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    "code": "29828",
    "coding_system": "CPT",
    "canonical_url": "https://localishealth.com/cpt/29828/2015/A",
    "release_specific_url": "https://localishealth.com/cpt/29828/2015/A",
    "description": "Reattachment of the long head of the biceps tendon to the upper arm bone, done through arthroscopic portals rather than an open incision. The damaged tendon is released from its origin inside the shoulder joint and refixed lower down, taking a painful structure out of the joint while preserving the muscle's pull. It is the keyhole counterpart to the open version of the same operation.",
    "answer": {
        "question": "How much did Medicare pay for CPT 29828 in Q1 2015?",
        "text": "Medicare paid $934.63 for CPT 29828 in the office (non-facility) setting and $934.63 in a facility under the Q1 2015 Physician Fee Schedule, effective January 2015. These are the national allowed amounts before the ~2% sequestration cut and before locality (GPCI) adjustment. This is a 1.3% decrease from the previous quarter."
    },
    "release": {
        "schedule": "pfs",
        "year": 2015,
        "quarter": "A",
        "label": "Q1 2015",
        "effective": "January 1 – March 31, 2015",
        "revision": 1
    },
    "status": {
        "code": "A",
        "non_facility_payable": true,
        "facility_payable": true
    },
    "national_rates_usd": {
        "office_non_facility": 934.63,
        "facility": 934.63,
        "sequestration_applied": false,
        "gpci": 1
    },
    "rvus": {
        "work": 13.16,
        "practice_expense_non_facility": 10.8,
        "practice_expense_facility": 10.8,
        "malpractice": 2.18
    },
    "formula": "(work_rvu × work_gpci + pe_rvu × pe_gpci + mp_rvu × mp_gpci) × conversion_factor",
    "conversion_factor": 35.7547,
    "source": {
        "label": "Physician relative value file (Q1 2015)",
        "cms_url": "https://www.cms.gov/medicare/medicare-fee-for-service-payment/physicianfeesched/downloads/rvu15a.zip",
        "local_source_url": "https://localishealth.com/sources/physician-fee-schedule/2015/A",
        "file": "PPRRVU15_V1223c.csv",
        "row": 6783,
        "sha256": "d600c52a7d5f75737599c9a879cc0ffc8c85766bee82e9e2eadf49af364314d2"
    },
    "modified_at": "2026-08-04T03:05:39+00:00"
}