No office rate
Use 29805 for diagnostic shoulder arthroscopy without therapeutic work. Use 29825 when adhesions are released or removed arthroscopically.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
29825 in Redding
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$558.10
Base rate per service
Amounts below use the non-QP conversion factor for participating physicians. These are base physician payments before claim-level adjustments, not patient costs or total hospital charges.
Orthopedic surgery
About 29825: Arthroscopic shoulder adhesion release
Reports therapeutic shoulder arthroscopy to release or remove adhesions, commonly for a stiff shoulder when contracted tissue limits motion.
An orthopedic surgeon uses an arthroscope and instruments to release or remove adhesions within the shoulder joint. The procedure is commonly performed for adhesive capsulitis or persistent stiffness after prior shoulder surgery or injury. The surgeon may also manipulate the shoulder to improve motion; manipulation is optional to this service. It is performed in a surgical setting, including a hospital outpatient department or ambulatory surgery center.
Choose this code when arthroscopic treatment of adhesions is the principal work, and document the affected shoulder, the adhesions released or resected, and any manipulation performed. The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When related endoscopies are performed together, CMS endoscopy-family pricing applies. Modifier 50 identifies bilateral surgery, paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery services may be paid; co-surgeons require supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 29825
- Global period
- Major surgery with a 90-day global period: the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care are included.
- Multiple procedures
- Endoscopy family pricing applies when related endoscopies are performed together.
- Bilateral procedures
- Bilateral procedure with modifier 50 is paid at 150%.
- Assistant at surgery
- Assistant at surgery may be paid.
- Co-surgeons
- Co-surgeons paid only with supporting documentation.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU7.60 · 46%
- Practice expense (office) RVU7.45 · 45%
- Malpractice RVU1.52 · 9%
2.9K
Medicare services in 2024 · #2207 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.
29825 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Redding, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
Code 29822 describes limited shoulder debridement. Adhesion release or resection, rather than limited tissue cleanup, supports 29825.
No office rate
Code 29823 describes extensive shoulder debridement. Choose 29825 when the operative work is arthroscopic release or removal of adhesions.
No office rate
Code 29806 describes arthroscopic shoulder stabilization for instability. Code 29825 addresses adhesions restricting shoulder motion.
The same code, a different location
How does Redding compare?
29825 across payment areas
Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0
Redding · This locality
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Other payment areas listed in California appear first, followed by selected cross-country examples. The chart compares amounts, not distance.
The code’s RVUs stay the same in these comparisons. Geographic adjustments to work, practice expense and malpractice change the dollar amount. A city name alone may not identify the payment area for a service address.
Compare all 108 other payment areas
Madera
California · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$558.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Merced
California · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$558.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Modesto
California · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$558.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$623.60
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$586.71
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$558.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$574.45
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$579.59
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$577.33
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$586.59
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$652.13
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$650.40
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$667.80
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$660.75
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$568.80
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$588.73
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$578.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$594.25
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$558.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Vallejo
California · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$621.11
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$558.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$558.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
District of Columbia · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$617.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Miami
Florida · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$641.28
No comparable office rate is available.
Chicago
Illinois · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$622.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Manhattan
New York · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$639.76
No comparable office rate is available.
Alaska*
Alaska · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$673.76
No comparable office rate is available.
Alabama
Alabama · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$500.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$493.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$538.43
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$561.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$588.35
No comparable office rate is available.
Delaware
Delaware · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$546.61
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$597.71
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$568.04
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$568.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$536.33
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$566.17
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$501.69
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$506.79
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$585.03
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$560.39
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$601.14
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$509.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$504.38
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$521.52
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$545.68
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$522.70
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$606.55
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$560.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$587.71
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$554.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$514.36
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$532.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$579.57
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$538.35
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$524.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$537.11
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$541.61
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$517.79
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$505.61
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$553.35
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$518.45
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$523.30
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$502.71
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$557.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$612.71
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$591.42
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$543.00
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$545.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$660.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$599.18
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$637.43
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$525.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$532.21
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$515.51
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$572.14
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$537.38
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$578.02
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$530.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$555.43
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$561.00
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$526.93
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$519.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$507.30
No comparable office rate is available.
Austin
Texas · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$562.61
No comparable office rate is available.
Beaumont
Texas · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$527.45
No comparable office rate is available.
Brazoria
Texas · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$542.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Dallas
Texas · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$547.53
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Worth
Texas · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$545.70
No comparable office rate is available.
Galveston
Texas · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$545.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Houston
Texas · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$572.83
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$535.84
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$533.34
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$534.30
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$555.43
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$525.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$557.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$613.34
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$507.87
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$542.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 29825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$540.25
No comparable office rate is available.
See how rates vary across the country
29825 · Office / nonfacility · Non-QP. Choose a state to explore its payment localities. A range means the amount varies within that state.
