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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

29505 in Redding

Office / nonfacility

$115.87

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$55.84

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 immobilization

About 29505: Long-leg splint application

Report this service when a clinician applies a long-leg splint to immobilize an injured or unstable lower extremity, including the knee and leg.

A long-leg splint supports the lower extremity across the knee, extending from the thigh toward the ankle or foot. Physicians and other qualified clinicians commonly apply it in emergency departments, offices, and hospital settings for acute injuries or fractures, including after reduction, when the knee and leg need immobilization. Unlike a circumferential cast, a splint leaves room for swelling and examination of the limb.

Select the code for the long-leg extent of the applied splint, not for a below-knee splint or knee strapping. Documentation should identify the condition prompting immobilization, the treated side, the extent of the splint, and the application performed. CMS assigns a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. When multiple procedures occur in the same 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 29505

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 RVU0.67 · 20%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU2.48 · 76%
  • Malpractice RVU0.13 · 4%

7.1K

Medicare services in 2024 · #1652 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.

29505 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Redding, from the same CMS release.

29515

Splint application

Short leg

$86.30

Choose 29505 when the splint extends above the knee across the thigh and lower leg; 29515 is for a below-knee splint.

29345

Long-leg cast

Standard cast application

$154.79

29505 describes a noncircumferential splint. Use 29345 when the clinician applies a circumferential long-leg cast.

29530

Knee strapping

Supportive knee taping

$30.29

29530 is knee strapping, not application of a rigid long-leg splint extending across the thigh and lower leg.

The same code, a different location

How does Redding compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 29505 is $116.23—$0.36 higher than the $115.87 rate in Redding. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

29505 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Redding · This locality

    $115.87

  2. Bakersfield

    $116.23

    $0.36 higher than Redding

  3. Chico

    $115.87

    The same base rate than Redding

  4. El Centro

    $115.89

    $0.02 higher than Redding

  5. Fresno

    $115.87

    The same base rate than Redding

  6. Hanford-Corcoran

    $115.87

    The same base rate than Redding

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

    $124.17

    $8.30 higher than Redding

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, 29505 ranges from $95.77 in Arkansas to $146.61 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 · 29505

    Office

    $115.87

    Facility

    $55.84

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 29505

    Office

    $115.87

    Facility

    $55.84

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 29505

    Office

    $115.87

    Facility

    $55.84

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 29505

    Office

    $135.17

    Facility

    $62.97

    $19.30 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 29505

    Office

    $123.62

    Facility

    $58.87

    $7.75 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 29505

    Office

    $115.87

    Facility

    $55.84

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 29505

    Office

    $117.27

    Facility

    $57.24

    $1.40 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 29505

    Office

    $121.85

    Facility

    $58.14

    $5.98 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 29505

    Office

    $121.40

    Facility

    $57.92

    $5.53 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 29505

    Office

    $124.47

    Facility

    $58.96

    $8.60 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 29505

    Office

    $143.29

    Facility

    $66.06

    $27.42 higher than Redding for the office setting.

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

    California · 29505

    Office

    $143.15

    Facility

    $65.91

    $27.28 higher than Redding for the office setting.

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

    California · 29505

    Office

    $146.61

    Facility

    $67.63

    $30.74 higher than Redding for the office setting.

