CMS Transmittal R13965CP: Instructions for Retrieving the January 2027 Opioid Treatment Program (OTP) Payment Rates File…
Outpatient
CPT procedure code
29881 — Arthroscopy, knee, surgical, with meniscectomy
SurgeryCPT
Medicare payment
$515.71
2026 Physician Fee Schedule · non-facility
Source: CMS Physician Fee Schedule (PPRRVU 2026). CMS fee schedules ↗ · PFS status indicator A
National amount before geographic adjustment. Your MAC's locality rate will differ.
Code definition
Code
29881
Code system
CPT (Current Procedural Terminology)
Description
Arthroscopy, knee, surgical, with meniscectomy
Category
Surgery
Short description sourced from CMS publicly available fee schedule data. Full CPT descriptions are copyright AMA. Not a substitute for the official CPT codebook.
Latest reimbursement alerts
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Critical
CMS Transmittal R13967OTN: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Electronic Data Interchange(EDI)…
Multi-specialty
CMS Transmittal R248SOMA: Revisions to the State Operations Manual (SOM) Appendix A – Hospitals
Inpatient (IPPS)
CMS Transmittal R247SOMA: Revisions to the State Operations Manual (SOM) Appendix W – Critical Access Hospitals (CHAs…
Inpatient (IPPS)
CMS Transmittal R13966FM: Creation of the 'PROVIDER-TERMINATED' Status at the Provider/Customer Level on the Healthcare…
Multi-specialty
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Radiology
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