CPT code 27892: Leg fasciotomy, anterior/lateral with debridement2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Delaware

In Delaware, Medicare pays $511.38 for 27892 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 27892 covers

This service releases pressure in the anterior and/or lateral leg compartment and includes debridement of nonviable muscle and/or nerve. It is typically performed by an orthopedic or trauma surgeon in a hospital operating room when compartment syndrome has caused tissue injury, such as after significant leg trauma or impaired circulation. The operative report should identify the compartment or compartments released and describe the nonviable tissue removed.

Report 27892 when the release includes the specified debridement; a release without that debridement is represented by a different code. The procedure has a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When other procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and additional procedures are subject to the standard multiple procedure reduction. For bilateral reporting with modifier 50, CMS pays 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment requires documented medical necessity; co-surgeons and team surgery are 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 Delaware compares for 27892

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 27892 runs from $462.73 in Arkansas to $636.19 in Alaska. Delaware pays $511.38. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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27892 rates by state

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How the 27892 rate is calculated

Each of 27892’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 27892

27892 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 27892

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

How 27892 has changed in Delaware

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Where the Delaware rate applies

Delaware is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 79 cities and communities in Delaware. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Arden
• Ardencroft
• Ardentown
• Bear
• Bellefonte
• Bethany Beach
• Bethel
• Blades

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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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