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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

27532 in Austin

Office / nonfacility

$695.81

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$565.41

Base rate per service

Amounts below use the non-QP conversion factor for participating physicians. These are base physician payments before claim-level adjustments, not patient costs or total hospital charges.

Orthopedic fracture care

About 27532: Closed tibial plateau fracture reduction

Reports closed reduction of a proximal tibial plateau fracture when the clinician manipulates the fracture to restore alignment without opening the site.

Code 27532 reports closed treatment of a proximal tibial plateau fracture when the clinician manipulates the fracture to restore alignment without opening the fracture site. Orthopedic surgeons commonly perform the reduction in an operating room under anesthesia; selected reductions may occur in an emergency department. Imaging is used to assess fracture alignment and the result of reduction.

Choose this code when manipulation is performed as part of closed treatment; use 27530 when the fracture is treated without manipulation. Document the plateau fracture site, the reduction maneuver, and imaging findings before and after treatment. CMS assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. For multiple procedures in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50%. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment is restricted; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

CMS billing rules for 27532

Global period
Major surgery with a 90-day global period: the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care are included.
Multiple procedures
Standard multiple procedure reduction: the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50% when performed in the same session.
Bilateral procedures
Bilateral procedure with modifier 50 is paid at 150%.
Assistant at surgery
Statutory restriction: assistant at surgery is not paid.
Co-surgeons
Co-surgeons not permitted.
Team surgery
Team surgery not permitted.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU7.36 · 36%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU11.43 · 56%
  • Malpractice RVU1.54 · 8%

672

Medicare services in 2024 · #3295 by national volume

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.

27532 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Austin, from the same CMS release.

27530

Fracture treatment

Proximal tibial plateau, no manipulation

$361.41

Both codes address closed treatment of a proximal tibial plateau fracture. Choose 27532 when manipulation is performed; choose 27530 when it is not.

27535

Tibial plateau fracture

Open, unicondylar treatment

No office rate

27535 describes open treatment of a unicondylar plateau fracture. Use 27532 for closed treatment with manipulation rather than open treatment.

27536

Tibial plateau repair

Bicondylar fracture

No office rate

27536 describes open treatment of a bicondylar plateau fracture. The fracture pattern and open surgical approach distinguish it from closed reduction under 27532.

The same code, a different location

How does Austin compare?

In Beaumont, the office rate for 27532 is $641.03—$54.78 lower than the $695.81 rate in Austin. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

27532 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Austin · This locality

    $695.81

  2. Beaumont

    $641.03

    $54.78 lower than Austin

  3. Brazoria

    $666.25

    $29.56 lower than Austin

  4. Dallas

    $672.42

    $23.39 lower than Austin

  5. Fort Worth

    $669.27

    $26.54 lower than Austin

  6. Galveston

    $669.49

    $26.32 lower than Austin

  7. Houston

    $697.67

    $1.86 higher than Austin

Other payment areas listed in Texas appear first, followed by selected cross-country examples. The chart compares amounts, not distance.

Across 109 of 109 CMS payment localities with a supported office rate, 27532 ranges from $600.26 in Arkansas to $850.96 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty). This is a geographic range, not an average.

The code’s RVUs stay the same in these comparisons. Geographic adjustments to work, practice expense and malpractice change the dollar amount. A city name alone may not identify the payment area for a service address.

Compare all 108 other payment areas

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 27532

    Office

    $654.58

    Facility

    $537.62

    $41.23 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (Los Angeles/Orange Cnty)

