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $23.41 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $679.17 to $702.58 (3.4%).

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

    $679.17changed to$702.58

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 6.32 changed to 6.16
    • Practice expense RVU 13.06 changed to 13.20
    • Malpractice RVU 0.55 changed to 0.56
    • Work GPCI 1.014 changed to 1.017
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.093 changed to 1.096
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.570 changed to 0.541

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: $679.17

    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.

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Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$702.58$431.32RVU26D
2026-07-01$702.58$431.32RVU26C
2026-04-01$702.58$431.32RVU26B
2026-01-01$702.58$431.32RVU26A
2025-10-01$679.17$450.07RVU25D
2025-07-01$679.17$450.07RVU25C
2025-04-01$679.17$450.07RVU25B
2025-01-01$679.17$450.07RVU25A

29893 billing questions

Is this the right code for partial removal of the plantar fascia?

No. This code describes an endoscopic release, not partial fasciectomy. Use the applicable fasciectomy code when fascia is excised.

What documentation supports reporting this code?

The operative report should identify the endoscopic approach, the plantar fascia treated, the side, and the release performed.

How is bilateral surgery reported?

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

Does the code have a global period?

Yes. The 90-day global includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care.

Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?

Assistant-at-surgery payment is restricted by statute. Co-surgeons are paid only with 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.

RVUs for 29893PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 3,373 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for El CentroGPCI2026.csv, line 10 (RVU26D)
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