CPT code 27888: Foot amputation, at ankle level2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in New Mexico

In New Mexico, Medicare pays $541.33 for 27888 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 27888 covers

A surgeon removes the foot at the ankle when the foot is not viable or cannot be salvaged. Common circumstances include extensive infection, gangrene associated with poor blood flow, and severe traumatic injury. The operative level determines whether this code fits; a lower-leg amputation or an amputation through the malleoli is a different service. These procedures are generally performed in a hospital operating room or another surgical facility.

Report 27888 for the documented foot-at-ankle level, supported by the operative report and the side treated. 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 other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. Modifier 50 identifies a bilateral procedure, paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment may be available; co-surgeon payment requires 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 27888

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 27888 runs from $468.86 in Wisconsin to $670.33 in Alaska. New Mexico pays $541.33. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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27888 rates by state

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

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How the 27888 rate is calculated

Each of 27888’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 27888

27888 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 27888

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

How 27888 has changed in New Mexico

Price 27888 for an earlier date of service

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.

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

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