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

Reports posterior leg compartment release with removal of nonviable muscle or nerve, typically for acute compartment syndrome requiring operative decompression.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026One payment locality48 Medicare services in 2024

In Mississippi, Medicare pays $534.92 for 27893 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

Not available in this settingOffice (non-facility)
$534.92Hospital 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.

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On this page 11 sections
  1. Rate in Mississippi
  2. What 27893 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 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 Mississippi 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. Mississippi pays $534.92. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

27893 in Mississippi vs other payment areas
  1. Mississippi · this page$534.92
  2. Los Angeles, CA · California$630.09+$95.17
  3. Washington, DC area · District of Columbia$656.65+$121.73
  4. Miami, FL · Florida$682.57+$147.65
  5. Chicago, IL · Illinois$661.64+$126.72
  6. Manhattan, NY · New York$680.72+$145.80
  7. Alaska · Alaska$709.43+$174.51

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

Every other payment area

27893 in every other Medicare payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
AlabamaAlabama—$529.30
ArkansasArkansas—$522.10
ArizonaArizona—$571.09
Bakersfield, CACalifornia—$597.44
Chico, CACalifornia—$592.93
El Centro, CACalifornia—$593.20
Fresno, CACalifornia—$592.93
Hanford, CACalifornia—$592.93

27893 rates by state

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27893 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 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.

How the rate is built · 27893

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work7.70

7.70 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense8.25

8.25 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice1.64

1.64 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

17.5900

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$587.52

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

3,084

Code
27893
Physician work
7.70
Practice expense
8.25
Malpractice
1.64

GPCI2026.csv

67

Locality
Mississippi
Physician work
1.000
Practice expense
0.861
Malpractice
0.739
Facility calculation for 27893 in Mississippi
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work7.70× 1.0007.7000
Practice expense8.25× 0.8617.1033
Malpractice1.64× 0.7391.2120
Total RVUs16.0152
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Facility rate, Mississippi$534.92

Facility: (7.7 × 1 + 8.25 × 0.861 + 1.64 × 0.739) × $33.4009 = $534.92

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Payment rules and modifiers for 27893

27893 has a 90-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.

CMS payment indicators · 27893

Leg fasciotomy, posterior compartments, 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 · 27893

Leg fasciotomy, posterior compartments, 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

27893 without 50 · national facility

$587.52

Leg fasciotomy, posterior compartments, with debridement

27893-50 · Bilateral: 150%

$881.28

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 27893 has changed in Mississippi

27893 · 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$534.92RVU26D
2026-07-01Not available in this setting$534.92RVU26C
2026-04-01Not available in this setting$534.92RVU26B
2026-01-01Not available in this setting$534.92RVU26A
2025-10-01Not available in this setting$554.87RVU25D
2025-07-01Not available in this setting$554.87RVU25C
2025-04-01Not available in this setting$554.87RVU25B
2025-01-01Not available in this setting$554.87RVU25A
2024-10-01Not available in this setting$566.13RVU24D
2024-07-01Not available in this setting$566.13RVU24C
2024-04-01Not available in this setting$566.13RVU24B
2024-03-09Not available in this setting$566.13RVU24AR
2024-01-01Not available in this setting$556.89RVU24A
2023-10-01Not available in this setting$566.55RVU23D
2023-07-01Not available in this setting$566.55RVU23C
2023-04-01Not available in this setting$566.55RVU23B
2023-01-01Not available in this setting$566.55RVU23A
2022-10-01Not available in this setting$566.49RVU22D
2022-07-01Not available in this setting$566.49RVU22C
2022-04-01Not available in this setting$566.49RVU22B
2022-01-01Not available in this setting$566.49RVU22A
2021-10-01Not available in this setting$567.08RVU21D
2021-07-01Not available in this setting$567.08RVU21C
2021-04-01Not available in this setting$567.08RVU21B
2021-01-01Not available in this setting$567.08RVU21A
2020-10-01Not available in this setting$566.40RVU20D
2020-07-01Not available in this setting$566.40RVU20C
2020-04-01Not available in this setting$566.40RVU20B
2020-01-01Not available in this setting$566.40RVU20A
2019-10-01Not available in this setting$559.20RVU19D
2019-07-01Not available in this setting$559.20RVU19C
2019-04-01Not available in this setting$558.80RVU19B
2019-01-01Not available in this setting$558.80RVU19A
2018-10-01Not available in this setting$557.97RVU18D
2018-07-01Not available in this setting$557.97RVU18C
2018-04-01Not available in this setting$557.97RVU18B
2018-01-01Not available in this setting$557.97RVU18AR1
2017-10-01Not available in this setting$557.90RVU17D
2017-07-01Not available in this setting$557.90RVU17C
2017-04-01Not available in this setting$557.90RVU17B
2017-01-01Not available in this setting$557.90RVU17A
2016-10-01Not available in this setting$561.07RVU16D
2016-07-01Not available in this setting$561.07RVU16C
2016-04-01Not available in this setting$561.07RVU16B
2016-01-01Not available in this setting$561.07RVU16A
2015-10-01Not available in this setting$568.90RVU15D
2015-07-01Not available in this setting$568.90RVU15C
2015-04-01Not available in this setting$566.07RVU15B
2015-01-01Not available in this setting$566.07RVU15A
2014-10-01Not available in this setting$568.72RVU14D
2014-07-01Not available in this setting$568.72RVU14C
2014-04-01Not available in this setting$568.72RVU14B
2014-01-01Not available in this setting$568.72RVU14A
2013-10-01Not available in this setting$567.77RVU13D
2013-07-01Not available in this setting$567.77RVU13C
2013-04-01Not available in this setting$567.77RVU13B
2013-01-01Not available in this setting$567.77RVU13AR

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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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27893 billing questions

How does this differ from 27601?

Use 27893 for posterior leg compartment decompression that includes debridement of nonviable muscle and/or nerve. Code 27601 describes posterior compartment decompression without that debridement.

Is the debridement separately reported?

The code includes debridement of nonviable muscle and/or nerve as part of the posterior compartment decompression. Do not separately report that same debridement as though it were a separate service.

What documentation supports choosing 27893?

Document the posterior compartment or compartments released and the nonviable muscle and/or nerve debrided. The operative report should make clear that the service was more than a decompression without debridement.

How is bilateral surgery reported?

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

Can an assistant surgeon or co-surgeon be reported?

Assistant-at-surgery payment is allowed only when medical necessity is documented. Co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

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 27893PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 3,084 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for MississippiGPCI2026.csv, line 67 (RVU26D)

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