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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

29280 in Merced

Office / nonfacility

$31.20

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$16.92

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 services

About 29280: Hand or finger strapping

Reports tape strapping applied to a hand or finger to support an injured area or limit motion during treatment of a hand or finger condition.

A clinician applies adhesive tape to support or restrict movement of the hand or one or more fingers, commonly for a sprain, soft-tissue injury, or instability. The service is reported when therapeutic strapping is applied to the hand or finger, rather than when the treatment is application of a splint. It may be performed in an office or other setting where the patient receives care for the injury or condition.

Documentation should identify the hand or finger treated, the condition prompting support, and the strapping performed. The code has a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the 50% multiple-procedure reduction. For bilateral reporting with modifier 50, CMS pays at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery services are not paid; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

CMS billing rules for 29280

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 · 42%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU0.48 · 53%
  • Malpractice RVU0.04 · 4%

5.2K

Medicare services in 2024 · #1848 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.

29280 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Merced, from the same CMS release.

29260

Joint strapping

Elbow or wrist

$30.11

Use 29280 for strapping of the hand or fingers. Code 29260 is for strapping of the elbow or wrist.

29130

Finger splint

Static application

$47.73

Use 29280 when tape strapping supports or restricts the hand or fingers; use 29130 when a finger splint is applied.

29125

Short arm splint

Static

$83.78

Code 29125 describes application of a short arm splint extending from the forearm to the hand. Code 29280 is for hand or finger strapping.

The same code, a different location

How does Merced compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 29280 is $31.32—$0.12 higher than the $31.20 rate in Merced. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

29280 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Merced · This locality

    $31.20

  2. Bakersfield

    $31.32

    $0.12 higher than Merced

  3. Chico

    $31.20

    The same base rate than Merced

  4. El Centro

    $31.20

    The same base rate than Merced

  5. Fresno

    $31.20

    The same base rate than Merced

  6. Hanford-Corcoran

    $31.20

    The same base rate than Merced

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

    $33.07

    $1.87 higher than Merced

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, 29280 ranges from $27.15 in Arkansas to $37.92 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

  • Madera

    California · 29280

    Office

    $31.20

    Facility

    $16.92

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 29280

    Office

    $31.20

    Facility

    $16.92

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 29280

    Office

    $35.30

    Facility

    $18.13

    $4.10 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 29280

    Office

    $32.83

    Facility

    $17.43

    $1.63 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 29280

    Office

    $31.20

    Facility

    $16.92

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 29280

    Office

    $31.20

    Facility

    $16.92

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 29280

    Office

    $31.63

    Facility

    $17.36

    $0.43 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 29280

    Office

    $32.51

    Facility

    $17.36

    $1.31 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 29280

    Office

    $32.38

    Facility

    $17.29

    $1.18 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 29280

    Office

    $32.97

    Facility

    $17.39

    $1.77 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 29280

    Office

    $37.12

    Facility

    $18.75

    $5.92 higher than Merced for the office setting.

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

    California · 29280

    Office

    $37.07

    Facility

    $18.70

    $5.87 higher than Merced for the office setting.

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

    California · 29280

    Office

    $37.92

    Facility

    $19.14

    $6.72 higher than Merced for the office setting.

