Billing code 29862: Hip arthroscopyMedicare rate & RVUs in Nevada
Report this code when a surgeon uses hip arthroscopy to remove damaged or unstable labral or articular cartilage tissue from the joint.
CMS doesn’t publish an office rate for 29862 in Nevada.
Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.
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What 29862 covers
An orthopedic surgeon performs this procedure through an arthroscope and small portals to inspect the hip joint and debride damaged or unstable tissue, such as a torn labral edge or frayed articular cartilage. It is a therapeutic procedure, commonly performed in a hospital outpatient department or ambulatory surgery center for a symptomatic intra-articular lesion. The operative report should identify the tissue treated and describe the debridement performed.
Select this service when debridement is the operative work, rather than removal of a loose body, synovectomy, or labral repair. A diagnostic inspection that is part of the same operative arthroscopy is not separately reported as a diagnostic procedure. CMS assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When related endoscopies are performed together, endoscopy family pricing applies. For bilateral reporting, modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment may be available; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.
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.
29862 in Nevada**
| Payment locality | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada** | Unavailable | $748.09 |
How the 29862 rate is calculated
Each of 29862’s three RVUs is multiplied by a geographic index (GPCI) for the payment locality, added up, and multiplied by the conversion factor. Drag the indexes or enter a ZIP to see what moves the rate.
How the rate is built · 29862
RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor
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Work 10.89Practice expense 9.69Malpractice 2.17
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Payment rules and modifiers for 29862
29862 has a 90-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.
CMS payment indicators · 29862
Hip arthroscopy
| Rule | CMS value | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Global period | 090 | Major surgery: the day before, the day of, and 90 days after are included. |
| Multiple procedures | 3 | Endoscopy family rules apply. |
| Bilateral (modifier 50) | 1 | Bilateral with modifier 50 pays 150% of the fee schedule amount. |
| Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS) | 2 | Paid. |
| Co-surgeons (62) | 1 | Permitted with supporting documentation. |
| Team surgery (66) | 0 | Not permitted. |
| Professional/technical | 0 | Physician service: no professional/technical split. |
| Split (54/55/56) | 0.10/0.69/0.21 | Share of the payment for pre-op, the procedure itself, and post-op care. |
Global surgery period · 29862
Hip arthroscopy
90-day global period ends
Dec 30, 2026
Covers Sep 30, 2026 through Dec 30, 2026 (92 days, including the day before surgery).
Visit on Oct 31, 2026
Day 30 of the 90-day post-op period: related follow-up care is included in the surgical payment.
Pre-op dayGlobal period
What modifiers do to the payment
Modifier 50 · payment effect
With and without the modifier
29862 without 50 · national facility
$759.87
Hip arthroscopy
29862-50 · Bilateral: 150%
$1,139.81
Both sides on one line with modifier 50 are paid at 150% of the fee schedule amount (subject to multiple-procedure rules with other procedures).
29862 compared with similar codes
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29862 vs 29860 vs 29861 vs 29863 vs 29916: national Medicare rates
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How to choose
- 29860Hip arthroscopy
- This code is for therapeutic debridement. The diagnostic hip arthroscopy code describes inspection and evaluation rather than operative tissue treatment.
- 29861Hip arthroscopy
- Use 29861 when the hip arthroscopy removes a loose body or foreign body; use 29862 for debridement of damaged labral or articular cartilage tissue.
- 29863Hip arthroscopy
- This code represents hip arthroscopy with synovectomy. It is distinct from debridement of labral or articular cartilage tissue.
- 29916Hip arthroscopy
- Use 29916 when the surgeon repairs the acetabular labrum arthroscopically. Debridement without labral repair is reported with 29862.
29862 billing questions
How is debridement different from hip arthroscopy for loose-body removal?
This code covers debridement of damaged labral or articular cartilage tissue. Report the loose-body removal code when the operative work is removal of a loose body or foreign body.
Can diagnostic hip arthroscopy be reported separately?
When diagnostic inspection is part of the same operative arthroscopy, it is not separately reported as a diagnostic procedure. The operative report should support the therapeutic debridement.
What documentation supports this code?
Document the hip joint findings, the tissue debrided, and the work performed. The record should distinguish debridement from loose-body removal, synovectomy, or labral repair.
What is the global period for this procedure?
CMS assigns a 90-day global period. The day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care are included.
How should bilateral hip procedures be reported?
CMS identifies this as a bilateral procedure; modifier 50 is paid at 150%.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?
Assistant-at-surgery payment may be made. Co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and 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 indexes and the conversion factor. Services without a published rate are labeled, never given a made-up amount. Amounts are Medicare allowed amounts before claim adjustments: not a patient’s bill or a commercial rate.
CMS RVU26D · effective Oct 1, 2026 through the day before Jan 1, 2027
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