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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

27372 in Madera

Office / nonfacility

$666.88

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$395.62

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 27372: Deep thigh or knee foreign body removal

Reports surgical extraction of a deeply embedded foreign object in the thigh or knee region, when the operative work goes beyond superficial soft-tissue retrieval.

A surgeon uses an incision to locate and extract a deeply embedded object from soft tissues of the thigh or knee region, such as a retained metal or glass fragment after penetrating trauma. The target is deeper than a subcutaneous splinter; the operative note should make the object’s anatomic location and depth clear. The service is typically performed in an operating room or ambulatory surgery setting rather than as a simple office extraction.

Report 27372 for deep regional retrieval; superficial subcutaneous extraction and arthroscopic removal of an intra-articular knee body follow different code pathways. Document the indication, site, depth, dissection, and removal. 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 requires documented medical necessity; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

CMS billing rules for 27372

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 not permitted.
Team surgery
Team surgery not permitted.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU5.08 · 27%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU12.98 · 68%
  • Malpractice RVU1.07 · 6%

244

Medicare services in 2024 · #4154 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.

27372 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Madera, from the same CMS release.

20525

Foreign body removal

Deep or complicated

$523.27

Use 27372 for deep removal in the thigh or knee region. 20525 describes deep or complicated retrieval from muscle or tendon sheath; the documented operative target helps distinguish them.

10120

Foreign body removal

Simple subcutaneous extraction

$166.66

10120 is for simple removal from subcutaneous tissue. 27372 is for a deeply embedded object in the thigh or knee region requiring deeper surgical dissection.

29874

Knee arthroscopy

Loose or foreign body

No office rate

29874 is an arthroscopic knee procedure for removing a loose body or foreign body within the joint. 27372 describes deep regional removal rather than arthroscopic intra-articular retrieval.

The same code, a different location

How does Madera compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 27372 is $669.83—$2.95 higher than the $666.88 rate in Madera. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

27372 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Madera · This locality

    $666.88

  2. Bakersfield

    $669.83

    $2.95 higher than Madera

  3. Chico

    $666.88

    The same base rate than Madera

  4. El Centro

    $667.06

    $0.18 higher than Madera

  5. Fresno

    $666.88

    The same base rate than Madera

  6. Hanford-Corcoran

    $666.88

    The same base rate than Madera

  7. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (Los Angeles/Orange Cnty)

    $713.25

    $46.37 higher than Madera

Other payment areas listed in California 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, 27372 ranges from $560.50 in Arkansas to $832.67 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

  • Merced

    California · 27372

    Office

    $666.88

    Facility

    $395.62

    The same base rate than Madera for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 27372

    Office

    $666.88

    Facility

    $395.62

    The same base rate than Madera for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 27372

    Office

    $769.93

    Facility

    $443.73

    $103.05 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 27372

    Office

    $709.14

    Facility

    $416.60

    $42.26 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 27372

    Office

    $666.88

    Facility

    $395.62

    The same base rate than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 27372

    Office

    $666.88

    Facility

    $395.62

    The same base rate than Madera for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 27372

    Office

    $678.38

    Facility

    $407.12

    $11.50 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 27372

    Office

    $699.15

    Facility

    $411.31

    $32.27 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 27372

    Office

    $696.57

    Facility

    $409.72

    $29.69 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 27372

    Office

    $712.66

    Facility

    $416.64

    $45.78 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 27372

    Office

    $813.50

    Facility

    $464.52

    $146.62 higher than Madera for the office setting.

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

    California · 27372

    Office

    $812.28

    Facility

    $463.31

    $145.40 higher than Madera for the office setting.

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

    California · 27372

    Office

    $832.67

    Facility

    $475.77

    $165.79 higher than Madera for the office setting.

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

    California · 27372

    Office

    $827.70

    Facility

    $470.80

    $160.82 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 27372

    Office

    $685.52

    Facility

    $403.62

    $18.64 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 27372

    Office

    $719.15

    Facility

    $418.44

    $52.27 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 27372

    Office

    $699.10

    Facility

    $410.51

    $32.22 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 27372

    Office

    $726.31

    Facility

    $422.38

    $59.43 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 27372

    Office

    $666.88

    Facility

    $395.62

    The same base rate than Madera for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 27372

    Office

    $768.18

    Facility

    $441.98

    $101.30 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 27372

    Office

    $666.88

    Facility

    $395.62

    The same base rate than Madera for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 27372

    Office

    $666.88

    Facility

    $395.62

    The same base rate than Madera for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 27372

