No office rate
Both address tibial nonunion or malunion, but 27722 is for a repair using a sliding graft; 27720 is for repair without graft.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
27720 in Merced
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$812.32
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 27720: Tibial nonunion or malunion repair without graft
Surgical repair of an established tibial nonunion or malunion without bone graft, such as correction using compression or fixation techniques.
This procedure repairs a tibia that has failed to unite or has healed in an unsatisfactory position. An orthopedic surgeon typically performs it in an operating room, using a technique such as compression and fixation to address the bone-healing or alignment problem without a bone graft. The operative approach depends on the condition of the fracture and the repair plan.
Report this code when the documented repair is of the tibia and does not use a graft; graft-based methods and intramedullary nailing have distinct codes. The operative report should identify the bone and side, the nonunion or malunion, and the repair method, including whether graft was used. The code has a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care. When multiple procedures occur in one session, the highest-valued is paid in full and others at 50%. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment may be available; co-surgery requires supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 27720
- 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 may be paid.
- Co-surgeons
- Co-surgeons paid only with supporting documentation.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU12.05 · 50%
- Practice expense (office) RVU9.83 · 40%
- Malpractice RVU2.41 · 10%
603
Medicare services in 2024 · #3390 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.
27720 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Merced, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
Use 27724 when the tibial repair uses iliac or another autograft. This code describes repair without graft.
No office rate
This code describes tibial nonunion or malunion repair by intramedullary nailing; 27720 is the without-graft repair category that is not identified by that method.
$412.03
27750 is for closed treatment of a tibial shaft fracture. Use 27720 for operative repair of an established tibial nonunion or malunion.
The same code, a different location
How does Merced compare?
27720 across payment areas
Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0
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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
Madera
California · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$812.32
No comparable office rate is available.
Modesto
California · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$812.32
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$901.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$851.99
No comparable office rate is available.
Redding
California · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$812.32
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$812.32
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$838.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$841.96
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$838.64
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$850.87
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$940.61
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$937.87
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$963.35
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$952.16
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$826.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$853.00
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$839.73
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$860.89
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$812.32
No comparable office rate is available.
Vallejo
California · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$897.52
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$812.32
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$812.32
No comparable office rate is available.
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
District of Columbia · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$900.58
No comparable office rate is available.
Miami
Florida · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$947.85
No comparable office rate is available.
Chicago
Illinois · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$920.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Manhattan
New York · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$937.43
No comparable office rate is available.
Alaska*
Alaska · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$997.75
No comparable office rate is available.
Alabama
Alabama · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$735.33
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$725.97
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$789.54
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$819.52
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$861.54
No comparable office rate is available.
Delaware
Delaware · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$801.25
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$880.62
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$837.35
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$833.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$791.30
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$822.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$734.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$742.62
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$866.66
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$828.06
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$885.13
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$745.96
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$739.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$768.02
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$802.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$770.17
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$882.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$818.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$860.79
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$812.67
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$754.61
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$778.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$855.04
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$793.13
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$764.16
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$789.43
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$795.71
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$763.91
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$744.66
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$811.15
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$760.25
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$763.49
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$735.96
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$814.71
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$894.67
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$865.42
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$800.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$798.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$968.11
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$877.52
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$932.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$770.98
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$783.39
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$758.23
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$833.59
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$786.09
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$847.55
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$779.96
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$813.71
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$821.10
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$774.28
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$757.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$744.16
No comparable office rate is available.
Austin
Texas · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$821.98
No comparable office rate is available.
Beaumont
Texas · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$776.04
No comparable office rate is available.
Brazoria
Texas · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$793.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Dallas
Texas · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$802.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Worth
Texas · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$799.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Galveston
Texas · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$798.38
No comparable office rate is available.
Houston
Texas · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$842.50
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$786.75
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$783.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$782.06
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$813.71
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$768.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$814.70
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$891.23
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$741.81
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$802.99
No comparable office rate is available.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 27720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$790.38
No comparable office rate is available.
See how rates vary across the country
27720 · 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?
Merced is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 24 cities and communities in California, including the examples shown here.
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Turn a percentage into dollars for 27720 in Merced. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$893.55
$812.32 × 110% = $893.55
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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 27720 in Merced.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
3,024
- Code
- 27720
- Physician work
- 12.05
- Practice expense
- 9.83
- Malpractice
- 2.41
GPCI2026.csv
15
- Locality
- Merced
- Physician work
- 1.017
- Practice expense
- 1.096
- Malpractice
- 0.536
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 12.05 | × 1.017 | 12.2548 |
| Practice expense | 9.83 | × 1.096 | 10.7737 |
| Malpractice | 2.41 | × 0.536 | 1.2918 |
| Total RVUs | 24.3203 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Merced$812.32
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 12.05 | 1.017 |
| Practice expense | 9.83 | 1.096 |
| Malpractice | 2.41 | 0.536 |
(12.05 × 1.017 + 9.83 × 1.096 + 2.41 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $812.32
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
27720 · 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 | $812.32 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $812.32 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $812.32 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $812.32 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $869.77 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $869.77 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $869.77 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $869.77 | RVU25A |
27720 billing questions
When should I report this instead of a graft-repair code?
Use 27720 for tibial nonunion or malunion repair without graft. If the documented repair uses a sliding graft or iliac or other autograft, consider 27722 or 27724, respectively.
Is this code for treatment of an acute tibial fracture?
No. It describes repair of an established nonunion or malunion; acute fracture treatment is reported with the code matching the fracture treatment and method.
What documentation supports reporting 27720?
The operative report should establish the tibial nonunion or malunion, identify the side, describe the repair technique, and support that no graft was used.
How does the 90-day global period affect postoperative billing?
The day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care are included in the global period.
How are bilateral repairs and additional procedures handled?
Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. For multiple procedures in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the others at 50%.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?
Assistant-at-surgery payment may be available. Co-surgeons are paid only with supporting documentation; team surgery is 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.
3,02127712,,Osteot mlt relignmt imed rod,A,,15.47,11.68,NA,11.68,,3.29,30.44,30.44,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,02227713,,Osteot tibia imed lngth dev,A,,28.00,19.31,NA,19.31,,5.20,52.51,52.51,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,02327715,,Ostpl tibfib lngth/shrt,A,,21.94,14.16,NA,14.16,,4.68,40.78,40.78,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,02427720,,Repair of tibia,A,,12.05,9.83,NA,9.83,,2.41,24.29,24.29,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,02527722,,Repair/graft of tibia,A,,12.14,10.22,NA,10.22,,2.59,24.95,24.95,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,02627724,,Repair/graft of tibia,A,,18.83,11.18,NA,11.18,,3.96,33.97,33.97,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,02727725,,Repair of lower leg,A,,16.97,13.06,NA,13.06,,3.61,33.64,33.64,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
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
1401112,CA,58,MADERA,1.017,1.096,0.536
1501112,CA,59,MERCED,1.017,1.096,0.536
1601112,CA,60,MODESTO,1.017,1.096,0.536
1701112,CA,51,NAPA,1.063,1.318,0.508
1801182,CA,17,OXNARD-THOUSAND OAKS-VENTURA,1.028,1.182,0.623