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

Reports anterior and/or lateral leg compartment release with removal of nonviable muscle or nerve, commonly during surgery for acute compartment syndrome.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026One payment locality127 Medicare services in 2024

In Mississippi, Medicare pays $475.33 for 27892 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

Not available in this settingOffice (non-facility)
$475.33Hospital or facility

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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.

We’ll open 27892 for the payment locality that covers the ZIP.

On this page 11 sections
  1. Rate in Mississippi
  2. What 27892 covers
  3. Compared with other areas
  4. Rate map
  5. How it’s calculated
  6. Payment rules
  7. Related codes
  8. Rate history
  9. Where it applies
  10. Billing questions
  11. Sources

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 Mississippi 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. Mississippi pays $475.33. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

27892 in Mississippi vs other payment areas
  1. Mississippi · this page$475.33
  2. Los Angeles, CA · California$547.88+$72.55
  3. Washington, DC area · District of Columbia$574.66+$99.33
  4. Miami, FL · Florida$609.70+$134.37
  5. Chicago, IL · Illinois$591.39+$116.06
  6. Manhattan, NY · New York$599.72+$124.39
  7. Alaska · Alaska$636.19+$160.86

Other areas in Mississippi first, then benchmark localities. Bars start at $0.

Every other payment area

27892 in every other Medicare payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
AlabamaAlabama—$468.78
ArkansasArkansas—$462.73
ArizonaArizona—$503.85
Bakersfield, CACalifornia—$521.36
Chico, CACalifornia—$516.87
El Centro, CACalifornia—$517.14
Fresno, CACalifornia—$516.87
Hanford, CACalifornia—$516.87

27892 rates by state

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27892 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AKNo published base rate1
ALNo published base rate1
ARNo published base rate1
AZNo published base rate1
CANo published base rate29
CONo published base rate1
CTNo published base rate1
DCNo published base rate1
DENo published base rate1
FLNo published base rate3
GANo published base rate2
GUNo published base rate1
HINo published base rate1
IANo published base rate1
IDNo published base rate1
ILNo published base rate4
INNo published base rate1
KSNo published base rate1
KYNo published base rate1
LANo published base rate2
MANo published base rate2
MDNo published base rate3
MENo published base rate2
MINo published base rate2
MNNo published base rate1
MONo published base rate3
MSNo published base rate1
MTNo published base rate1
NCNo published base rate1
NDNo published base rate1
NENo published base rate1
NHNo published base rate1
NJNo published base rate2
NMNo published base rate1
NVNo published base rate1
NYNo published base rate5
OHNo published base rate1
OKNo published base rate1
ORNo published base rate2
PANo published base rate2
PRNo published base rate1
RINo published base rate1
SCNo published base rate1
SDNo published base rate1
TNNo published base rate1
TXNo published base rate8
UTNo published base rate1
VANo published base rate2
VINo published base rate1
VTNo published base rate1
WANo published base rate2
WINo published base rate1
WVNo published base rate1
WYNo published base rate1

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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.

How the rate is built · 27892

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work7.74

7.74 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense6.14

6.14 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice1.63

1.63 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

15.5100

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$518.05

Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.

The exact Mississippi inputs and CMS source lines

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

3,083

Code
27892
Physician work
7.74
Practice expense
6.14
Malpractice
1.63

GPCI2026.csv

67

Locality
Mississippi
Physician work
1.000
Practice expense
0.861
Malpractice
0.739
Facility calculation for 27892 in Mississippi
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work7.74× 1.0007.7400
Practice expense6.14× 0.8615.2865
Malpractice1.63× 0.7391.2046
Total RVUs14.2311
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Facility rate, Mississippi$475.33

Facility: (7.74 × 1 + 6.14 × 0.861 + 1.63 × 0.739) × $33.4009 = $475.33

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Payment rules and modifiers for 27892

27892 has a 90-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.

CMS payment indicators · 27892

Leg fasciotomy, anterior/lateral with debridement

RuleCMS valueWhat it means
Global period090Major surgery: the day before, the day of, and 90 days after are included.
Multiple procedures2Standard reduction: highest-valued procedure at 100%, others at 50%.
Bilateral (modifier 50)1Bilateral with modifier 50 pays 150% of the fee schedule amount.
Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS)0Not paid without supporting documentation.
Co-surgeons (62)0Not permitted.
Team surgery (66)0Not permitted.
Professional/technical0Physician service: no professional/technical split.
Split (54/55/56)0.10/0.69/0.21Share of the payment for pre-op, the procedure itself, and post-op care.

Global surgery period · 27892

Leg fasciotomy, anterior/lateral with debridement

90-day global period ends

Dec 30, 2026

Covers Sep 30, 2026 through Dec 30, 2026 (92 days, including the day before surgery).

Visit on Oct 31, 2026

Day 30 of the 90-day post-op period: related follow-up care is included in the surgical payment.

  • 24Unrelated E/M visit by the same physician
  • 79Unrelated procedure (starts its own global period)
  • 58Staged, more extensive, or therapy procedure that was planned
  • 78Unplanned return to the operating room for a related complication
SurgeryVisit
Sep 23, 2026Jan 10, 2027

Pre-op dayGlobal period

What modifiers do to the payment

Modifier 50 · payment effect

With and without the modifier

27892 without 50 · national facility

$518.05

Leg fasciotomy, anterior/lateral with debridement

27892-50 · Bilateral: 150%

$777.08

Both sides on one line with modifier 50 are paid at 150% of the fee schedule amount (subject to multiple-procedure rules with other procedures).