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

    California · 29505

    Office

    $146.01

    Facility

    $67.02

    $30.14 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 29505

    Office

    $119.43

    Facility

    $57.04

    $3.56 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 29505

    Office

    $125.82

    Facility

    $59.26

    $9.95 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 29505

    Office

    $121.92

    Facility

    $58.05

    $6.05 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 29505

    Office

    $127.10

    Facility

    $59.83

    $11.23 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 29505

    Office

    $115.87

    Facility

    $55.84

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 29505

    Office

    $134.96

    Facility

    $62.76

    $19.09 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 29505

    Office

    $115.87

    Facility

    $55.84

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 29505

    Office

    $115.87

    Facility

    $55.84

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 29505

    Office

    $126.00

    Facility

    $61.47

    $10.13 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 29505

    Office

    $119.59

    Facility

    $62.57

    $3.72 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 29505

    Office

    $115.75

    Facility

    $60.70

    $0.12 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 29505

    Office

    $126.95

    Facility

    $63.30

    $11.08 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 29505

    Office

    $124.18

    Facility

    $65.84

    $8.31 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 29505

    Office

    $97.32

    Facility

    $49.39

    $18.55 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 29505

    Office

    $95.77

    Facility

    $48.72

    $20.10 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 29505

    Office

    $106.36

    Facility

    $53.28

    $9.51 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 29505

    Office

    $114.17

    Facility

    $55.89

    $1.70 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 29505

    Office

    $117.29

    Facility

    $58.30

    $1.42 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 29505

    Office

    $108.23

    Facility

    $54.11

    $7.64 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 29505

    Office

    $114.14

    Facility

    $58.65

    $1.73 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 29505

    Office

    $108.09

    Facility

    $55.73

    $7.78 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 29505

    Office

    $111.82

    Facility

    $56.17

    $4.05 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 29505

    Office

    $101.44

    Facility

    $52.58

    $14.43 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 29505

    Office

    $119.08

    Facility

    $56.79

    $3.21 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 29505

    Office

    $99.90

    Facility

    $49.77

    $15.97 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 29505

    Office

    $100.64

    Facility

    $50.24

    $15.23 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 29505

    Office

    $107.33

    Facility

    $56.94

    $8.54 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 29505

    Office

    $104.79

    Facility

    $54.78

    $11.08 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 29505

    Office

    $115.30

    Facility

    $59.04

    $0.57 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 29505

    Office

    $101.28

    Facility

    $50.50

    $14.59 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 29505

    Office

    $99.45

    Facility

    $49.93

    $16.42 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 29505

    Office

    $99.99

    Facility

    $51.29

    $15.88 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 29505

    Office

    $105.26

    Facility

    $53.71

    $10.61 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 29505

    Office

    $99.85

    Facility

    $51.37

    $16.02 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 29505

    Office

    $126.06

    Facility

    $60.66

    $10.19 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 29505

    Office

    $113.42

    Facility

    $55.74

    $2.45 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 29505

    Office

    $116.99

    Facility

    $58.21

    $1.12 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 29505

    Office

    $110.42

    Facility

    $54.98

    $5.45 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 29505

    Office

    $101.29

    Facility

    $50.89

    $14.58 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 29505

    Office

    $107.21

    Facility

    $52.92

    $8.66 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 29505

    Office

    $109.63

    Facility

    $56.77

    $6.24 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 29505

    Office

    $102.91

    Facility

    $52.90

    $12.96 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 29505

    Office

    $108.90

    Facility

    $52.53

    $6.97 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 29505

    Office

    $104.40

    Facility

    $52.97

    $11.47 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 29505

    Office

    $105.59

    Facility

    $53.44

    $10.28 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 29505

    Office

    $98.01

    Facility

    $50.79

    $17.86 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 29505

    Office

    $96.91

    Facility

    $49.74

    $18.96 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 29505

    Office

    $109.55

    Facility

    $54.77

    $6.32 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 29505

    Office

    $102.44

    Facility

    $51.33

    $13.43 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 29505

    Office

    $106.98

    Facility

    $52.20

    $8.89 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 29505

    Office

    $100.48

    Facility

    $49.92

    $15.39 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 29505

    Office

    $112.41

    Facility

    $55.39

    $3.46 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 29505

    Office

    $124.51

    Facility

    $60.97

    $8.64 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 29505

    Office

    $118.49

    Facility

    $58.68

    $2.62 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 29505

    Office

    $103.55

    Facility

    $53.32

    $12.32 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 29505

    Office

    $108.91

    Facility

    $54.08

    $6.96 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 29505

    Office

    $130.36

    Facility

    $65.23

    $14.49 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 29505

    Office

    $119.34

    Facility

    $59.36

    $3.47 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 29505

    Office

    $127.98

    Facility

    $63.24

    $12.11 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 29505

    Office

    $104.12

    Facility

    $52.09

    $11.75 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 29505

    Office

    $102.38

    Facility

    $52.37

    $13.49 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 29505

    Office

    $99.72

    Facility

    $50.81

    $16.15 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 29505

    Office

    $118.00

