$564.90
Use 27327 for a superficial thigh or knee lesion under 3 cm; 27328 is for a deep tumor under 5 cm.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
27328 in El Centro
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$587.75
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 surgery
About 27328: Deep thigh or knee tumor excision under 5 cm
Reports removal of a deep soft-tissue tumor in the thigh or knee region when the tumor measures less than 5 cm.
This service involves surgically removing a tumor beneath the superficial soft tissues of the thigh or knee, such as a subfascial or intramuscular mass, measuring less than 5 cm. It is commonly performed by an orthopedic surgeon or surgical oncologist in an operating room, including a hospital outpatient department or ambulatory surgery center. A diagnostic biopsy alone is not the same service as removing the tumor.
Choose the code based on the operative report’s documented site, depth, size, and procedure. The record should establish that the tumor is deep, measures under 5 cm, and was removed from the thigh or knee area. 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 other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment is barred by statutory restriction; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 27328
- 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 RVU8.63 · 49%
- Practice expense (office) RVU7.08 · 40%
- Malpractice RVU1.96 · 11%
518
Medicare services in 2024 · #3533 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.
27328 compared with similar codes
Office rates for El Centro, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
Both cover deep thigh or knee tumors under 5 cm. The operative report’s documented excision or resection determines which code describes the service.
No office rate
Use 27337 for a superficial lesion measuring 3 cm or larger; 27328 describes a deep tumor under 5 cm.
No office rate
Use 27339 for a deep thigh or knee tumor measuring 5 cm or larger; 27328 is the under-5-cm size level.
The same code, a different location
How does El Centro compare?
27328 across payment areas
Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0
El Centro · This locality
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No comparable rate is available in this setting.
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No comparable rate is available in this setting.
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No comparable rate is available in this setting.
Other payment areas listed in California appear first, followed by selected cross-country examples. The chart compares amounts, not distance.
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
Merced
California · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$587.42
No comparable office rate is available.
Modesto
California · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$587.42
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$651.34
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$616.62
No comparable office rate is available.
Redding
California · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$587.42
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$587.42
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$608.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$608.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$606.35
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$615.21
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$679.12
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$676.89
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$696.05
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$686.95
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$597.59
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$616.71
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$607.14
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$622.38
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$587.42
No comparable office rate is available.
Vallejo
California · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$648.14
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$587.42
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$587.42
No comparable office rate is available.
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
District of Columbia · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$655.25
No comparable office rate is available.
Miami
Florida · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$699.99
No comparable office rate is available.
Chicago
Illinois · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$678.17
No comparable office rate is available.
Manhattan
New York · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$685.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Alaska*
Alaska · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$720.30
No comparable office rate is available.
Alabama
Alabama · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$532.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$525.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$573.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$594.45
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$627.92
No comparable office rate is available.
Delaware
Delaware · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$582.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$646.16
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$612.72
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$608.00
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$577.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$595.03
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$530.62
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$536.78
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$637.66
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$606.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$649.14
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$539.28
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$535.02
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$558.38
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$585.15
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$560.25
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$640.69
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$594.05
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$627.58
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$590.55
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$546.53
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$563.91
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$626.83
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$578.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$550.96
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$574.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$578.97
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$555.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$540.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$590.06
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$550.72
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$551.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$531.27
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$591.71
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$650.64
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$629.83
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$583.72
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$579.50
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$709.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$639.38
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$680.62
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$558.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$570.14
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$550.29
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$604.30
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$569.80
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$617.71
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$567.20
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$591.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$596.40
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$562.40
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$546.72
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$538.36
No comparable office rate is available.
Austin
Texas · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$597.02
No comparable office rate is available.
Beaumont
Texas · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$564.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Brazoria
Texas · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$575.97
No comparable office rate is available.
Dallas
Texas · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$582.55
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Worth
Texas · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$581.03
No comparable office rate is available.
Galveston
Texas · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$579.58
No comparable office rate is available.
Houston
Texas · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$615.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$571.78
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$569.33
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$566.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$591.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$555.49
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$590.83
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$646.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$534.96
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$587.43
No comparable office rate is available.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 27328
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$573.17
No comparable office rate is available.
