CPT code 27681: Tenolysis, multiple tendons2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Mississippi

In Mississippi, Medicare pays $448.44 for 27681 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 27681 covers

Tenolysis frees flexor or extensor tendons in the lower leg or ankle from adhesions that restrict their movement. A typical situation is persistent tendon tethering after a prior tendon repair, fracture, or ankle operation, with impaired excursion despite appropriate recovery or therapy. An orthopedic surgeon, often a foot-and-ankle specialist, performs the release in an operating room.

Report this code when the operation releases multiple tendons; use the single-tendon sibling when only one tendon is released. The operative report should identify the tendons, side, adhesions, and work performed to restore tendon glide. Medicare assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. For multiple procedures in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50%. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment is restricted; co-surgeons require 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 Mississippi compares for 27681

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 27681 runs from $438.72 in Arkansas to $600.01 in Alaska. Mississippi pays $448.44. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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27681 rates by state

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How the 27681 rate is calculated

Each of 27681’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 27681

27681 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 27681

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

How 27681 has changed in Mississippi

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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.

• Abbeville
• Aberdeen
• Ackerman
• Agricola
• Alcorn State University
• Algoma
• Alligator
• 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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