CPT 29881

Arthrs Kne Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg

CPT 29881 pays $515.71 in a non-facility setting and $515.71 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $459.17 in Arkansas to $624.72 in Alaska, a 36% spread.

National non-facility rate

$515.71

Office and other outpatient settings

Facility rate
$515.71

Hospital and ASC settings

Highest state
$624.72

Alaska

Lowest state
$459.17

Arkansas · 36% 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 $515.71
CPT 29881 Medicare reimbursement rate by state, 33.4009 conversion factor, 2026 Physician Fee Schedule. National non-facility $515.71, national facility $515.71.
StateRate compared visuallyNon-facilityFacility
Alaska
$624.72$624.72
District of Columbia
$576.10$576.10
New York
$571.13$571.13
New Jersey
$561.61$561.61
Florida
$560.78$560.78
Illinois
$551.01$551.01
Connecticut
$548.60$548.60
Washington
$546.67$546.67
California
$546.52$546.52
Massachusetts
$544.57$544.57
Maryland
$532.51$532.51
Hawaii
$528.92$528.92
Colorado
$523.58$523.58
Rhode Island
$522.93$522.93
Michigan
$520.12$520.12
New Hampshire
$519.71$519.71
Puerto Rico
$517.65$517.65
Virgin Islands
$517.65$517.65
Oregon
$517.46$517.46
Pennsylvania
$516.07$516.07
Montana
$515.62$515.62
Georgia
$514.19$514.19
Texas
$509.92$509.92
Delaware
$509.25$509.25
Nevada
$508.14$508.14
New Mexico
$505.18$505.18
West Virginia
$504.40$504.40
Wyoming
$503.55$503.55
Arizona
$501.53$501.53
Virginia
$497.88$497.88
Louisiana
$497.01$497.01
Utah
$496.53$496.53
Missouri
$495.20$495.20
Ohio
$495.19$495.19
South Carolina
$490.44$490.44
Vermont
$490.21$490.21
Minnesota
$489.75$489.75
North Dakota
$487.93$487.93
Maine
$487.56$487.56
Kentucky
$485.08$485.08
South Dakota
$484.66$484.66
North Carolina
$482.74$482.74
Oklahoma
$479.59$479.59
Indiana
$474.14$474.14
Wisconsin
$473.26$473.26
Tennessee
$472.21$472.21
Idaho
$471.85$471.85
Mississippi
$470.12$470.12
Kansas
$469.46$469.46
Nebraska
$468.13$468.13
Iowa
$467.10$467.10
Alabama
$465.40$465.40
Arkansas
$459.17$459.17

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Commercial rates for 29881

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