    California · 27532

    Office

    $741.70

    Facility

    $595.90

    $45.89 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 27532

    Office

    $766.08

    Facility

    $620.90

    $70.27 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 27532

    Office

    $773.34

    Facility

    $645.04

    $77.53 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 27532

    Office

    $749.28

    Facility

    $625.42

    $53.47 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 27532

    Office

    $786.76

    Facility

    $643.55

    $90.95 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 27532

    Office

    $803.68

    Facility

    $672.41

    $107.87 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 27532

    Office

    $608.99

    Facility

    $501.15

    $86.82 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 27532

    Office

    $600.26

    Facility

    $494.39

    $95.55 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 27532

    Office

    $659.80

    Facility

    $540.37

    $36.01 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Bakersfield

    California · 27532

    Office

    $700.25

    Facility

    $565.17

    $4.44 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Chico

    California · 27532

    Office

    $696.00

    Facility

    $560.92

    $0.19 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • El Centro

    California · 27532

    Office

    $696.26

    Facility

    $561.18

    $0.45 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Fresno

    California · 27532

    Office

    $696.00

    Facility

    $560.92

    $0.19 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Hanford-Corcoran

    California · 27532

    Office

    $696.00

    Facility

    $560.92

    $0.19 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Madera

    California · 27532

    Office

    $696.00

    Facility

    $560.92

    $0.19 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 27532

    Office

    $696.00

    Facility

    $560.92

    $0.19 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 27532

    Office

    $696.00

    Facility

    $560.92

    $0.19 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 27532

    Office

    $790.62

    Facility

    $628.18

    $94.81 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 27532

    Office

    $736.01

    Facility

    $590.33

    $40.20 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 27532

    Office

    $696.00

    Facility

    $560.92

    $0.19 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 27532

    Office

    $696.00

    Facility

    $560.92

    $0.19 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 27532

    Office

    $712.55

    Facility

    $577.47

    $16.74 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 27532

    Office

    $726.25

    Facility

    $582.91

    $30.44 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 27532

    Office

    $723.50

    Facility

    $580.65

    $27.69 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 27532

    Office

    $737.68

    Facility

    $590.28

    $41.87 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 27532

    Office

    $831.09

    Facility

    $657.31

    $135.28 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)

    California · 27532

    Office

    $829.34

    Facility

    $655.56

    $133.53 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)

    California · 27532

    Office

    $850.96

    Facility

    $673.23

    $155.15 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)

