$85.06
Use 29125 for a static short arm splint that holds the wrist and hand fixed. Use 29126 when the short arm splint permits controlled movement.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
29125 Short arm splint Medicare reimbursement rates in Nevada
Report this service when a clinician applies a rigid, nonmoving splint from the forearm across the wrist to the hand for short-arm immobilization. Compare 29125 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Nevada.
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 29125 in Nevada?
Nevada 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
$78.72
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Nevada**
One mapped payment locality.
Facility setting
$40.60
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Nevada**
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 immobilization
About 29125: Static short arm splint application
Report this service when a clinician applies a rigid, nonmoving splint from the forearm across the wrist to the hand for short-arm immobilization.
A clinician applies a static splint extending from the forearm across the wrist to the hand to hold the area in a fixed position. It is commonly used in office, emergency, or other treatment settings for wrist and forearm injuries, including fractures or sprains that need immobilization. Unlike a dynamic splint, it does not permit controlled joint movement.
Report the service when the clinician applies the splint, not merely when a patient uses one previously applied. Document the treated side, the area immobilized, the static design, and the clinical reason for immobilization. The code has a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. When other procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50%. Bilateral reporting 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 29125
- 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 RVU0.49 · 21%
- Practice expense (office) RVU1.79 · 76%
- Malpractice RVU0.09 · 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.
29125 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Nevada, from the same CMS release.
$96.31
29105 is for a long arm splint extending above the elbow; 29125 is limited to short arm immobilization from the forearm to the hand.
$45.67
29130 applies a static splint to a finger. Choose 29125 when the immobilization extends across the wrist and hand.
$96.82
29075 is for application of a short arm cast. Choose 29125 when the clinician applies a splint rather than a cast.
Compare 29125 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
Nevada** →
Office / nonfacility
$78.72
Facility
$40.60
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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 29125 in Nevada**.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
3,277
- Code
- 29125
- Physician work
- 0.49
- Practice expense
- 1.79
- Malpractice
- 0.09
GPCI2026.csv
73
- Locality
- Nevada**
- Physician work
- 1.000
- Practice expense
- 1.001
- Malpractice
- 0.833
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 0.49 | × 1.000 | 0.4900 |
| Practice expense | 1.79 | × 1.001 | 1.7918 |
| Malpractice | 0.09 | × 0.833 | 0.0750 |
| Total RVUs | 2.3568 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Office / nonfacility rate, Nevada**$78.72
Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula
Office / nonfacility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 0.49 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 1.79 | 1.001 |
| Malpractice | 0.09 | 0.833 |
(0.49 × 1 + 1.79 × 1.001 + 0.09 × 0.833) × $33.4009 = $78.72
Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 0.49 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 0.65 | 1.001 |
| Malpractice | 0.09 | 0.833 |
(0.49 × 1 + 0.65 × 1.001 + 0.09 × 0.833) × $33.4009 = $40.60
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.
29125 billing questions
How is this different from a dynamic short arm splint?
This code is for a static splint that holds the wrist and hand in a fixed position. Use the dynamic short arm code when the splint permits controlled movement.
What documentation supports reporting the application?
Record the reason for immobilization, the body area covered, laterality, and that the applied splint is static. The note should support that the clinician applied it during the encounter.
Does the code include same-day preoperative and postoperative care?
Yes. The 0-day global period includes same-day preoperative and postoperative care.
How is bilateral application reported?
For bilateral application, report modifier 50; CMS pays the bilateral procedure at 150%.
What happens when this is performed with another procedure in the same session?
The highest-valued procedure is paid in full, and other procedures are paid at 50%. Assistant-at-surgery payment is restricted, and 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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3,27929130,,Appl finger splint static,A,,0.49,0.81,,0.20,,0.08,1.38,0.77,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,28029131,,Appl finger splint dynamic,A,,0.54,1.16,,0.31,,0.08,1.78,0.93,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7005302,MO,99,REST OF MISSOURI,1.000,0.862,0.974
7103202,MT,01,MONTANA**,1.000,1.000,0.998
7205402,NE,00,NEBRASKA,1.000,0.923,0.378
7301312,NV,00,NEVADA**,1.000,1.001,0.833
7414312,NH,40,NEW HAMPSHIRE,1.000,1.041,0.875
7512402,NJ,01,NORTHERN NJ,1.063,1.160,1.068
7612402,NJ,99,REST OF NEW JERSEY,1.040,1.092,1.097