    Office

    $729.33

    Facility

    $437.78

    $62.45 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 27372

    Office

    $711.38

    Facility

    $453.73

    $44.50 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 27372

    Office

    $688.60

    Facility

    $439.86

    $21.72 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 27372

    Office

    $741.00

    Facility

    $453.40

    $74.12 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 27372

    Office

    $735.93

    Facility

    $472.34

    $69.05 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 27372

    Office

    $569.26

    Facility

    $352.69

    $97.62 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 27372

    Office

    $560.50

    Facility

    $347.89

    $106.38 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 27372

    Office

    $620.37

    Facility

    $380.54

    $46.51 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 27372

    Office

    $660.92

    Facility

    $397.57

    $5.96 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 27372

    Office

    $683.24

    Facility

    $416.68

    $16.36 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 27372

    Office

    $631.00

    Facility

    $386.46

    $35.88 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 27372

    Office

    $673.47

    Facility

    $422.75

    $6.59 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 27372

    Office

    $637.86

    Facility

    $401.25

    $29.02 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 27372

    Office

    $653.59

    Facility

    $402.13

    $13.29 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 27372

    Office

    $599.00

    Facility

    $378.23

    $67.88 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 27372

    Office

    $683.31

    Facility

    $401.90

    $16.43 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 27372

    Office

    $580.56

    Facility

    $354.09

    $86.32 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 27372

    Office

    $585.44

    Facility

    $357.74

    $81.44 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 27372

    Office

    $640.52

    Facility

    $412.81

    $26.36 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 27372

    Office

    $621.36

    Facility

    $395.39

    $45.52 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 27372

    Office

    $679.44

    Facility

    $425.26

    $12.56 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 27372

    Office

    $588.94

    Facility

    $359.51

    $77.94 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 27372

    Office

    $579.61

    Facility

    $355.87

    $87.27 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 27372

    Office

    $587.80

    Facility

    $367.77

    $79.08 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 27372

    Office

    $618.24

    Facility

    $385.34

    $48.64 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 27372

    Office

    $587.60

    Facility

    $368.56

    $79.28 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 27372

    Office

    $726.09

    Facility

    $430.58

    $59.21 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 27372

    Office

    $657.40

    Facility

    $396.78

    $9.48 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 27372

    Office

    $681.79

    Facility

    $416.22

    $14.91 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 27372

    Office

    $642.93

    Facility

    $392.46

    $23.95 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 27372

    Office

    $590.77

    Facility

    $363.07

    $76.11 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 27372

    Office

    $621.87

    Facility

    $376.60

    $45.01 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 27372

    Office

    $648.30

    Facility

    $409.46

    $18.58 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 27372

    Office

    $605.85

    Facility

    $379.88

    $61.03 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 27372

    Office

    $626.37

    Facility

    $371.69

    $40.51 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 27372

    Office

    $611.69

    Facility

    $379.29

    $55.19 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 27372

    Office

    $618.22

    Facility

    $382.60

    $48.66 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 27372

    Office

    $578.20

    Facility

    $364.86

    $88.68 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 27372

    Office

    $569.37

    Facility

    $356.27

    $97.51 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 27372

    Office

    $638.89

    Facility

    $391.39

    $27.99 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 27372

    Office

    $597.01

    Facility

    $366.09

    $69.87 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 27372

    Office

    $617.73

    Facility

    $370.23

    $49.15 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 27372

    Office

    $583.35

    Facility

    $354.90

    $83.53 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 27372

    Office

    $652.27

    Facility

    $394.62

    $14.61 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 27372

    Office

    $721.45

    Facility

    $434.35

    $54.57 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 27372

    Office

    $689.10

    Facility

    $418.83

    $22.22 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 27372

    Office

    $610.16

    Facility

    $383.20

    $56.72 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 27372

    Office

    $633.42

    Facility

    $385.68

    $33.46 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 27372

    Office

    $762.39

    Facility

    $468.11

    $95.51 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 27372

    Office

    $695.29

    Facility

    $424.27

    $28.41 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 27372

    Office

    $744.52

    Facility

    $451.97

    $77.64 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 27372

    Office

    $606.67

    Facility

    $371.54

    $60.21 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 27372

    Office

    $601.53

    Facility

    $375.56

    $65.35 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 27372

    Office

    $584.60

    Facility

    $363.58

    $82.28 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 27372

    Office

    $680.65

    Facility

    $405.67

    $13.77 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 27372

    Office

    $626.61

    Facility

    $380.10

    $40.27 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 27372

    Office

    $666.69

    Facility

    $409.04

    $0.19 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 27372

    Office

    $601.44

    Facility

    $374.24

    $65.44 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 27372

    Office

    $643.19

    Facility

    $392.97

    $23.69 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 27372

    Office

    $652.63