    California · 27532

    Office

    $843.81

    Facility

    $666.08

    $148.00 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 27532

    Office

    $712.42

    Facility

    $572.04

    $16.61 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 27532

    Office

    $742.42

    Facility

    $592.67

    $46.61 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 27532

    Office

    $725.43

    Facility

    $581.72

    $29.62 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 27532

    Office

    $749.59

    Facility

    $598.24

    $53.78 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 27532

    Office

    $696.00

    Facility

    $560.92

    $0.19 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 27532

    Office

    $788.10

    Facility

    $625.66

    $92.29 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 27532

    Office

    $696.00

    Facility

    $560.92

    $0.19 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 27532

    Office

    $696.00

    Facility

    $560.92

    $0.19 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 27532

    Office

    $695.16

    Facility

    $564.02

    $0.65 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 27532

    Office

    $724.16

    Facility

    $591.42

    $28.35 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 27532

    Office

    $670.49

    Facility

    $548.72

    $25.32 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 27532

    Office

    $725.56

    Facility

    $600.71

    $29.75 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 27532

    Office

    $688.12

    Facility

    $570.29

    $7.69 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 27532

    Office

    $696.23

    Facility

    $571.00

    $0.42 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 27532

    Office

    $647.68

    Facility

    $537.75

    $48.13 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 27532

    Office

    $709.69

    Facility

    $569.55

    $13.88 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 27532

    Office

    $615.57

    Facility

    $502.80

    $80.24 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 27532

    Office

    $621.39

    Facility

    $508.00

    $74.42 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 27532

    Office

    $700.66

    Facility

    $587.27

    $4.85 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 27532

    Office

    $674.79

    Facility

    $562.26

    $21.02 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 27532

    Office

    $730.78

    Facility

    $604.20

    $34.97 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 27532

    Office

    $624.73

    Facility

    $510.48

    $71.08 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 27532

    Office

    $616.88

    Facility

    $505.46

    $78.93 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 27532

    Office

    $632.29

    Facility

    $522.72

    $63.52 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 27532

    Office

    $663.51

    Facility

    $547.53

    $32.30 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 27532

    Office

    $632.98

    Facility

    $523.90

    $62.83 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 27532

    Office

    $757.53

    Facility

    $610.37

    $61.72 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 27532

    Office

    $692.77

    Facility

    $562.98

    $3.04 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 27532

    Office

    $723.03

    Facility

    $590.79

    $27.22 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 27532

    Office

    $681.86

    Facility

    $557.13

    $13.95 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 27532

    Office

    $629.06

    Facility

    $515.67

    $66.75 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 27532

    Office

    $656.62

    Facility

    $534.48

    $39.19 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 27532

    Office

    $700.96

    Facility

    $582.03

    $5.15 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 27532

    Office

    $652.46

    Facility

    $539.93

    $43.35 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 27532

    Office

    $653.90

    Facility

    $527.08

    $41.91 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 27532

    Office

    $654.57

    Facility

    $538.84

    $41.24 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 27532

    Office

    $660.82

    Facility

    $543.48

    $34.99 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 27532

    Office

    $625.02

    Facility

    $518.78

    $70.79 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 27532

    Office

    $612.55

    Facility

    $506.43

    $83.26 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 27532

    Office

    $678.94

    Facility

    $555.69

    $16.87 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 27532

    Office

    $634.89

    Facility

    $519.90

    $60.92 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 27532

    Office

    $648.49

    Facility

    $525.24

    $47.32 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 27532

    Office

    $617.65

    Facility

    $503.89

    $78.16 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 27532

    Office

    $688.26

    Facility

    $559.96

    $7.55 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 27532

    Office

    $759.11

    Facility

    $616.14

    $63.30 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 27532

    Office

    $728.99

    Facility

    $594.40

    $33.18 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 27532

    Office

    $657.69

    Facility

    $544.67

    $38.12 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 27532

    Office

    $670.83

    Facility

    $547.46

    $24.98 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 27532

    Office

    $811.01

    Facility

    $664.47

    $115.20 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 27532

    Office

    $737.17

    Facility

    $602.21

    $41.36 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 27532

    Office

    $786.99

    Facility

    $641.31

    $91.18 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 27532

    Office

    $644.67

    Facility

    $527.59

    $51.14 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 27532

    Office

    $646.24

    Facility

    $533.71

    $49.57 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 27532

    Office

    $626.72

    Facility

    $516.66

    $69.09 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 27532

    Office

    $712.18

    Facility

    $575.25

    $16.37 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 27532

    Office

    $662.24

    Facility

    $539.48

    $33.57 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 27532

    Office

    $709.05

    Facility

    $580.74

    $13.24 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 27532

    Office

    $644.91

    Facility

    $531.76

    $50.90 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 27532

    Office

    $682.47

    Facility

    $557.86

    $13.34 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 27532

    Office

    $690.75

    Facility

    $563.44

    $5.06 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 27532

    Office

    $642.31

    Facility

    $528.43

    $53.50 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 27532

    Office

    $644.89

    Facility

    $521.64

    $50.92 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 27532

    Office

    $620.48

    Facility

    $508.45

    $75.33 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 27532

    Office

    $650.89

    Facility

    $535.03

    $44.92 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 27532

    Office

    $657.43

    Facility

    $536.27

    $38.38 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 27532

    Office

    $682.47

    Facility

    $557.86

    $13.34 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 27532

    Office

    $649.81

    Facility

    $527.80

    $46.00 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 27532

    Office

    $690.18

    Facility

    $560.39

    $5.63 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 27532

    Office

    $768.58

    Facility

    $617.35

    $72.77 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 27532

    Office

    $627.41

    Facility

    $509.34

    $68.40 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 27532

    Office

    $651.20

    Facility

    $544.09

    $44.61 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 27532

    Office

    $665.67

    Facility

    $542.42

    $30.14 lower than Austin for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

27532 · Office / nonfacility · Non-QP. Choose a state to explore its payment localities. A range means the amount varies within that state.

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$600.26

$803.68

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$803.681
AL$608.991
AR$600.261
AZ$659.801
CA$696.00–$850.9629
CO$695.161
CT$724.161
DC$766.081
DE$670.491
FL$688.12–$773.343
GA$647.68–$696.232
GU$709.691
HI$709.691
IA$615.571
ID$621.391
IL$674.79–$749.284
IN$624.731
KS$616.881
KY$632.291
LA$632.98–$663.512
MA$692.77–$757.532
MD$681.86–$766.083
ME$629.06–$656.622
MI$652.46–$700.962
MN$653.901
MO$625.02–$660.823
MS$612.551
MT$678.941
NC$634.891
ND$648.491
NE$617.651
NH$688.261
NJ$728.99–$759.112
NM$657.691
NV$670.831
NY$644.67–$811.015
OH$646.241
OK$626.721
OR$662.24–$712.182
PA$644.91–$709.052
PR$682.471
RI$690.751
SC$642.311
SD$644.891
TN$620.481
TX$641.03–$697.678
UT$650.891
VA$657.43–$766.082
VI$682.471
VT$649.811
WA$690.18–$768.582
WI$627.411
WV$651.201
WY$665.671

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Why are the office and facility amounts different?

