CPT code 27893: Leg fasciotomy, posterior compartments, with debridement2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Connecticut

In Connecticut, Medicare pays $625.39 for 27893 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 27893 covers

This operation opens the deep fascia over the posterior compartment or compartments of the leg to relieve dangerous pressure and includes debridement of nonviable muscle and/or nerve. It is typically performed by an orthopedic or trauma surgeon in an operating room for acute compartment syndrome, such as after a severe leg injury or ischemic insult. The operative report should identify the posterior compartment work and document the devitalized tissue removed.

Choose this code when posterior compartment decompression includes that debridement; a posterior release without debridement is a different service. The preoperative day and 90 days of related postoperative care are included in the major-surgery global period. When other procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the others at 50%. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 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 Connecticut compares for 27893

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 27893 runs from $522.10 in Arkansas to $712.19 in San Benito County, CA. Connecticut pays $625.39. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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27893 rates by state

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How the 27893 rate is calculated

Each of 27893’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 27893

27893 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 27893

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

How 27893 has changed in Connecticut

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Where the Connecticut rate applies

Connecticut is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 215 cities and communities in Connecticut. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Ansonia
• Ball Pond
• Baltic
• Bantam
• Bethel
• Bethlehem Village
• Bigelow Corners
• Blue Hills

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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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