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CPT 29046

Musculoskeletal

Current code35 hospitals with prices

This name is the CMS category the code belongs to (CMS's Restructured BETOS Classification System), shared with similar codes. The official CPT description belongs to the American Medical Association and isn't shown.

What Washington hospitals publish for this code

Other government program: TRICARE, VA, Indian Health Service, workers' compensation, or another public program.

HospitalOther government program rates (lowest – highest)Cash priceList price (before discounts)
Capital Medical CenterOlympiaFile dated 2026-08-27—$748$1,869
Harborview Medical CenterSeattleFile dated 2026-04-01—$2,818$4,026
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical CenterVancouverFile dated 2026-04-01—$213 – $609Doctor’s fee: $396 – $609$328 – $937Doctor’s fee: $609 – $937
Mary Bridge Children's HospitalTacomaFile dated 2026-08-27—$748$1,869
MultiCare Auburn Medical CenterAuburnFile dated 2026-08-27—$748$1,869
MultiCare Covington Medical CenterCovingtonFile dated 2026-08-27—$748$1,869
MultiCare Good Samaritan HospitalPuyallupFile dated 2026-08-27—$748$1,869
Tacoma General Allenmore HospitalTacomaFile dated 2026-08-27—$748$1,869
Virginia Mason Medical CenterSeattle—$436$854

Lowest and highest amounts each hospital lists for this code during a hospital stay, including lines it lists for both settings or without saying which. A doctor’s fee is shown separately when the hospital lists one with the code. “At least” means plans were counted in more than one group and some may be the same plan. This is one line of a bill; most care brings several.

Medicare (traditional) reference

Only for people on original Medicare. These are CMS’s 2026 amounts. They aren’t what private insurance or cash patients pay.

Doctor's fee, Seattle (King County)
$426 in an office; $199 in a hospital or surgery center
Doctor's fee, rest of Washington
$376 in an office; $180 in a hospital or surgery center
Hospital outpatient payment (national)
$286 (APC 5102)
Surgery center payment (national)
$154

How hospitals also write this code

Some price files write it differently. These are counted as CPT 29046:

  • 29046P (with a letter after it, P; 4 price lines)
  • 29046T (with a letter after it, T; 2 price lines)