CPT code 27602: Leg decompression, all compartments2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Mississippi

In Mississippi, Medicare pays $409.91 for 27602 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 27602 nationwide

Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.

What 27602 covers

This operation opens the fascial compartments of the lower leg to relieve dangerously elevated pressure; the surgeon may remove nonviable tissue during the procedure. Orthopedic and trauma surgeons commonly perform it urgently for acute compartment syndrome, such as after a severe fracture, crush injury, or restoration of blood flow. The release covers all lower-leg compartments, rather than only the anterior and lateral compartments or only the posterior compartment.

Report 27602 when the operative work decompresses all compartments. The operative report should identify the compartments released and describe the indication and any debridement performed. CMS assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When multiple procedures occur in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the others at 50%. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment may be made; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team-surgery payment is not permitted.

This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.

How Mississippi compares for 27602

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 27602 runs from $395.09 in Nebraska to $551.19 in Alaska. Mississippi pays $409.91. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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27602 rates by state

Office rate range in each state. Select a state to see its payment localities.

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How the 27602 rate is calculated

Each of 27602’s three RVUs is multiplied by a geographic index (GPCI) for the payment locality, added up, and multiplied by the conversion factor. Drag the indexes or enter a ZIP to see what moves the rate.

Payment rules and modifiers for 27602

27602 has a 90-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 50

Codes related to 27602

Related codes aren’t interchangeable: bill the code that matches the service performed.

How 27602 has changed in Mississippi

Price 27602 for an earlier date of service

Where the Mississippi rate applies

Mississippi is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 427 cities and communities in Mississippi. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• 27602 in Abbeville
• 27602 in Aberdeen
• 27602 in Ackerman
• 27602 in Agricola
• 27602 in Alcorn State University
• 27602 in Algoma
• 27602 in Alligator
• 27602 in Amory

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Where these rates come from

FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indexes and the conversion factor. Services without a published rate are labeled, never given a made-up amount. Amounts are Medicare allowed amounts before claim adjustments: not a patient’s bill or a commercial rate.

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