CPT code 27687: Calf tendon revision, gastrocnemius recession2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in New Mexico

In New Mexico, Medicare pays $424.79 for 27687 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 27687 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 27687 covers

This procedure lengthens or recesses the gastrocnemius aponeurosis to reduce calf tightness and improve ankle dorsiflexion. Foot and ankle surgeons commonly perform it for equinus contracture when the gastrocnemius limits motion, sometimes as part of treatment for related foot or ankle problems. A Strayer-type recession is a familiar example; this is distinct from lengthening the Achilles tendon.

Report the procedure when the operative work is a gastrocnemius recession, supported by the indication, examination findings, side, and details of the recession 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 other procedures at 50%. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery services may be paid; 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 New Mexico compares for 27687

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 27687 runs from $391.16 in Arkansas to $536.42 in Alaska. New Mexico pays $424.79. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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27687 rates by state

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How the 27687 rate is calculated

Each of 27687’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 27687

27687 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 27687

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

How 27687 has changed in New Mexico

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Where the New Mexico rate applies

New Mexico is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 528 cities and communities in New Mexico. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Abeytas
• Abiquiu
• Acomita Lake
• Adelino
• Agua Fria
• Alamillo
• Alamo
• Alamogordo

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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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