$28.15
Use 29280 for strapping of the hand or fingers. Code 29260 is for strapping of the elbow or wrist.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
29280 Hand strapping Medicare reimbursement rates in Arizona
Reports tape strapping applied to a hand or finger to support an injured area or limit motion during treatment of a hand or finger condition. Compare 29280 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Arizona.
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.
What does Medicare pay for 29280 in Arizona?
Arizona has 1 payment locality in this comparison. Use the service location to choose the applicable amount. These are the supported base rates for the payment area shown below, using the same CMS release.
Office / nonfacility
$29.37
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Arizona
One mapped payment locality.
Facility setting
$16.75
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Arizona
One mapped payment locality.
These are locality ranges, not averages or address-specific quotes. A facility-setting amount covers the physician service; it does not include a hospital’s separate bill. Choose a locality below to inspect its calculation, compare other payment areas, or price a percentage of Medicare.
Orthopedic services
About 29280: Hand or finger strapping
Reports tape strapping applied to a hand or finger to support an injured area or limit motion during treatment of a hand or finger condition.
A clinician applies adhesive tape to support or restrict movement of the hand or one or more fingers, commonly for a sprain, soft-tissue injury, or instability. The service is reported when therapeutic strapping is applied to the hand or finger, rather than when the treatment is application of a splint. It may be performed in an office or other setting where the patient receives care for the injury or condition.
Documentation should identify the hand or finger treated, the condition prompting support, and the strapping performed. The code has a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the 50% multiple-procedure reduction. For bilateral reporting with modifier 50, CMS pays at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery services are not paid; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 29280
- Global period
- Minor procedure with a 0-day global period: same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included.
- Multiple procedures
- Standard multiple procedure reduction: the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50% when performed in the same session.
- Bilateral procedures
- Bilateral procedure with modifier 50 is paid at 150%.
- Assistant at surgery
- Statutory restriction: assistant at surgery is not paid.
- Co-surgeons
- Co-surgeons not permitted.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU0.38 · 42%
- Practice expense (office) RVU0.48 · 53%
- Malpractice RVU0.04 · 4%
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This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.
29280 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Arizona, from the same CMS release.
$44.87
Use 29280 when tape strapping supports or restricts the hand or fingers; use 29130 when a finger splint is applied.
$76.87
Code 29125 describes application of a short arm splint extending from the forearm to the hand. Code 29280 is for hand or finger strapping.
Compare 29280 by payment locality
Find the payment area for your service address, then open its rate page for calculation inputs, release history and the percentage-of-Medicare tool. A city may cross payment-area boundaries; the ZIP lookup above helps resolve the location.
1 of 1 payment localities
Arizona →
Office / nonfacility
$29.37
Facility
$16.75
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How this local rate is calculated
Each RVU component is multiplied by its own geographic practice cost index (GPCI). The three adjusted components are added, then multiplied by the conversion factor. These are the inputs used for 29280 in Arizona.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
3,284
- Code
- 29280
- Physician work
- 0.38
- Practice expense
- 0.48
- Malpractice
- 0.04
GPCI2026.csv
6
- Locality
- Arizona
- Physician work
- 1.000
- Practice expense
- 0.969
- Malpractice
- 0.856
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 0.38 | × 1.000 | 0.3800 |
| Practice expense | 0.48 | × 0.969 | 0.4651 |
| Malpractice | 0.04 | × 0.856 | 0.0342 |
| Total RVUs | 0.8794 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Office / nonfacility rate, Arizona$29.37
Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula
Office / nonfacility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 0.38 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 0.48 | 0.969 |
| Malpractice | 0.04 | 0.856 |
(0.38 × 1 + 0.48 × 0.969 + 0.04 × 0.856) × $33.4009 = $29.37
Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 0.38 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 0.09 | 0.969 |
| Malpractice | 0.04 | 0.856 |
(0.38 × 1 + 0.09 × 0.969 + 0.04 × 0.856) × $33.4009 = $16.75
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.
29280 billing questions
When should I report hand or finger strapping rather than a splint code?
Report this service when adhesive tape is applied to support or restrict movement of the hand or finger. A service involving application of a finger or forearm-to-hand splint is represented by the applicable splint code instead.
What documentation supports this code?
Document the hand or finger treated, the condition requiring support, and the strapping performed. The record should make clear that the service was strapping rather than splint application.
How does the multiple-procedure reduction affect this code?
For procedures performed in the same session, CMS pays the highest-valued procedure in full and pays other procedures at 50%. The reduction applies to this code when it is one of the other procedures.
How is bilateral strapping paid?
CMS pays a bilateral procedure reported with modifier 50 at 150%. Document the service on both sides and report the modifier according to the applicable claim instructions.
Is same-day care included in the global period?
Yes. This code has a 0-day global period, which includes same-day preoperative and postoperative care.
Can an assistant or surgical team be reported for this service?
Assistant-at-surgery services are not paid for this code. Co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
Where these rates come from
FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense, and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indices and the applicable conversion factor. Unavailable or separately priced services are labeled rather than assigned a made-up amount.
Source: RVU26D. Effective 2026-10-01 through the day before 2027-01-01.
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3,28229240,,Strapping of shoulder,A,,0.38,0.47,,0.07,,0.01,0.86,0.46,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,28329260,,Strapping of elbow or wrist,A,,0.38,0.46,,0.07,,0.02,0.86,0.47,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,28429280,,Strapping of hand or finger,A,,0.38,0.48,,0.09,,0.04,0.90,0.51,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
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3,28629325,,Appl hip spica cast1&1/2,A,,2.26,6.65,,2.31,,0.47,9.38,5.04,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,28729345,,Application of long leg cast,A,,1.37,2.83,,1.11,,0.26,4.46,2.74,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC),State,Locality Number,Locality Name,2026 PW GPCI (with 1.0 Floor)***,2026 PE GPCI,2026 MP GPCI
410112,AL,00,ALABAMA,1.000,0.875,0.566
502102,AK,01,ALASKA*,1.500,1.065,0.551
603102,AZ,00,ARIZONA,1.000,0.969,0.856
707102,AR,13,ARKANSAS,1.000,0.859,0.515
801112,CA,54,BAKERSFIELD,1.019,1.096,0.609
901112,CA,55,CHICO,1.017,1.096,0.536