No office rate
29894 specifically describes arthroscopic removal of a loose body or foreign body. Use 29899 only when the ankle procedure is not represented by a specific listed code.
On this page
CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
29899 in Redding
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$919.50
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 29899: Unlisted ankle arthroscopy procedure
Reports an ankle arthroscopic operation when no specific CPT code describes the distinct work performed in the ankle joint.
An orthopedic surgeon typically reports 29899 for arthroscopic ankle work that has no specific listed CPT code. The service is performed in the ankle joint, commonly in a hospital outpatient department or ambulatory surgery center. This unlisted code identifies the procedure as arthroscopic, but does not specify the operative objective or extent; the operative report must make those details clear.
Choose a specific ankle arthroscopy code when it accurately describes the work, such as removal of a loose body or a defined level of debridement. For 29899, submit documentation describing the procedure and why a listed code does not fit; a comparable listed procedure can help explain the work for review. CMS assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When multiple procedures occur in one session, the highest-valued is paid in full and others at 50%. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment may be allowed; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 29899
- Global period
- Major surgery with a 90-day global period: the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care are included.
- Multiple procedures
- Standard multiple procedure reduction: the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50% when performed in the same session.
- Bilateral procedures
- Bilateral procedure with modifier 50 is paid at 150%.
- Assistant at surgery
- 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 RVU15.02 · 54%
- Practice expense (office) RVU9.86 · 36%
- Malpractice RVU2.70 · 10%
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Medicare services in 2024 · #4245 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.
29899 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Redding, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
29897 identifies limited ankle arthroscopic debridement. A procedure that meets that description should not be reported as unlisted.
No office rate
29898 identifies extensive ankle arthroscopic debridement. Choose it when the documented work meets that description rather than defaulting to 29899.
No office rate
29891 describes arthroscopic excision of an ankle osteochondral defect, including drilling when performed; 29899 is reserved for work without a specific listed code.
The same code, a different location
How does Redding compare?
29899 across payment areas
Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0
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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 · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$919.50
No comparable office rate is available.
Merced
California · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$919.50
No comparable office rate is available.
Modesto
California · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$919.50
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1013.16
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$961.18
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$919.50
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$948.59
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$951.09
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$947.27
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$959.49
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1055.09
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1052.03
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1080.10
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1067.57
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$933.66
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$960.69
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$948.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$969.49
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$919.50
No comparable office rate is available.
Vallejo
California · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1008.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$919.50
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$919.50
No comparable office rate is available.
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
District of Columbia · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1017.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Miami
Florida · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1072.59
No comparable office rate is available.
Chicago
Illinois · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1043.14
No comparable office rate is available.
Manhattan
New York · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1059.50
No comparable office rate is available.
Alaska*
Alaska · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1152.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Alabama
Alabama · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$840.89
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$831.02
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$898.00
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$928.54
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$975.53
No comparable office rate is available.
Delaware
Delaware · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$910.64
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$998.35
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$952.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$946.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$902.94
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$928.35
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$838.82
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$847.32
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$986.30
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$943.32
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1003.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$850.80
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$844.85
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$876.98
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$914.03
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$879.54
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$995.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$928.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$974.64
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$922.77
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$860.76
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$884.96
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$971.54
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$904.18
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$867.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$899.03
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$905.57
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$873.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$851.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$921.02
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$866.58
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$867.63
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$839.74
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$923.43
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1011.63
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$980.31
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$911.99
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$906.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1092.83
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$994.00
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1053.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$877.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$893.27
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$865.85
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$942.69
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$893.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$961.13
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$889.23
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$923.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$931.86
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$882.64
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$861.32
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$849.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Austin
Texas · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$931.02
No comparable office rate is available.
Beaumont
Texas · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$885.15
No comparable office rate is available.
Brazoria
Texas · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$902.41
No comparable office rate is available.
Dallas
Texas · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$911.59
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Worth
Texas · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$909.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Galveston
Texas · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$907.39
No comparable office rate is available.
Houston
Texas · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$956.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$895.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$892.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$889.08
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$923.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$873.35
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$923.62
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1004.54
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$844.96
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$916.92
No comparable office rate is available.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 29899
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$897.75
No comparable office rate is available.
See how rates vary across the country
29899 · 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 29899 in Redding. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$1011.45
$919.50 × 110% = $1011.45
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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 29899 in Redding.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
3,378
- Code
- 29899
- Physician work
- 15.02
- Practice expense
- 9.86
- Malpractice
- 2.70
GPCI2026.csv
19
- Locality
- Redding
- Physician work
- 1.017
- Practice expense
- 1.096
- Malpractice
- 0.536
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 15.02 | × 1.017 | 15.2753 |
| Practice expense | 9.86 | × 1.096 | 10.8066 |
| Malpractice | 2.70 | × 0.536 | 1.4472 |
| Total RVUs | 27.5291 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Redding$919.50
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 15.02 | 1.017 |
| Practice expense | 9.86 | 1.096 |
| Malpractice | 2.7 | 0.536 |
(15.02 × 1.017 + 9.86 × 1.096 + 2.7 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $919.50
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
29899 · 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 | $919.50 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $919.50 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $919.50 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $919.50 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $987.58 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $987.58 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $987.58 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $987.58 | RVU25A |
29899 billing questions
When should 29899 be used instead of 29894, 29897, or 29898?
Use 29899 only when no specific ankle arthroscopy code describes the work. Codes 29894, 29897, and 29898 identify particular procedures or debridement levels.
What documentation should accompany an unlisted-code claim?
The operative report should describe the arthroscopic work, its purpose, and why no listed ankle arthroscopy code fits. A comparable listed procedure can help explain the service for review.
Can a listed ankle arthroscopy code also be reported for the same work?
Do not use 29899 as a second description of work already represented by a specific code. The documentation should distinguish any separate service being reported.
What postoperative care is included?
The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care.
How are multiple procedures and bilateral reporting handled?
For multiple procedures in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the others at 50%. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?
Assistant-at-surgery payment may be allowed. Co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation; team surgery is not permitted.
Where these rates come from
FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense, and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indices and the applicable conversion factor. Unavailable or separately priced services are labeled rather than assigned a made-up amount.
Source: RVU26D. Effective 2026-10-01 through the day before 2027-01-01.
3,37529895,,Ankle arthroscopy/surgery,A,,6.95,5.04,NA,5.04,,0.99,12.98,12.98,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,37629897,,Ankle arthroscopy/surgery,A,,7.14,5.62,NA,5.62,,1.16,13.92,13.92,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,37729898,,Ankle arthroscopy/surgery,A,,8.28,6.14,NA,6.14,,1.26,15.68,15.68,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,37829899,,Ankle arthroscopy/surgery,A,,15.02,9.86,NA,9.86,,2.70,27.58,27.58,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,37929900,,Mcp joint arthroscopy dx,A,,5.73,7.83,NA,7.83,,1.23,14.79,14.79,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,38029901,,Mcp joint arthroscopy surg,A,,6.43,7.90,NA,7.90,,1.35,15.68,15.68,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,38129902,,Mcp joint arthroscopy surg,A,,6.98,8.08,NA,8.08,,1.48,16.54,16.54,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,0,0,0,9,,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