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

    California · 29280

    Office

    $37.74

    Facility

    $18.95

    $6.54 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 29280

    Office

    $31.89

    Facility

    $17.05

    $0.69 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 29280

    Office

    $33.15

    Facility

    $17.33

    $1.95 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 29280

    Office

    $32.46

    Facility

    $17.27

    $1.26 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 29280

    Office

    $33.48

    Facility

    $17.48

    $2.28 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 29280

    Office

    $31.20

    Facility

    $16.92

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 29280

    Office

    $35.24

    Facility

    $18.07

    $4.04 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 29280

    Office

    $31.20

    Facility

    $16.92

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 29280

    Office

    $31.20

    Facility

    $16.92

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 29280

    Office

    $33.75

    Facility

    $18.41

    $2.55 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 29280

    Office

    $32.76

    Facility

    $19.20

    $1.56 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 29280

    Office

    $31.96

    Facility

    $18.87

    $0.76 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 29280

    Office

    $34.25

    Facility

    $19.12

    $3.05 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 29280

    Office

    $36.85

    Facility

    $22.98

    $5.65 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 29280

    Office

    $27.48

    Facility

    $16.08

    $3.72 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 29280

    Office

    $27.15

    Facility

    $15.96

    $4.05 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 29280

    Office

    $29.37

    Facility

    $16.75

    $1.83 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 29280

    Office

    $30.95

    Facility

    $17.09

    $0.25 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 29280

    Office

    $31.83

    Facility

    $17.80

    $0.63 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 29280

    Office

    $29.80

    Facility

    $16.93

    $1.40 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 29280

    Office

    $31.35

    Facility

    $18.15

    $0.15 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 29280

    Office

    $30.03

    Facility

    $17.57

    $1.17 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 29280

    Office

    $30.62

    Facility

    $17.39

    $0.58 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 29280

    Office

    $28.59

    Facility

    $16.97

    $2.61 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 29280

    Office

    $31.69

    Facility

    $16.88

    $0.49 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 29280

    Office

    $27.89

    Facility

    $15.97

    $3.31 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 29280

    Office

    $28.07

    Facility

    $16.09

    $3.13 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 29280

    Office

    $30.13

    Facility

    $18.15

    $1.07 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 29280

    Office

    $29.42

    Facility

    $17.53

    $1.78 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 29280

    Office

    $31.61

    Facility

    $18.24

    $0.41 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 29280

    Office

    $28.20

    Facility

    $16.13

    $3.00 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 29280

    Office

    $27.86

    Facility

    $16.08

    $3.34 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 29280

    Office

    $28.17

    Facility

    $16.59

    $3.03 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 29280

    Office

    $29.30

    Facility

    $17.04

    $1.90 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 29280

    Office

    $28.16

    Facility

    $16.63

    $3.04 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 29280

    Office

    $33.54

    Facility

    $17.99

    $2.34 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 29280

    Office

    $30.84

    Facility

    $17.13

    $0.36 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 29280

    Office

    $31.75

    Facility

    $17.77

    $0.55 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 29280

    Office

    $30.27

    Facility

    $17.09

    $0.93 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 29280

    Office

    $28.27

    Facility

    $16.29

    $2.93 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 29280

    Office

    $29.42

    Facility

    $16.51

    $1.78 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 29280

    Office

    $30.42

    Facility

    $17.85

    $0.78 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 29280

    Office

    $28.84

    Facility

    $16.95

    $2.36 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 29280

    Office

    $29.59

    Facility

    $16.18

    $1.61 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 29280

    Office

    $29.05

    Facility

    $16.82

    $2.15 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 29280

    Office

    $29.29

    Facility

    $16.89

    $1.91 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 29280

    Office

    $27.81

    Facility

    $16.58

    $3.39 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 29280

    Office

    $27.48

    Facility

    $16.27

    $3.72 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 29280

    Office

    $30.06

    Facility

    $17.03

    $1.14 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 29280

    Office

    $28.50

    Facility

    $16.35

    $2.70 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 29280

    Office

    $29.27

    Facility

    $16.24

    $1.93 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 29280

    Office

    $28.00

    Facility

    $15.97

    $3.20 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 29280

    Office

    $30.55

    Facility

    $16.99

    $0.65 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 29280

    Office

    $33.52

    Facility

    $18.41

    $2.32 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 29280

    Office

    $32.17

    Facility

    $17.95

    $0.97 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 29280

    Office

    $29.00

    Facility

    $17.05

    $2.20 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 29280

    Office

    $29.85

    Facility

    $16.81

    $1.35 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 29280

    Office

    $35.05

    Facility

    $19.56

    $3.85 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 29280

    Office

    $32.44

    Facility

    $18.17

    $1.24 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 29280

    Office

    $34.38

    Facility

    $18.98

    $3.18 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 29280

    Office

    $28.86

    Facility

    $16.49

    $2.34 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 29280

    Office

    $28.68

    Facility

    $16.78

    $2.52 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 29280

    Office

    $28.05

    Facility

    $16.41

    $3.15 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 29280

    Office

    $31.70

    Facility

    $17.23