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| State / territory | Rate range | Localities |
|---|---|---|
| AK | No published base rate | 1 |
| AL | No published base rate | 1 |
| AR | No published base rate | 1 |
| AZ | No published base rate | 1 |
| CA | No published base rate | 29 |
| CO | No published base rate | 1 |
| CT | No published base rate | 1 |
| DC | No published base rate | 1 |
| DE | No published base rate | 1 |
| FL | No published base rate | 3 |
| GA | No published base rate | 2 |
| GU | No published base rate | 1 |
| HI | No published base rate | 1 |
| IA | No published base rate | 1 |
| ID | No published base rate | 1 |
| IL | No published base rate | 4 |
| IN | No published base rate | 1 |
| KS | No published base rate | 1 |
| KY | No published base rate | 1 |
| LA | No published base rate | 2 |
| MA | No published base rate | 2 |
| MD | No published base rate | 3 |
| ME | No published base rate | 2 |
| MI | No published base rate | 2 |
| MN | No published base rate | 1 |
| MO | No published base rate | 3 |
| MS | No published base rate | 1 |
| MT | No published base rate | 1 |
| NC | No published base rate | 1 |
| ND | No published base rate | 1 |
| NE | No published base rate | 1 |
| NH | No published base rate | 1 |
| NJ | No published base rate | 2 |
| NM | No published base rate | 1 |
| NV | No published base rate | 1 |
| NY | No published base rate | 5 |
| OH | No published base rate | 1 |
| OK | No published base rate | 1 |
| OR | No published base rate | 2 |
| PA | No published base rate | 2 |
| PR | No published base rate | 1 |
| RI | No published base rate | 1 |
| SC | No published base rate | 1 |
| SD | No published base rate | 1 |
| TN | No published base rate | 1 |
| TX | No published base rate | 8 |
| UT | No published base rate | 1 |
| VA | No published base rate | 2 |
| VI | No published base rate | 1 |
| VT | No published base rate | 1 |
| WA | No published base rate | 2 |
| WI | No published base rate | 1 |
| WV | No published base rate | 1 |
| WY | No published base rate | 1 |
Where does this rate apply?
Redding is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 32 cities and communities in California, including the examples shown here.
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Turn a percentage into dollars for 29825 in Redding. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$613.91
$558.10 × 110% = $613.91
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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 29825 in Redding.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
3,325
- Code
- 29825
- Physician work
- 7.60
- Practice expense
- 7.45
- Malpractice
- 1.52
GPCI2026.csv
19
- Locality
- Redding
- Physician work
- 1.017
- Practice expense
- 1.096
- Malpractice
- 0.536
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 7.60 | × 1.017 | 7.7292 |
| Practice expense | 7.45 | × 1.096 | 8.1652 |
| Malpractice | 1.52 | × 0.536 | 0.8147 |
| Total RVUs | 16.7091 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Redding$558.10
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 7.6 | 1.017 |
| Practice expense | 7.45 | 1.096 |
| Malpractice | 1.52 | 0.536 |
(7.6 × 1.017 + 7.45 × 1.096 + 1.52 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $558.10
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
29825 · Office / nonfacility
Rate unavailable
Effective 2026-10-01
A rate is unavailable in one of these releases, so a change cannot be calculated.
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| Effective from | Office / nonfacility | Facility | CMS release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $558.10 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $558.10 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $558.10 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $558.10 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $590.45 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $590.45 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $590.45 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $590.45 | RVU25A |
29825 billing questions
How does this differ from diagnostic shoulder arthroscopy?
This code represents therapeutic release or removal of adhesions. A diagnostic arthroscopy code is for examination when no therapeutic arthroscopic procedure is performed.
Is manipulation required?
No. The service may include manipulation, but arthroscopic adhesion release or resection is the defining work.
Can shoulder decompression be reported with this procedure?
Code 29826 is an add-on for eligible primary shoulder arthroscopy procedures, including this one, when decompression is also performed and documented.
How is bilateral surgery handled?
CMS identifies this as a bilateral procedure; modifier 50 is paid at 150%.
What documentation supports reporting this code?
Document the shoulder treated, the adhesions encountered, and the arthroscopic release or removal performed. Include manipulation if performed, but it is not required.
What postoperative care is included?
The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related 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.
3,32229822,,Sho arthrs srg lmtd dbrdmt,A,,6.85,7.19,NA,7.19,,1.41,15.45,15.45,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,3,1,2,0,0,9,29805,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,32329823,,Sho arthrs srg xtnsv dbrdmt,A,,7.78,7.39,NA,7.39,,1.56,16.73,16.73,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,3,1,2,1,0,9,29805,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,32429824,,Sho arthrs srg dstl claviclc,A,,8.76,8.61,NA,8.61,,1.76,19.13,19.13,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,3,1,2,1,0,9,29805,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,32529825,,Sho arthrs srg lss&rescj ads,A,,7.60,7.45,NA,7.45,,1.52,16.57,16.57,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,3,1,2,1,0,9,29805,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,32629826,,Sho arthrs srg decompression,A,,2.93,0.91,NA,0.91,,0.58,4.42,4.42,0,ZZZ,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,32729827,,Sho arthrs srg rt8tr cuf rpr,A,,15.20,10.98,NA,10.98,,3.05,29.23,29.23,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,3,1,2,1,0,9,29805,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,32829828,,Sho arthrs srg bicp tenodsis,A,,12.83,9.85,NA,9.85,,2.58,25.26,25.26,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,3,1,2,1,0,9,29805,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
1601112,CA,60,MODESTO,1.017,1.096,0.536
1701112,CA,51,NAPA,1.063,1.318,0.508
1801182,CA,17,OXNARD-THOUSAND OAKS-VENTURA,1.028,1.182,0.623
1901112,CA,61,REDDING,1.017,1.096,0.536
2001112,CA,62,RIVERSIDE-SAN BERNARDINO-ONTARIO,1.018,1.096,0.853
2101112,CA,63,SACRAMENTO-ROSEVILLE-FOLSOM,1.036,1.163,0.536
2201112,CA,64,SALINAS,1.031,1.159,0.536