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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

29131 in Modesto

Office / nonfacility

$62.24

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$31.12

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 splinting

About 29131: Dynamic finger splint application

Report this service when a clinician applies a dynamic finger splint to support controlled movement during care of a finger injury or condition.

This service covers fitting and applying a dynamic splint to a finger. Unlike a rigid splint that holds the digit still, a dynamic design permits controlled movement while providing support or directional force. It may be used in office, emergency, or hand-care settings for a finger injury or condition requiring supported motion. A physician or other qualified clinician selects and positions the splint for the treated finger.

Report 29131 for a dynamic finger splint, not a static finger splint or a splint applied to the short arm. Documentation should identify the clinical problem, treated finger, dynamic splint type, and application. The code has a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. When multiple procedures occur in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. For bilateral application, modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment is restricted; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

CMS billing rules for 29131

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 RVU0.54 · 30%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU1.16 · 65%
  • Malpractice RVU0.08 · 4%

604

Medicare services in 2024 · #3389 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.

29131 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Modesto, from the same CMS release.

29130

Finger splint

Static application

$47.73

Choose 29131 for a dynamic finger splint that allows controlled movement. Choose 29130 when the finger splint is static.

29126

Short-arm splint

Dynamic

$90.29

29126 describes dynamic splint application to the short arm; 29131 is for a dynamic finger splint.

29125

Short arm splint

Static

$83.78

29125 is for a static short-arm splint, not a dynamic finger splint.

The same code, a different location

How does Modesto compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 29131 is $62.47—$0.23 higher than the $62.24 rate in Modesto. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

29131 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Modesto · This locality

    $62.24

  2. Bakersfield

    $62.47

    $0.23 higher than Modesto

  3. Chico

    $62.24

    The same base rate than Modesto

  4. El Centro

    $62.25

    $0.01 higher than Modesto

  5. Fresno

    $62.24

    The same base rate than Modesto

  6. Hanford-Corcoran

    $62.24

    The same base rate than Modesto

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

    $66.39

    $4.15 higher than Modesto

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, 29131 ranges from $52.69 in Arkansas to $77.32 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 · 29131

    Office

    $62.24

    Facility

    $31.12

    The same base rate than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 29131

    Office

    $62.24

    Facility

    $31.12

    The same base rate than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 29131

    Office

    $71.60

    Facility

    $34.18

    $9.36 higher than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 29131

    Office

    $66.00

    Facility

    $32.44

    $3.76 higher than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 29131

    Office

    $62.24

    Facility

    $31.12

    The same base rate than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 29131

    Office

    $62.24

    Facility

    $31.12

    The same base rate than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 29131

    Office

    $63.10

    Facility

    $31.99

    $0.86 higher than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 29131

    Office

    $65.18

    Facility

    $32.16

    $2.94 higher than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 29131

    Office

    $64.93

    Facility

    $32.03

    $2.69 higher than Modesto for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 29131

    Office

    $66.36

    Facility

    $32.41

    $4.12 higher than Modesto for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 29131

    Office

    $75.61

    Facility

    $35.58

    $13.37 higher than Modesto for the office setting.

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

    California · 29131

    Office

    $75.52

    Facility

    $35.49

    $13.28 higher than Modesto for the office setting.

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

    California · 29131

    Office

    $77.32

    Facility

    $36.38

    $15.08 higher than Modesto for the office setting.

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

    California · 29131

    Office

    $76.95

    Facility

    $36.01

    $14.71 higher than Modesto for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 29131

    Office

    $63.91

    Facility

    $31.57

    $1.67 higher than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 29131

    Office

    $66.92

    Facility

    $32.43

    $4.68 higher than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 29131

    Office

    $65.15

    Facility

    $32.05

    $2.91 higher than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 29131

    Office

    $67.59

    Facility

    $32.72

    $5.35 higher than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 29131

    Office

    $62.24

    Facility

    $31.12

    The same base rate than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 29131

    Office

    $71.47

    Facility

    $34.05

    $9.23 higher than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 29131

    Office

    $62.24

    Facility

    $31.12

    The same base rate than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 29131

    Office

    $62.24

    Facility

    $31.12

    The same base rate than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 29131

