$99.90
Choose 29515 for short leg immobilization involving the lower leg, ankle, or foot. Choose 29505 when the splint extends above the knee.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
29515 Splint application Medicare reimbursement rates in Iowa
Report short leg splint application when a clinician immobilizes the lower leg, ankle, or foot, commonly for an acute injury requiring support. Compare 29515 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Iowa.
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 29515 in Iowa?
Iowa 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
$75.43
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Iowa
One mapped payment locality.
Facility setting
$45.48
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Iowa
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 procedures
About 29515: Short leg splint application
Report short leg splint application when a clinician immobilizes the lower leg, ankle, or foot, commonly for an acute injury requiring support.
A clinician applies a short leg splint to immobilize the lower leg, ankle, or foot. In urgent care and emergency settings, it is commonly used for an acute ankle or foot injury when temporary immobilization is needed. The splint may also protect an injured area while the patient awaits further evaluation or definitive treatment. The application is distinct from strapping, which provides support without the same splint immobilization.
Report the service when the clinician applies the short leg splint and the documentation supports the affected site and need for immobilization. When splint application is part of definitive fracture treatment, it is included in that treatment rather than separately reported. This minor procedure has a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. If multiple procedures occur in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the others at 50%. Bilateral application with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment is restricted; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 29515
- 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 RVU0.71 · 29%
- Practice expense (office) RVU1.64 · 66%
- Malpractice RVU0.12 · 5%
34.9K
Medicare services in 2024 · #920 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.
29515 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Iowa, from the same CMS release.
$26.23
29540 describes ankle or foot strapping. Use 29515 when the service is application of a short leg splint rather than supportive strapping.
Compare 29515 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
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Office / nonfacility
$75.43
Facility
$45.48
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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 29515 in Iowa.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
3,298
- Code
- 29515
- Physician work
- 0.71
- Practice expense
- 1.64
- Malpractice
- 0.12
GPCI2026.csv
53
- Locality
- Iowa
- Physician work
- 1.000
- Practice expense
- 0.915
- Malpractice
- 0.397
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 0.71 | × 1.000 | 0.7100 |
| Practice expense | 1.64 | × 0.915 | 1.5006 |
| Malpractice | 0.12 | × 0.397 | 0.0476 |
| Total RVUs | 2.2582 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Office / nonfacility rate, Iowa$75.43
Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula
Office / nonfacility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 0.71 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 1.64 | 0.915 |
| Malpractice | 0.12 | 0.397 |
(0.71 × 1 + 1.64 × 0.915 + 0.12 × 0.397) × $33.4009 = $75.43
Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 0.71 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 0.66 | 0.915 |
| Malpractice | 0.12 | 0.397 |
(0.71 × 1 + 0.66 × 0.915 + 0.12 × 0.397) × $33.4009 = $45.48
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.
29515 billing questions
How is a short leg splint different from a long leg splint?
CPT 29515 is for a splint that supports the lower leg, ankle, or foot. Use 29505 when the splint extends above the knee.
Can I report 29515 with a fracture treatment code?
When the splint application is part of definitive fracture treatment, it is included in the fracture treatment service and is not separately reported.
Can an E/M service be billed on the same date?
A separately identifiable E/M service may be reported when supported by the documentation. Same-day preoperative and postoperative care for the splint application is included in its 0-day global period.
What modifier is used when splints are applied to both legs?
Use modifier 50 for bilateral application when the service is performed on both sides. CMS pays the bilateral procedure at 150%.
How does Medicare apply multiple procedure reduction?
When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the other procedures are paid at 50%.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported for this service?
Assistant-at-surgery payment is restricted 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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