    $0.50 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 29280

    Office

    $29.60

    Facility

    $16.63

    $1.60 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 29280

    Office

    $31.20

    Facility

    $17.64

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 29280

    Office

    $28.67

    Facility

    $16.71

    $2.53 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 29280

    Office

    $30.22

    Facility

    $17.05

    $0.98 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 29280

    Office

    $30.69

    Facility

    $17.23

    $0.51 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 29280

    Office

    $28.64

    Facility

    $16.61

    $2.56 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 29280

    Office

    $29.17

    Facility

    $16.15

    $2.03 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 29280

    Office

    $27.98

    Facility

    $16.14

    $3.22 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 29280

    Office

    $30.86

    Facility

    $17.08

    $0.34 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 29280

    Office

    $28.52

    Facility

    $16.67

    $2.68 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 29280

    Office

    $29.72

    Facility

    $16.82

    $1.48 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 29280

    Office

    $29.92

    Facility

    $16.95

    $1.28 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 29280

    Office

    $29.78

    Facility

    $16.93

    $1.42 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 29280

    Office

    $29.82

    Facility

    $16.89

    $1.38 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 29280

    Office

    $30.55

    Facility

    $17.62

    $0.65 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 29280

    Office

    $29.11

    Facility

    $16.75

    $2.09 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 29280

    Office

    $28.96

    Facility

    $16.72

    $2.24 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 29280

    Office

    $29.40

    Facility

    $16.59

    $1.80 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 29280

    Office

    $30.22

    Facility

    $17.05

    $0.98 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 29280

    Office

    $29.24

    Facility

    $16.34

    $1.96 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 29280

    Office

    $30.76

    Facility

    $17.04

    $0.44 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 29280

    Office

    $34.09

    Facility

    $18.11

    $2.89 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 29280

    Office

    $28.46

    Facility

    $15.98

    $2.74 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 29280

    Office

    $28.54

    Facility

    $17.22

    $2.66 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 29280

    Office

    $29.71

    Facility

    $16.69

    $1.49 lower than Merced for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

29280 · 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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$27.15

$36.85

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$36.851
AL$27.481
AR$27.151
AZ$29.371
CA$31.20–$37.9229
CO$30.951
CT$31.831
DC$33.751
DE$29.801
FL$30.03–$32.763
GA$28.59–$30.622
GU$31.691
HI$31.691
IA$27.891
ID$28.071
IL$29.42–$31.964
IN$28.201
KS$27.861
KY$28.171
LA$28.16–$29.302
MA$30.84–$33.542
MD$30.27–$33.753
ME$28.27–$29.422
MI$28.84–$30.422
MN$29.591
MO$27.81–$29.293
MS$27.481
MT$30.061
NC$28.501
ND$29.271
NE$28.001
NH$30.551
NJ$32.17–$33.522
NM$29.001
NV$29.851
NY$28.86–$35.055
OH$28.681
OK$28.051
OR$29.60–$31.702
PA$28.67–$31.202
PR$30.221
RI$30.691
SC$28.641
SD$29.171
TN$27.981
TX$28.52–$30.868
UT$28.961
VA$29.40–$33.752
VI$30.221
VT$29.241
WA$30.76–$34.092
WI$28.461
WV$28.541
WY$29.711

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Why are the office and facility amounts different?

For 29280 in Merced, the physician’s office rate is $31.20 and the facility-setting rate is $16.92: a difference of $14.28.

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 29280 in Merced. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$34.32

$31.20 × 110% = $34.32

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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 29280 in Merced.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

3,284

Code
29280
Physician work
0.38
Practice expense
0.48
Malpractice
0.04

GPCI2026.csv

15

Locality
Merced
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.536
Office / nonfacility calculation for 29280 in Merced
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.38× 1.0170.3865
Practice expense0.48× 1.0960.5261
Malpractice0.04× 0.5360.0214
Total RVUs0.9340
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Merced$31.20

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
Work0.381.017
Practice expense0.481.096
Malpractice0.040.536

(0.38 × 1.017 + 0.48 × 1.096 + 0.04 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $31.20

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work0.381.017
Practice expense0.091.096
Malpractice0.040.536

(0.38 × 1.017 + 0.09 × 1.096 + 0.04 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $16.92

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

29280 · Office / nonfacility

$31.20

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $1.42 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $29.78 to $31.20 (4.8%).

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

    $29.78changed to$31.20

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 0.39 changed to 0.38
    • Practice expense RVU 0.46 changed to 0.48
    • 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: $29.78

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$31.20$16.92RVU26D
2026-07-01$31.20$16.92RVU26C
2026-04-01$31.20$16.92RVU26B
2026-01-01$31.20$16.92RVU26A
2025-10-01$29.78$19.17RVU25D
2025-07-01$29.78$19.17RVU25C
2025-04-01$29.78$19.17RVU25B
2025-01-01$29.78$19.17RVU25A

29280 billing questions

When should I report hand or finger strapping rather than a splint code?

Report this service when adhesive tape is applied to support or restrict movement of the hand or finger. A service involving application of a finger or forearm-to-hand splint is represented by the applicable splint code instead.

What documentation supports this code?

Document the hand or finger treated, the condition requiring support, and the strapping performed. The record should make clear that the service was strapping rather than splint application.

How does the multiple-procedure reduction affect this code?

For procedures performed in the same session, CMS pays the highest-valued procedure in full and pays other procedures at 50%. The reduction applies to this code when it is one of the other procedures.

How is bilateral strapping paid?

CMS pays a bilateral procedure reported with modifier 50 at 150%. Document the service on both sides and report the modifier according to the applicable claim instructions.

Is same-day care included in the global period?

Yes. This code has a 0-day global period, which includes same-day preoperative and postoperative care.

Can an assistant or surgical team be reported for this service?

Assistant-at-surgery services are not paid for this code. Co-surgeons and team surgery are 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 29280PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 3,284 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for MercedGPCI2026.csv, line 15 (RVU26D)
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