CPT 29821

Surgical Arthroscopy Shoulder Compl Synovectomy

CPT 29821 pays $557.46 in a non-facility setting and $557.46 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $497.38 in Arkansas to $678.99 in Alaska, a 37% spread.

National non-facility rate

$557.46

Office and other outpatient settings

Facility rate
$557.46

Hospital and ASC settings

Highest state
$678.99

Alaska

Lowest state
$497.38

Arkansas · 37% spread

Medicare rate by state

53 Medicare jurisdictions, highest to lowest. State values average every locality in the jurisdiction at a 33.4009 conversion factor.

Non-facilityFacilityNational $557.46
CPT 29821 Medicare reimbursement rate by state, 33.4009 conversion factor, 2026 Physician Fee Schedule. National non-facility $557.46, national facility $557.46.
StateRate compared visuallyNon-facilityFacility
Alaska
$678.99$678.99
District of Columbia
$621.50$621.50
New York
$616.94$616.94
Florida
$606.99$606.99
New Jersey
$606.33$606.33
Illinois
$596.81$596.81
Connecticut
$592.59$592.59
Washington
$589.58$589.58
California
$588.79$588.79
Massachusetts
$587.50$587.50
Maryland
$575.38$575.38
Hawaii
$569.94$569.94
Colorado
$565.23$565.23
Rhode Island
$565.01$565.01
Michigan
$563.22$563.22
New Hampshire
$561.25$561.25
Puerto Rico
$559.43$559.43
Virgin Islands
$559.43$559.43
Oregon
$558.62$558.62
Pennsylvania
$558.21$558.21
Montana
$557.36$557.36
Georgia
$556.49$556.49
Texas
$551.35$551.35
Delaware
$550.56$550.56
Nevada
$549.12$549.12
New Mexico
$547.12$547.12
West Virginia
$546.99$546.99
Wyoming
$544.09$544.09
Arizona
$542.33$542.33
Louisiana
$538.20$538.20
Virginia
$538.10$538.10
Utah
$537.26$537.26
Ohio
$536.19$536.19
Missouri
$536.14$536.14
South Carolina
$530.81$530.81
Vermont
$529.56$529.56
Minnesota
$528.48$528.48
Maine
$527.16$527.16
North Dakota
$526.91$526.91
Kentucky
$525.43$525.43
South Dakota
$523.31$523.31
North Carolina
$522.20$522.20
Oklahoma
$519.33$519.33
Indiana
$512.83$512.83
Wisconsin
$511.40$511.40
Tennessee
$510.97$510.97
Idaho
$510.42$510.42
Mississippi
$509.40$509.40
Kansas
$508.03$508.03
Nebraska
$506.28$506.28
Iowa
$505.26$505.26
Alabama
$503.99$503.99
Arkansas
$497.38$497.38

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Commercial rates for 29821

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