    Facility

    $57.14

    $2.13 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 29505

    Office

    $107.93

    Facility

    $53.38

    $7.94 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 29505

    Office

    $114.19

    Facility

    $57.17

    $1.68 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 29505

    Office

    $102.52

    Facility

    $52.24

    $13.35 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 29505

    Office

    $110.40

    Facility

    $55.02

    $5.47 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 29505

    Office

    $112.24

    Facility

    $55.66

    $3.63 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 29505

    Office

    $102.61

    Facility

    $51.99

    $13.26 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 29505

    Office

    $106.67

    Facility

    $51.89

    $9.20 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 29505

    Office

    $100.01

    Facility

    $50.21

    $15.86 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 29505

    Office

    $113.91

    Facility

    $55.95

    $1.96 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 29505

    Office

    $101.79

    Facility

    $51.94

    $14.08 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 29505

    Office

    $108.03

    Facility

    $53.75

    $7.84 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 29505

    Office

    $108.81

    Facility

    $54.25

    $7.06 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 29505

    Office

    $108.04

    Facility

    $54.03

    $7.83 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 29505

    Office

    $108.41

    Facility

    $54.01

    $7.46 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 29505

    Office

    $110.79

    Facility

    $56.39

    $5.08 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 29505

    Office

    $104.91

    Facility

    $52.93

    $10.96 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 29505

    Office

    $104.14

    Facility

    $52.65

    $11.73 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 29505

    Office

    $106.87

    Facility

    $53.02

    $9.00 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 29505

    Office

    $110.40

    Facility

    $55.02

    $5.47 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 29505

    Office

    $106.58

    Facility

    $52.35

    $9.29 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 29505

    Office

    $113.20

    Facility

    $55.52

    $2.67 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 29505

    Office

    $128.68

    Facility

    $61.47

    $12.81 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 29505

    Office

    $103.07

    Facility

    $50.59

    $12.80 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 29505

    Office

    $100.58

    Facility

    $52.97

    $15.29 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 29505

    Office

    $108.43

    Facility

    $53.65

    $7.44 lower than Redding for the office setting.

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29505 · 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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$95.77

$131.24

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$124.181
AL$97.321
AR$95.771
AZ$106.361
CA$115.87–$146.6129
CO$114.171
CT$117.291
DC$126.001
DE$108.231
FL$108.09–$119.593
GA$101.44–$111.822
GU$119.081
HI$119.081
IA$99.901
ID$100.641
IL$104.79–$115.754
IN$101.281
KS$99.451
KY$99.991
LA$99.85–$105.262
MA$113.42–$126.062
MD$110.42–$126.003
ME$101.29–$107.212
MI$102.91–$109.632
MN$108.901
MO$98.01–$105.593
MS$96.911
MT$109.551
NC$102.441
ND$106.981
NE$100.481
NH$112.411
NJ$118.49–$124.512
NM$103.551
NV$108.911
NY$104.12–$130.365
OH$102.381
OK$99.721
OR$107.93–$118.002
PA$102.52–$114.192
PR$110.401
RI$112.241
SC$102.611
SD$106.671
TN$100.011
TX$101.79–$113.918
UT$104.141
VA$106.87–$126.002
VI$110.401
VT$106.581
WA$113.20–$128.682
WI$103.071
WV$100.581
WY$108.431

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Why are the office and facility amounts different?

For 29505 in Redding, the physician’s office rate is $115.87 and the facility-setting rate is $55.84: a difference of $60.03.

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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Reference amount per service

$127.46

$115.87 × 110% = $127.46

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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 29505 in Redding.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

3,297

Code
29505
Physician work
0.67
Practice expense
2.48
Malpractice
0.13

GPCI2026.csv

19

Locality
Redding
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.536
Office / nonfacility calculation for 29505 in Redding
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.67× 1.0170.6814
Practice expense2.48× 1.0962.7181
Malpractice0.13× 0.5360.0697
Total RVUs3.4691
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Redding$115.87

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
Work0.671.017
Practice expense2.481.096
Malpractice0.130.536

(0.67 × 1.017 + 2.48 × 1.096 + 0.13 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $115.87

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work0.671.017
Practice expense0.841.096
Malpractice0.130.536

(0.67 × 1.017 + 0.84 × 1.096 + 0.13 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $55.84

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

29505 · Office / nonfacility

$115.87

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $19.82 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $96.05 to $115.87 (20.6%).

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

    $96.05changed to$115.87

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 0.69 changed to 0.67
    • Practice expense RVU 2.01 changed to 2.48
    • 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: $96.05

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Each row uses the accepted CMS release effective on that date and the same contractor and locality identifiers. Missing rates stay visible. Historical boundaries may differ; verify the service address for an older claim.

Inspect every release and its CMS source
Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$115.87$55.84RVU26D
2026-07-01$115.87$55.84RVU26C
2026-04-01$115.87$55.84RVU26B
2026-01-01$115.87$55.84RVU26A
2025-10-01$96.05$52.92RVU25D
2025-07-01$96.05$52.92RVU25C
2025-04-01$96.05$52.92RVU25B
2025-01-01$96.05$52.92RVU25A

29505 billing questions

When should I choose 29505 instead of 29515?

Use 29505 for a splint extending above the knee across the thigh and lower leg. Use 29515 when the splint is limited to the lower leg and foot.

How does 29505 differ from a long-leg cast?

29505 describes a splint, which is not circumferential and allows room for swelling. A long-leg cast code applies when the clinician uses a circumferential cast.

How is bilateral long-leg splint application reported?

For application to both legs, report modifier 50; CMS pays the bilateral procedure at 150%.

What documentation supports reporting 29505?

Document the injury or condition requiring immobilization, the treated side, the splint’s long-leg extent, and the application performed.

Is same-day care included in the payment for 29505?

Yes. The code has a 0-day global period, which 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 29505PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 3,297 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for ReddingGPCI2026.csv, line 19 (RVU26D)
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