When to use modifier 50

How 27892 has changed in Mississippi

27892 · Office / nonfacility

Rate unavailable

Effective 2026-10-01

A rate is unavailable in one of these releases, so a change cannot be calculated.

Base rate by release · bars start at $0 · select a bar to compare

One bar per available release, ordered by effective date. Missing rates remain gaps. These comparisons hold the code, setting and locality identifiers constant; they do not isolate which policy or input caused a change.

What changed, release by release
Rates in every CMS release
Effective fromOfficeFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01Not available in this setting$475.33RVU26D
2026-07-01Not available in this setting$475.33RVU26C
2026-04-01Not available in this setting$475.33RVU26B
2026-01-01Not available in this setting$475.33RVU26A
2025-10-01Not available in this setting$488.69RVU25D
2025-07-01Not available in this setting$488.69RVU25C
2025-04-01Not available in this setting$488.69RVU25B
2025-01-01Not available in this setting$488.69RVU25A
2024-10-01Not available in this setting$494.37RVU24D
2024-07-01Not available in this setting$494.37RVU24C
2024-04-01Not available in this setting$494.37RVU24B
2024-03-09Not available in this setting$494.37RVU24AR
2024-01-01Not available in this setting$486.31RVU24A
2023-10-01Not available in this setting$495.37RVU23D
2023-07-01Not available in this setting$495.37RVU23C
2023-04-01Not available in this setting$495.37RVU23B
2023-01-01Not available in this setting$495.37RVU23A
2022-10-01Not available in this setting$498.47RVU22D
2022-07-01Not available in this setting$498.47RVU22C
2022-04-01Not available in this setting$498.47RVU22B
2022-01-01Not available in this setting$498.47RVU22A
2021-10-01Not available in this setting$499.26RVU21D
2021-07-01Not available in this setting$499.26RVU21C
2021-04-01Not available in this setting$499.26RVU21B
2021-01-01Not available in this setting$499.26RVU21A
2020-10-01Not available in this setting$513.17RVU20D
2020-07-01Not available in this setting$513.17RVU20C
2020-04-01Not available in this setting$513.17RVU20B
2020-01-01Not available in this setting$513.17RVU20A
2019-10-01Not available in this setting$506.10RVU19D
2019-07-01Not available in this setting$506.10RVU19C
2019-04-01Not available in this setting$506.10RVU19B
2019-01-01Not available in this setting$506.10RVU19A
2018-10-01Not available in this setting$514.36RVU18D
2018-07-01Not available in this setting$514.36RVU18C
2018-04-01Not available in this setting$514.36RVU18B
2018-01-01Not available in this setting$514.36RVU18AR1
2017-10-01Not available in this setting$515.25RVU17D
2017-07-01Not available in this setting$515.25RVU17C
2017-04-01Not available in this setting$515.25RVU17B
2017-01-01Not available in this setting$515.25RVU17A
2016-10-01Not available in this setting$517.93RVU16D
2016-07-01Not available in this setting$517.93RVU16C
2016-04-01Not available in this setting$517.93RVU16B
2016-01-01Not available in this setting$517.93RVU16A
2015-10-01Not available in this setting$514.74RVU15D
2015-07-01Not available in this setting$514.74RVU15C
2015-04-01Not available in this setting$512.18RVU15B
2015-01-01Not available in this setting$512.18RVU15A
2014-10-01Not available in this setting$520.83RVU14D
2014-07-01Not available in this setting$520.83RVU14C
2014-04-01Not available in this setting$520.83RVU14B
2014-01-01Not available in this setting$520.83RVU14A
2013-10-01Not available in this setting$515.35RVU13D
2013-07-01Not available in this setting$515.35RVU13C
2013-04-01Not available in this setting$515.35RVU13B
2013-01-01Not available in this setting$515.35RVU13AR

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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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27892 billing questions

How does 27892 differ from a leg fasciotomy without debridement?

Use 27892 when the anterior and/or lateral compartment release includes debridement of nonviable muscle or nerve. A release without that debridement is represented by a different code.

Is debridement separately reported with 27892?

Debridement of nonviable muscle and/or nerve is included in 27892. The operative documentation should establish that the tissue was nonviable and was removed.

How do 27892, 27893, and 27894 differ?

They distinguish which leg compartments are released when debridement is performed: 27892 covers anterior and/or lateral compartments, 27893 posterior compartments, and 27894 all compartments.

How is bilateral 27892 reported for Medicare?

Report bilateral surgery with modifier 50; CMS pays the bilateral procedure at 150%.

What documentation supports medical necessity for an assistant at surgery?

The record must document why an assistant was medically necessary for this operation. CMS assistant-at-surgery payment is limited to cases with that documentation.

What postoperative care is included in the global period?

The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care.

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

Show the CMS file lines behind this rate
RVUs for 27892PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 3,083 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for MississippiGPCI2026.csv, line 67 (RVU26D)

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