No office rate
Choose 27882 for the open circular guillotine technique. Code 27880 describes a lower-leg amputation without that specific technique.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
27882 in El Centro
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$536.17
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.
Amputation surgery
About 27882: Open guillotine below-knee amputation
Reports an open, circular amputation through the tibia and fibula, commonly performed as an initial stage when infection or tissue damage requires leaving the wound open.
This code describes a guillotine-style amputation through the tibia and fibula, with the surgical site left open rather than closed with definitive flaps. Surgeons may use this staged approach when severe infection, gangrene, or other tissue damage makes immediate closure unsuitable. The procedure is typically performed in an operating room by an orthopedic, vascular, or general surgeon.
Report the code when the operative documentation supports an open circular technique at the lower-leg level; distinguish it from a closed below-knee amputation and one performed with immediate fitting and a rigid dressing. The major-surgery global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued is paid in full and other procedures are reduced to 50%. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery and co-surgeon payment require their respective supporting documentation; team surgery is not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 27882
- 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
- Assistant at surgery is paid only with documentation of medical necessity.
- Co-surgeons
- Co-surgeons paid only with supporting documentation.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU9.55 · 58%
- Practice expense (office) RVU4.61 · 28%
- Malpractice RVU2.38 · 14%
1.7K
Medicare services in 2024 · #2600 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.
27882 compared with similar codes
Office rates for El Centro, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
Code 27881 includes immediate fitting and a rigid dressing. This code describes an open circular amputation instead.
No office rate
Code 27888 describes an amputation at the foot or ankle level; 27882 is for amputation through the tibia and fibula.
No office rate
Code 27889 is for ankle disarticulation. Use 27882 when the documented amputation passes through the tibia and fibula.
The same code, a different location
How does El Centro compare?
27882 across payment areas
Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0
El Centro · This locality
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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 · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$535.77
No comparable office rate is available.
Modesto
California · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$535.77
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$582.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$559.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Redding
California · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$535.77
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$535.77
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$561.29
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$552.15
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$549.94
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$555.79
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$602.88
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$600.18
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$618.71
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$607.66
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$542.39
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$555.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$550.06
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$560.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$535.77
No comparable office rate is available.
Vallejo
California · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$578.51
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$535.77
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$535.77
No comparable office rate is available.
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
District of Columbia · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$606.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Miami
Florida · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$680.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Chicago
Illinois · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$658.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Manhattan
New York · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$644.39
No comparable office rate is available.
Alaska*
Alaska · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$686.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Alabama
Alabama · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$498.70
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$492.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$536.23
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$548.72
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$587.38
No comparable office rate is available.
Delaware
Delaware · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$544.17
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$618.68
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$585.66
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$571.85
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$551.08
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$540.08
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$491.43
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$498.24
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$620.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$583.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$620.21
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$500.35
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$498.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$528.60
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$554.18
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$531.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$586.66
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$549.58
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$587.64
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$550.97
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$510.08
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$521.73
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$601.59
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$549.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$500.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$541.23
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$545.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$529.14
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$510.30
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$552.29
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$513.44
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$505.23
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$491.15
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$548.83
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$602.59
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$587.09
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$555.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$539.33
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$670.09
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$598.13
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$636.03
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$521.14
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$539.69
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$518.25
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$554.30
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$528.23
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$579.85
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$535.45
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$552.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$555.01
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$528.82
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$499.67
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$501.63
No comparable office rate is available.
Austin
Texas · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$552.96
No comparable office rate is available.
Beaumont
Texas · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$532.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Brazoria
Texas · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$536.13
No comparable office rate is available.
Dallas
Texas · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$543.42
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Worth
Texas · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$542.91
No comparable office rate is available.
Galveston
Texas · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$540.25
No comparable office rate is available.
Houston
Texas · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$583.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$536.89
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$535.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$526.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$552.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$511.64
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$545.76
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$588.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$490.97
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$566.54
No comparable office rate is available.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 27882
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$531.78
No comparable office rate is available.
See how rates vary across the country
27882 · 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 |
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| IA | No published base rate | 1 |
| ID | No published base rate | 1 |
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| IN | No published base rate | 1 |
| KS | No published base rate | 1 |
| KY | No published base rate | 1 |
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| 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 |
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| VI | No published base rate | 1 |
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| 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.
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Turn a percentage into dollars for 27882 in El Centro. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$589.79
$536.17 × 110% = $589.79
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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 27882 in El Centro.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
3,078
- Code
- 27882
- Physician work
- 9.55
- Practice expense
- 4.61
- Malpractice
- 2.38
GPCI2026.csv
10
- Locality
- El Centro
- Physician work
- 1.017
- Practice expense
- 1.096
- Malpractice
- 0.541
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 9.55 | × 1.017 | 9.7123 |
| Practice expense | 4.61 | × 1.096 | 5.0526 |
| Malpractice | 2.38 | × 0.541 | 1.2876 |
| Total RVUs | 16.0525 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, El Centro$536.17
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 9.55 | 1.017 |
| Practice expense | 4.61 | 1.096 |
| Malpractice | 2.38 | 0.541 |
(9.55 × 1.017 + 4.61 × 1.096 + 2.38 × 0.541) × $33.4009 = $536.17
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
27882 · Office / nonfacility
Rate unavailable
Effective 2026-10-01
A rate is unavailable in one of these releases, so a change cannot be calculated.
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| Effective from | Office / nonfacility | Facility | CMS release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $536.17 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $536.17 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $536.17 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $536.17 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $562.94 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $562.94 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $562.94 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $562.94 | RVU25A |
27882 billing questions
How does this differ from 27880?
This code is for an open circular, or guillotine, lower-leg amputation. Code 27880 describes a lower-leg amputation without that open-technique distinction.
When would 27881 be reported instead?
Use 27881 when the lower-leg amputation includes the immediate fitting technique and application of a rigid dressing. The open circular technique described by this code is distinct.
Can related postoperative care be billed separately?
The 90-day global period includes related postoperative care, as well as the day-before preoperative visit. A later operation to revise or complete the amputation is a separate surgical service, not routine follow-up.
How is bilateral reporting handled?
For bilateral procedures, modifier 50 is paid at 150% under the CMS facts for this code.
What documentation supports assistant or co-surgeon payment?
Assistant-at-surgery payment requires documentation of medical necessity. Co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.
What happens when another procedure is performed in the same session?
The highest-valued procedure is paid in full, and other procedures are paid at 50% under the standard multiple-procedure reduction.
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.
3,07527871,,Fusion of tibiofibular joint,A,,9.30,8.22,NA,8.22,,1.85,19.37,19.37,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,07627880,,Amputation of lower leg,A,,14.99,5.97,NA,5.97,,3.67,24.63,24.63,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,07727881,,Amputation of lower leg,A,,13.13,6.41,NA,6.41,,3.18,22.72,22.72,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,07827882,,Amputation of lower leg,A,,9.55,4.61,NA,4.61,,2.38,16.54,16.54,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,0,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,07927884,,Amputation follow-up surgery,A,,8.54,5.81,NA,5.81,,2.05,16.40,16.40,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,08027886,,Amputation follow-up surgery,A,,9.77,5.89,NA,5.89,,2.36,18.02,18.02,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,1,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,08127888,,Amputation of foot at ankle,A,,10.11,3.27,NA,3.27,,2.58,15.96,15.96,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,1,0,9,,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