CPT code 27680: Tendon release, single leg or ankle tendon2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Washington, DC area

In Washington, DC area, Medicare pays $455.39 for 27680 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

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

What 27680 covers

The surgeon frees a flexor or extensor tendon in the leg or ankle that is bound down by scar tissue and cannot glide normally. This may be considered when restricted tendon movement continues after an injury or prior operation and limits motion despite nonsurgical care. An orthopedic or foot-and-ankle surgeon typically performs the release in an operating room, such as a hospital outpatient department or ambulatory surgery center.

Report this code for release of one tendon; the operative report should identify the tendon and site, describe the adhesions, and document the work performed. The 90-day global period includes 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%. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this code. Assistant-at-surgery payment is restricted; co-surgeons are paid only with supporting documentation, and team surgery 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 Washington, DC area compares for 27680

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 27680 runs from $366.85 in Arkansas to $501.82 in Alaska. Washington, DC area pays $455.39. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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27680 rates by state

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How the 27680 rate is calculated

Each of 27680’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 27680

27680 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 51

Codes related to 27680

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

How 27680 has changed in Washington, DC area

Price 27680 for an earlier date of service

Where the Washington, DC area rate applies

Washington, DC area is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 1 cities and communities in District of Columbia. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

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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.

CMS RVU26D · effective Oct 1, 2026 through the day before Jan 1, 2027

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