    Office

    $67.63

    Facility

    $34.18

    $5.39 higher than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 29131

    Office

    $65.13

    Facility

    $35.57

    $2.89 higher than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 29131

    Office

    $63.23

    Facility

    $34.70

    $0.99 higher than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 29131

    Office

    $68.45

    Facility

    $35.46

    $6.21 higher than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 29131

    Office

    $69.79

    Facility

    $39.55

    $7.55 higher than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 29131

    Office

    $53.45

    Facility

    $28.61

    $8.79 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 29131

    Office

    $52.69

    Facility

    $28.31

    $9.55 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 29131

    Office

    $57.87

    Facility

    $30.36

    $4.37 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 29131

    Office

    $61.56

    Facility

    $31.36

    $0.68 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 29131

    Office

    $63.36

    Facility

    $32.78

    $1.12 higher than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 29131

    Office

    $58.81

    Facility

    $30.76

    $3.43 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 29131

    Office

    $62.12

    Facility

    $33.36

    $0.12 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 29131

    Office

    $59.09

    Facility

    $31.95

    $3.15 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 29131

    Office

    $60.66

    Facility

    $31.82

    $1.58 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 29131

    Office

    $55.78

    Facility

    $30.46

    $6.46 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 29131

    Office

    $63.64

    Facility

    $31.36

    $1.40 higher than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 29131

    Office

    $54.55

    Facility

    $28.57

    $7.69 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 29131

    Office

    $54.95

    Facility

    $28.83

    $7.29 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 29131

    Office

    $59.06

    Facility

    $32.94

    $3.18 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 29131

    Office

    $57.59

    Facility

    $31.67

    $4.65 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 29131

    Office

    $62.69

    Facility

    $33.53

    $0.45 higher than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 29131

    Office

    $55.25

    Facility

    $28.93

    $6.99 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 29131

    Office

    $54.41

    Facility

    $28.74

    $7.83 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 29131

    Office

    $54.93

    Facility

    $29.69

    $7.31 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 29131

    Office

    $57.53

    Facility

    $30.82

    $4.71 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 29131

    Office

    $54.89

    Facility

    $29.76

    $7.35 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 29131

    Office

    $67.42

    Facility

    $33.52

    $5.18 higher than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 29131

    Office

    $61.25

    Facility

    $31.36

    $0.99 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 29131

    Office

    $63.20

    Facility

    $32.74

    $0.96 higher than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 29131

    Office

    $59.88

    Facility

    $31.15

    $2.36 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 29131

    Office

    $55.34

    Facility

    $29.22

    $6.90 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 29131

    Office

    $58.12

    Facility

    $29.98

    $4.12 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 29131

    Office

    $59.93

    Facility

    $32.53

    $2.31 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 29131

    Office

    $56.43

    Facility

    $30.51

    $5.81 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 29131

    Office

    $58.70

    Facility

    $29.48

    $3.54 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 29131

    Office

    $57.03

    Facility

    $30.37

    $5.21 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 29131

    Office

    $57.60

    Facility

    $30.57

    $4.64 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 29131

    Office

    $54.04

    Facility

    $29.56

    $8.20 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 29131

    Office

    $53.37

    Facility

    $28.93

    $8.87 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 29131

    Office

    $59.45

    Facility

    $31.06

    $2.79 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 29131

    Office

    $55.89

    Facility

    $29.40

    $6.35 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 29131

    Office

    $57.87

    Facility

    $29.48

    $4.37 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 29131

    Office

    $54.81

    Facility

    $28.60

    $7.43 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 29131

    Office

    $60.71

    Facility

    $31.15

    $1.53 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 29131

    Office

    $66.97

    Facility

    $34.04

    $4.73 higher than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 29131

    Office

    $64.00

    Facility

    $33.00

    $1.76 higher than Modesto for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 29131

