Billing code 27140: Trochanter transferMedicare rate & RVUs in Merced

In Merced, Medicare pays $827.61 for 27140 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

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Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.

What 27140 covers

An orthopedic surgeon detaches and relocates the greater trochanter, the bony prominence where important hip muscles attach. The operation is associated with reconstructive treatment of hip deformity, including selected cases of congenital hip dislocation, when repositioning the trochanter can improve the abductor mechanism. It is generally performed in an operating room rather than an office setting.

Select this code when the operative report supports transplantation of the greater trochanter, rather than a muscle transfer or a different hip-bone reconstruction. Document the indication, operative side, detachment and new position of the trochanter, and any fixation performed. The service has a 90-day global period that includes 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 at 50%. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. An assistant at surgery may be paid; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.

This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.

How Merced compares for 27140

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 27140 runs from $741.50 in Arkansas to $1,019.86 in Alaska*. Merced pays $827.61. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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How the 27140 rate is calculated

Each of 27140’s three RVUs is multiplied by a geographic index (GPCI) for the payment locality, added up, and multiplied by the conversion factor. Drag the indexes or enter a ZIP to see what moves the rate.

Payment rules and modifiers for 27140

27140 has a 90-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 50

Codes related to 27140

Related codes aren’t interchangeable: bill the code that matches the service performed.

How 27140 has changed in Merced

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Where the Merced rate applies

Merced is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 24 cities and communities in California. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

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Where these rates come from

FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indexes and the conversion factor. Services without a published rate are labeled, never given a made-up amount. Amounts are Medicare allowed amounts before claim adjustments: not a patient’s bill or a commercial rate.

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