# CPT 29848: Endoscopic release of transverse carpal ligament

Medicare CPT 29848 pays $485.65 in a non-facility setting and $485.65 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $432.61 in Arkansas to $586.96 in Alaska, a 36% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/29848-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Surgery and Procedures
Billed by: Orthopaedic Surgery

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $485.65 |
| National facility | $485.65 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alaska | $586.96 | $586.96 |
| District of Columbia | $543.66 | $543.66 |
| New York | $537.46 | $537.46 |
| New Jersey | $529.58 | $529.58 |
| Florida | $524.70 | $524.70 |
| California | $518.07 | $518.07 |
| Washington | $516.88 | $516.88 |
| Connecticut | $516.56 | $516.56 |
| Illinois | $515.19 | $515.19 |
| Massachusetts | $514.54 | $514.54 |
| Maryland | $501.57 | $501.57 |
| Hawaii | $501.12 | $501.12 |
| Colorado | $494.47 | $494.47 |
| Rhode Island | $493.06 | $493.06 |
| New Hampshire | $490.32 | $490.32 |
| Oregon | $488.83 | $488.83 |
| Michigan | $487.65 | $487.65 |
| Puerto Rico | $487.65 | $487.65 |
| Virgin Islands | $487.65 | $487.65 |
| Montana | $485.57 | $485.57 |
| Pennsylvania | $485.45 | $485.45 |
| Georgia | $483.00 | $483.00 |
| Texas | $480.24 | $480.24 |
| Delaware | $479.76 | $479.76 |
| Nevada | $479.14 | $479.14 |
| Wyoming | $475.14 | $475.14 |
| New Mexico | $474.09 | $474.09 |
| Arizona | $472.48 | $472.48 |
| West Virginia | $472.00 | $472.00 |
| Virginia | $469.74 | $469.74 |
| Utah | $467.30 | $467.30 |
| Louisiana | $466.92 | $466.92 |
| Missouri | $465.49 | $465.49 |
| Ohio | $465.34 | $465.34 |
| Minnesota | $464.07 | $464.07 |
| Vermont | $463.31 | $463.31 |
| North Dakota | $461.64 | $461.64 |
| South Carolina | $461.56 | $461.56 |
| Maine | $460.00 | $460.00 |
| South Dakota | $458.81 | $458.81 |
| Kentucky | $455.89 | $455.89 |
| North Carolina | $455.17 | $455.17 |
| Oklahoma | $451.26 | $451.26 |
| Wisconsin | $447.72 | $447.72 |
| Indiana | $447.56 | $447.56 |
| Idaho | $445.38 | $445.38 |
| Tennessee | $445.36 | $445.36 |
| Kansas | $442.84 | $442.84 |
| Nebraska | $442.25 | $442.25 |
| Mississippi | $442.14 | $442.14 |
| Iowa | $441.12 | $441.12 |
| Alabama | $438.47 | $438.47 |
| Arkansas | $432.61 | $432.61 |

## Related codes

- 20100: Exploration of penetrating wound, neck — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/20100-cpt-fee-schedule
- 20103: Exploration of penetrating wound, extremity — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/20103-cpt-fee-schedule
- 20200: Biopsy, muscle, superficial — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/20200-cpt-fee-schedule
- 20220: Biopsy, bone, trocar or needle, superficial — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/20220-cpt-fee-schedule
- 20245: Biopsy, bone, open, deep — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/20245-cpt-fee-schedule
- 20500: Injection of sinus tract — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/20500-cpt-fee-schedule
- 20526: Injection, carpal tunnel — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/20526-cpt-fee-schedule
- 20550: Injection, single tendon sheath or ligament — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/20550-cpt-fee-schedule

Commercial negotiated rates for 29848 by payer and state: https://www.med-reveal.com/solutions/rate-benchmarking

## Sources

- CMS Medicare fee schedules (2026 Q4): https://www.cms.gov/medicare/payment/fee-schedules