    Office

    $56.77

    Facility

    $30.74

    $5.47 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 29131

    Office

    $59.05

    Facility

    $30.63

    $3.19 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 29131

    Office

    $70.22

    Facility

    $36.46

    $7.98 higher than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 29131

    Office

    $64.51

    Facility

    $33.42

    $2.27 higher than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 29131

    Office

    $68.84

    Facility

    $35.28

    $6.60 higher than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 29131

    Office

    $56.72

    Facility

    $29.75

    $5.52 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 29131

    Office

    $56.10

    Facility

    $30.18

    $6.14 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 29131

    Office

    $54.71

    Facility

    $29.36

    $7.53 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 29131

    Office

    $63.36

    Facility

    $31.82

    $1.12 higher than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 29131

    Office

    $58.51

    Facility

    $30.23

    $3.73 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 29131

    Office

    $61.88

    Facility

    $32.33

    $0.36 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 29131

    Office

    $56.13

    Facility

    $30.07

    $6.11 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 29131

    Office

    $59.84

    Facility

    $31.14

    $2.40 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 29131

    Office

    $60.79

    Facility

    $31.46

    $1.45 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 29131

    Office

    $56.11

    Facility

    $29.88

    $6.13 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 29131

    Office

    $57.68

    Facility

    $29.29

    $4.56 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 29131

    Office

    $54.69

    Facility

    $28.88

    $7.55 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 29131

    Office

    $61.43

    Facility

    $31.39

    $0.81 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 29131

    Office

    $55.78

    Facility

    $29.94

    $6.46 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 29131

    Office

    $58.66

    Facility

    $30.53

    $3.58 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 29131

    Office

    $59.08

    Facility

    $30.80

    $3.16 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 29131

    Office

    $58.73

    Facility

    $30.74

    $3.51 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 29131

    Office

    $58.87

    Facility

    $30.68

    $3.37 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 29131

    Office

    $60.33

    Facility

    $32.14

    $1.91 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 29131

    Office

    $57.22

    Facility

    $30.28

    $5.02 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 29131

    Office

    $56.86

    Facility

    $30.17

    $5.38 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 29131

    Office

    $58.01

    Facility

    $30.10

    $4.23 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 29131

    Office

    $59.84

    Facility

    $31.14

    $2.40 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 29131

    Office

    $57.75

    Facility

    $29.64

    $4.49 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 29131

    Office

    $61.10

    Facility

    $31.21

    $1.14 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 29131

    Office

    $68.66

    Facility

    $33.83

    $6.42 higher than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 29131

    Office

    $55.98

    Facility

    $28.78

    $6.26 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 29131

    Office

    $55.53

    Facility

    $30.86

    $6.71 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 29131

    Office

    $58.76

    Facility

    $30.37

    $3.48 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

29131 · 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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$52.69

$69.79

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$69.791
AL$53.451
AR$52.691
AZ$57.871
CA$62.24–$77.3229
CO$61.561
CT$63.361
DC$67.631
DE$58.811
FL$59.09–$65.133
GA$55.78–$60.662
GU$63.641
HI$63.641
IA$54.551
ID$54.951
IL$57.59–$63.234
IN$55.251
KS$54.411
KY$54.931
LA$54.89–$57.532
MA$61.25–$67.422
MD$59.88–$67.633
ME$55.34–$58.122
MI$56.43–$59.932
MN$58.701
MO$54.04–$57.603
MS$53.371
MT$59.451
NC$55.891
ND$57.871
NE$54.811
NH$60.711
NJ$64.00–$66.972
NM$56.771
NV$59.051
NY$56.72–$70.225
OH$56.101
OK$54.711
OR$58.51–$63.362
PA$56.13–$61.882
PR$59.841
RI$60.791
SC$56.111
SD$57.681
TN$54.691
TX$55.78–$61.438
UT$56.861
VA$58.01–$67.632
VI$59.841
VT$57.751
WA$61.10–$68.662
WI$55.981
WV$55.531
WY$58.761

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Why are the office and facility amounts different?

For 29131 in Modesto, the physician’s office rate is $62.24 and the facility-setting rate is $31.12: a difference of $31.12.

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 29131 in Modesto. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$68.46

$62.24 × 110% = $68.46

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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 29131 in Modesto.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

3,280

Code
29131
Physician work
0.54
Practice expense
1.16
Malpractice
0.08

GPCI2026.csv

16

Locality
Modesto
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.536
Office / nonfacility calculation for 29131 in Modesto
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.54× 1.0170.5492
Practice expense1.16× 1.0961.2714
Malpractice0.08× 0.5360.0429
Total RVUs1.8634
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Modesto$62.24

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
Work0.541.017
Practice expense1.161.096
Malpractice0.080.536

(0.54 × 1.017 + 1.16 × 1.096 + 0.08 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $62.24

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work0.541.017
Practice expense0.311.096
Malpractice0.080.536

(0.54 × 1.017 + 0.31 × 1.096 + 0.08 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $31.12

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

29131 · Office / nonfacility

$62.24

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $5.28 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $56.96 to $62.24 (9.3%).

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

    $56.96changed to$62.24

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 0.55 changed to 0.54
    • Practice expense RVU 1.06 changed to 1.16
    • 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: $56.96

    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$62.24$31.12RVU26D
2026-07-01$62.24$31.12RVU26C
2026-04-01$62.24$31.12RVU26B
2026-01-01$62.24$31.12RVU26A
2025-10-01$56.96$34.34RVU25D
2025-07-01$56.96$34.34RVU25C
2025-04-01$56.96$34.34RVU25B
2025-01-01$56.96$34.34RVU25A

29131 billing questions

How is 29131 different from 29130?

29131 is for a dynamic finger splint that permits controlled movement; 29130 is for a static finger splint that holds the finger in position.

When would 29126 be a better choice?

Use 29126 for a dynamic short-arm splint. Code 29131 is specific to application of a dynamic finger splint.

What documentation supports 29131?

Record the indication, which finger was treated, the dynamic splint applied, and how it was positioned to support the intended movement.

How does Medicare handle bilateral application?

The CMS bilateral rule specifies modifier 50, with payment at 150% for a bilateral procedure.

Is same-day care included in the payment?

Yes. The 0-day global period includes same-day preoperative and postoperative care.

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 29131PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 3,280 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for ModestoGPCI2026.csv, line 16 (RVU26D)
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