See how rates vary across the country
27328 · 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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| State / territory | Rate range | Localities |
|---|---|---|
| AK | No published base rate | 1 |
| AL | No published base rate | 1 |
| AR | No published base rate | 1 |
| AZ | No published base rate | 1 |
| CA | No published base rate | 29 |
| CO | No published base rate | 1 |
| CT | No published base rate | 1 |
| DC | No published base rate | 1 |
| DE | No published base rate | 1 |
| FL | No published base rate | 3 |
| GA | No published base rate | 2 |
| GU | No published base rate | 1 |
| HI | No published base rate | 1 |
| IA | No published base rate | 1 |
| ID | No published base rate | 1 |
| IL | No published base rate | 4 |
| IN | No published base rate | 1 |
| KS | No published base rate | 1 |
| KY | No published base rate | 1 |
| LA | No published base rate | 2 |
| MA | No published base rate | 2 |
| MD | No published base rate | 3 |
| ME | No published base rate | 2 |
| MI | No published base rate | 2 |
| MN | No published base rate | 1 |
| MO | No published base rate | 3 |
| MS | No published base rate | 1 |
| MT | No published base rate | 1 |
| NC | No published base rate | 1 |
| ND | No published base rate | 1 |
| NE | No published base rate | 1 |
| NH | No published base rate | 1 |
| NJ | No published base rate | 2 |
| NM | No published base rate | 1 |
| NV | No published base rate | 1 |
| NY | No published base rate | 5 |
| OH | No published base rate | 1 |
| OK | No published base rate | 1 |
| OR | No published base rate | 2 |
| PA | No published base rate | 2 |
| PR | No published base rate | 1 |
| RI | No published base rate | 1 |
| SC | No published base rate | 1 |
| SD | No published base rate | 1 |
| TN | No published base rate | 1 |
| TX | No published base rate | 8 |
| UT | No published base rate | 1 |
| VA | No published base rate | 2 |
| VI | No published base rate | 1 |
| VT | No published base rate | 1 |
| WA | No published base rate | 2 |
| WI | No published base rate | 1 |
| WV | No published base rate | 1 |
| WY | No published base rate | 1 |
Where does this rate apply?
El Centro is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 18 cities and communities in California, including the examples shown here.
Some communities span more than one payment area. Follow a city link to compare all of its mapped areas, or check the service-location ZIP above for an address-level starting point.
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What is a percentage of Medicare worth?
Turn a percentage into dollars for 27328 in El Centro. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$646.53
$587.75 × 110% = $646.53
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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 27328 in El Centro.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
2,839
- Code
- 27328
- Physician work
- 8.63
- Practice expense
- 7.08
- Malpractice
- 1.96
GPCI2026.csv
10
- Locality
- El Centro
- Physician work
- 1.017
- Practice expense
- 1.096
- Malpractice
- 0.541
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 8.63 | × 1.017 | 8.7767 |
| Practice expense | 7.08 | × 1.096 | 7.7597 |
| Malpractice | 1.96 | × 0.541 | 1.0604 |
| Total RVUs | 17.5968 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, El Centro$587.75
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 8.63 | 1.017 |
| Practice expense | 7.08 | 1.096 |
| Malpractice | 1.96 | 0.541 |
(8.63 × 1.017 + 7.08 × 1.096 + 1.96 × 0.541) × $33.4009 = $587.75
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
27328 · Office / nonfacility
Rate unavailable
Effective 2026-10-01
A rate is unavailable in one of these releases, so a change cannot be calculated.
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.
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| Effective from | Office / nonfacility | Facility | CMS release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $587.75 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $587.75 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $587.75 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $587.75 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $617.57 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $617.57 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $617.57 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $617.57 | RVU25A |
27328 billing questions
How does this differ from 27327?
27328 is for a deep thigh or knee tumor under 5 cm. Code 27327 describes removal of a superficial lesion under 3 cm.
When should 27329 be considered instead?
Both codes concern deep thigh or knee tumors under 5 cm, but distinguish the documented operative procedure as excision versus resection. Follow the operative report rather than inferring the code from the diagnosis alone.
What documentation supports 27328?
Document the thigh or knee location, the tumor’s deep or subfascial position, its measured size under 5 cm, and the removal performed. The operative report should support the depth and extent of the work.
Can modifier 50 be used for bilateral procedures?
CMS lists this as a bilateral procedure; reporting modifier 50 is paid at 150%. The record should support treatment of both sides.
How are other procedures in the same session paid?
The highest-valued procedure is paid in full, and other procedures in the same session are subject to the standard multiple-procedure reduction, with payment at 50%.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?
Assistant-at-surgery payment is barred by statutory restriction. CMS does not permit co-surgeons or team surgery for this code.
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.
2,83627325,,Neurectomy hamstring,A,,7.02,7.68,NA,7.68,,1.48,16.18,16.18,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,83727326,,Neurectomy popliteal,A,,6.31,7.46,NA,7.46,,1.33,15.10,15.10,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,83827327,,Exc thigh/knee les sc < 3 cm,A,,3.86,11.42,,4.52,,0.87,16.15,9.25,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,83927328,,Exc thigh/knee tum deep <5cm,A,,8.63,7.08,NA,7.08,,1.96,17.67,17.67,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,84027329,,Resect thigh/knee tum < 5 cm,A,,15.33,10.11,NA,10.11,,3.48,28.92,28.92,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,84127330,,Biopsy knee joint lining,A,,4.98,6.31,NA,6.31,,1.07,12.36,12.36,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,1,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,84227331,,Explore/treat knee joint,A,,5.87,6.66,NA,6.66,,1.23,13.76,13.76,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
707102,AR,13,ARKANSAS,1.000,0.859,0.515
801112,CA,54,BAKERSFIELD,1.019,1.096,0.609
901112,CA,55,CHICO,1.017,1.096,0.536
1001182,CA,71,EL CENTRO,1.017,1.096,0.541
1101112,CA,56,FRESNO,1.017,1.096,0.536
1201112,CA,57,HANFORD-CORCORAN,1.017,1.096,0.536
1301182,CA,18,LOS ANGELES-LONG BEACH-ANAHEIM (LOS ANGELES/ORANGE CNTY),1.041,1.183,0.664