    Facility

    $396.96

    $14.25 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 27372

    Office

    $600.65

    Facility

    $371.96

    $66.23 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 27372

    Office

    $615.23

    Facility

    $367.73

    $51.65 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 27372

    Office

    $582.96

    Facility

    $357.98

    $83.92 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 27372

    Office

    $660.37

    Facility

    $398.51

    $6.51 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 27372

    Office

    $597.40

    Facility

    $372.18

    $69.48 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 27372

    Office

    $628.55

    Facility

    $383.28

    $38.33 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 27372

    Office

    $633.68

    Facility

    $387.17

    $33.20 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 27372

    Office

    $629.81

    Facility

    $385.77

    $37.07 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 27372

    Office

    $631.13

    Facility

    $385.37

    $35.75 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 27372

    Office

    $650.72

    Facility

    $404.95

    $16.16 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 27372

    Office

    $613.38

    Facility

    $378.50

    $53.50 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 27372

    Office

    $609.30

    Facility

    $376.65

    $57.58 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 27372

    Office

    $621.08

    Facility

    $377.79

    $45.80 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 27372

    Office

    $643.19

    Facility

    $392.97

    $23.69 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 27372

    Office

    $616.97

    Facility

    $371.94

    $49.91 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 27372

    Office

    $655.60

    Facility

    $394.98

    $11.28 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 27372

    Office

    $739.32

    Facility

    $435.63

    $72.44 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 27372

    Office

    $596.02

    Facility

    $358.91

    $70.86 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 27372

    Office

    $597.57

    Facility

    $382.49

    $69.31 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 27372

    Office

    $629.67

    Facility

    $382.17

    $37.21 lower than Madera for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

27372 · 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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$560.50

$749.78

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$735.931
AL$569.261
AR$560.501
AZ$620.371
CA$666.88–$832.6729
CO$660.921
CT$683.241
DC$729.331
DE$631.001
FL$637.86–$711.383
GA$599.00–$653.592
GU$683.311
HI$683.311
IA$580.561
ID$585.441
IL$621.36–$688.604
IN$588.941
KS$579.611
KY$587.801
LA$587.60–$618.242
MA$657.40–$726.092
MD$642.93–$729.333
ME$590.77–$621.872
MI$605.85–$648.302
MN$626.371
MO$578.20–$618.223
MS$569.371
MT$638.891
NC$597.011
ND$617.731
NE$583.351
NH$652.271
NJ$689.10–$721.452
NM$610.161
NV$633.421
NY$606.67–$762.395
OH$601.531
OK$584.601
OR$626.61–$680.652
PA$601.44–$666.692
PR$643.191
RI$652.631
SC$600.651
SD$615.231
TN$582.961
TX$597.40–$660.378
UT$609.301
VA$621.08–$729.332
VI$643.191
VT$616.971
WA$655.60–$739.322
WI$596.021
WV$597.571
WY$629.671

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Why are the office and facility amounts different?

For 27372 in Madera, the physician’s office rate is $666.88 and the facility-setting rate is $395.62: a difference of $271.26.

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

$733.57

$666.88 × 110% = $733.57

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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 27372 in Madera.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

2,861

Code
27372
Physician work
5.08
Practice expense
12.98
Malpractice
1.07

GPCI2026.csv

14

Locality
Madera
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.536
Office / nonfacility calculation for 27372 in Madera
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work5.08× 1.0175.1664
Practice expense12.98× 1.09614.2261
Malpractice1.07× 0.5360.5735
Total RVUs19.9660
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Madera$666.88

Values as parsed from CMS release RVU26D, effective 2026-10-01. The amount is rounded to the nearest cent only at the end.

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work5.081.017
Practice expense12.981.096
Malpractice1.070.536

(5.08 × 1.017 + 12.98 × 1.096 + 1.07 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $666.88

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work5.081.017
Practice expense5.571.096
Malpractice1.070.536

(5.08 × 1.017 + 5.57 × 1.096 + 1.07 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $395.62

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

27372 · Office / nonfacility

$666.88

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $70.39 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $596.49 to $666.88 (11.8%).

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

    $596.49changed to$666.88

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 5.21 changed to 5.08
    • Practice expense RVU 11.49 changed to 12.98
    • Work GPCI 1.014 changed to 1.017
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.093 changed to 1.096
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.560 changed to 0.536

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: $596.49

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Inspect every release and its CMS source
Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$666.88$395.62RVU26D
2026-07-01$666.88$395.62RVU26C
2026-04-01$666.88$395.62RVU26B
2026-01-01$666.88$395.62RVU26A
2025-10-01$596.49$404.52RVU25D
2025-07-01$596.49$404.52RVU25C
2025-04-01$596.49$404.52RVU25B
2025-01-01$596.49$404.52RVU25A

27372 billing questions

How does 27372 differ from 20525?

27372 identifies deep foreign-body removal in the thigh or knee region. 20525 describes deep or complicated removal from muscle or tendon sheath; select based on the operative target and applicable code descriptor.

Does 27372 cover arthroscopic removal of a loose body from the knee?

No. Arthroscopic removal of an intra-articular knee loose body or foreign body is represented by 29874; 27372 is for deep removal in the thigh or knee region outside that arthroscopic service.

When would a superficial foreign-body code be more appropriate?

For removal from subcutaneous tissue, consider 10120 rather than 27372. The documentation should establish whether the object was superficial or required deep dissection.

What postoperative care is included?

The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care.

How are bilateral procedures and assistants handled?

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.

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 27372PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 2,861 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for MaderaGPCI2026.csv, line 14 (RVU26D)
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