For 27532 in Austin, the physician’s office rate is $695.81 and the facility-setting rate is $565.41: a difference of $130.40.

The calculation uses a different practice-expense RVU for each setting. Both amounts here are physician fee-schedule amounts. The facility figure does not include a hospital’s separate charges, so this comparison does not tell you the total cost of receiving care in each setting.

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Reference amount per service

$765.39

$695.81 × 110% = $765.39

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How this local rate is calculated

Each RVU component is multiplied by its own geographic practice cost index (GPCI). The three adjusted components are added, then multiplied by the conversion factor. These are the inputs used for 27532 in Austin.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

2,940

Code
27532
Physician work
7.36
Practice expense
11.43
Malpractice
1.54

GPCI2026.csv

96

Locality
Austin
Physician work
1.002
Practice expense
1.058
Malpractice
0.886
Office / nonfacility calculation for 27532 in Austin
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work7.36× 1.0027.3747
Practice expense11.43× 1.05812.0929
Malpractice1.54× 0.8861.3644
Total RVUs20.8321
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Austin$695.81

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work7.361.002
Practice expense11.431.058
Malpractice1.540.886

(7.36 × 1.002 + 11.43 × 1.058 + 1.54 × 0.886) × $33.4009 = $695.81

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work7.361.002
Practice expense7.741.058
Malpractice1.540.886

(7.36 × 1.002 + 7.74 × 1.058 + 1.54 × 0.886) × $33.4009 = $565.41

The office and facility calculations use their respective practice-expense RVUs. The facility amount here is the physician fee, not a separate hospital or facility bill.

How this rate has changed

27532 · Office / nonfacility

$695.81

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $62.31 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $633.50 to $695.81 (9.8%).

It is unchanged from the immediately preceding available release, effective 2026-07-01.

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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

  1. January 1, 2026

    RVU26A

    $633.50changed to$695.81

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 7.55 changed to 7.36
    • Practice expense RVU 10.16 changed to 11.43
    • Work GPCI 1.000 changed to 1.002
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.046 changed to 1.058
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.914 changed to 0.886

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: $633.50

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Each row uses the accepted CMS release effective on that date and the same contractor and locality identifiers. Missing rates stay visible. Historical boundaries may differ; verify the service address for an older claim.

Inspect every release and its CMS source
Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$695.81$565.41RVU26D
2026-07-01$695.81$565.41RVU26C
2026-04-01$695.81$565.41RVU26B
2026-01-01$695.81$565.41RVU26A
2025-10-01$633.50$589.52RVU25D
2025-07-01$633.50$589.52RVU25C
2025-04-01$633.50$589.52RVU25B
2025-01-01$633.50$589.52RVU25A

27532 billing questions

How is 27532 different from 27530?

Use 27532 when the clinician manipulates the proximal tibial plateau fracture during closed treatment. Use 27530 when closed treatment does not involve manipulation.

What documentation supports reporting 27532?

Document the proximal tibial plateau fracture, the manipulation or reduction performed, and imaging findings that show alignment before and after treatment.

Does the code include postoperative care?

CMS assigns 27532 a 90-day global period. The day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care are included.

How are bilateral reductions reported under the CMS facts?

A bilateral procedure reported with modifier 50 is paid at 150%.

Can an assistant or co-surgeon be paid for this procedure?

CMS restricts assistant-at-surgery payment for 27532. 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 indices and the applicable conversion factor. Unavailable or separately priced services are labeled rather than assigned a made-up amount.

Source: RVU26D. Effective 2026-10-01 through the day before 2027-01-01.

RVUs for 27532PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 2,940 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for AustinGPCI2026.csv, line 96 (RVU26D)
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