$335.05–$372.17
Choose 29010 for a body-only Risser jacket; 29015 describes the Risser jacket with a head component.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
29010 Risser jacket Medicare reimbursement rates in Florida
Reports application of a body-only Risser jacket, typically a trunk cast used in orthopedic care for scoliosis or other spinal conditions requiring immobilization. Compare 29010 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Florida.
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 29010 in Florida?
Florida has 3 payment localities in this comparison. Use the service location to choose the applicable amount. These are the supported base rates for the 3 payment areas shown below, using the same CMS release.
Office / nonfacility
$314.16–$348.94
3 of 3 localities have a supported rate.
Facility setting
$157.37–$178.21
3 of 3 localities have a supported rate.
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.
Where 29010 pays more and less in Florida
3 payment localities
$314.16 to $348.94
Orthopedic casting
About 29010: Risser jacket application, body only
Reports application of a body-only Risser jacket, typically a trunk cast used in orthopedic care for scoliosis or other spinal conditions requiring immobilization.
Code 29010 describes applying a Risser jacket around the body without a head component. Orthopedic clinicians use this trunk cast most commonly in conservative treatment of scoliosis or other spinal conditions requiring trunk immobilization. Application may take place in an orthopedic office or hospital setting, with casting personnel assisting under the treating clinician’s direction.
Select this code when the service is specifically a body-only Risser jacket, rather than a different body cast or a Risser jacket that includes the head. Documentation should identify the spinal condition and the cast’s body-only extent. Medicare assigns 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. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. Assistant-at-surgery payment requires documented medical necessity; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 29010
- 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 adjustment does not apply; the descriptor or anatomy makes modifier 50 inappropriate.
- Assistant at surgery
- Assistant at surgery is paid only with documentation of medical necessity.
- Co-surgeons
- Co-surgeons not permitted.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU2.01 · 21%
- Practice expense (office) RVU7.06 · 74%
- Malpractice RVU0.43 · 5%
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.
29010 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Florida, from the same CMS release.
$296.05–$328.26
29035 describes a body cast extending from the shoulders to the hips. Use 29010 when the applied cast is specifically a body-only Risser jacket.
$335.82–$372.67
29040 is for a shoulder-to-hip body cast that includes the head. Code 29010 is for a Risser jacket limited to the body.
Compare 29010 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.
3 of 3 payment localities
Fort Lauderdale →
Office / nonfacility
$331.98
Facility
$165.85
Miami →
Office / nonfacility
$348.94
Facility
$178.21
Rest Of Florida →
Office / nonfacility
$314.16
Facility
$157.37
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29010 billing questions
How does 29010 differ from 29015?
Both describe Risser jacket application, but 29010 is for the body-only jacket. Use 29015 when the jacket includes the head.
Is 29010 appropriate for a removable scoliosis brace?
No. This code describes application of a Risser jacket cast, not fitting or supplying a removable brace.
Can modifier 50 be reported?
No. The CMS bilateral adjustment does not apply, and modifier 50 is inappropriate for this service.
What happens if another procedure is performed in the same session?
Under the standard multiple procedure reduction, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are paid at 50%.
Can an assistant surgeon be paid for this service?
Assistant-at-surgery payment is allowed only when medical necessity is documented. 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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