No office rate
27396 applies to transfer or transplantation of a single thigh tendon; 27397 applies when multiple tendons are transferred.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
27397 in Redding
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$857.05
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 27397: Multiple thigh tendon transfer
Report this procedure when a surgeon transfers or transplants multiple tendons in the thigh to redirect muscle pull and improve function or correct imbalance.
An orthopedic surgeon transfers or transplants multiple thigh tendons, moving their attachments so muscle force acts in a different direction. The operation may be used to address weakness, muscle imbalance, or deformity; orthopedic and pediatric orthopedic surgeons perform it in an operating room, typically in a hospital or ambulatory surgical facility. The operative report should identify the tendons moved, the transfer or new attachment, the side, and the clinical problem being treated.
Select this code for multiple tendons; a transfer of a single thigh tendon is reported with 27396. Tendon lengthening is a different service, even when performed to address a similar functional problem. Medicare assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% multiple-procedure reduction. For bilateral reporting with modifier 50, CMS pays 150%. An assistant at surgery may be paid; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 27397
- 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 not permitted.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU12.34 · 48%
- Practice expense (office) RVU10.68 · 42%
- Malpractice RVU2.62 · 10%
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Medicare services in 2024 · #5780 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.
27397 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Redding, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
27393 describes thigh tendon lengthening, which changes tendon length. Use 27397 when multiple tendons are transferred to new attachments.
No office rate
27394 is for lengthening multiple thigh tendons. The number of tendons alone does not make it a transfer code; the operative action distinguishes the services.
The same code, a different location
How does Redding compare?
27397 across payment areas
Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0
Redding · 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
Madera
California · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$857.05
No comparable office rate is available.
Merced
California · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$857.05
No comparable office rate is available.
Modesto
California · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$857.05
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$952.75
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$899.87
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$857.05
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$885.20
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$888.78
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$885.29
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$898.60
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$994.47
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$991.49
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1018.80
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1006.64
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$872.39
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$901.14
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$886.55
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$909.49
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$857.05
No comparable office rate is available.
Vallejo
California · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$948.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$857.05
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$857.05
No comparable office rate is available.
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
District of Columbia · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$952.04
No comparable office rate is available.
Miami
Florida · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1004.83
No comparable office rate is available.
Chicago
Illinois · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$974.39
No comparable office rate is available.
Manhattan
New York · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$991.85
No comparable office rate is available.
Alaska*
Alaska · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1046.38
No comparable office rate is available.
Alabama
Alabama · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$773.83
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$763.66
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$832.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$865.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$910.49
No comparable office rate is available.
Delaware
Delaware · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$845.34
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$931.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$884.72
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$880.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$834.68
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$868.43
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$773.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$781.74
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$916.60
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$874.63
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$936.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$785.38
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$778.75
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$809.36
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$847.25
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$811.70
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$932.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$864.14
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$909.77
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$857.63
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$794.78
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$820.90
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$903.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$836.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$805.14
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$832.63
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$839.45
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$804.90
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$783.97
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$856.22
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$800.91
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$804.42
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$774.50
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$860.09
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$945.39
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$914.19
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$844.38
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$842.14
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1025.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$927.21
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$986.38
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$812.57
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$826.06
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$798.72
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$880.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$828.98
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$895.33
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$822.33
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$859.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$866.55
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$816.16
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$798.29
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$783.42
No comparable office rate is available.
Austin
Texas · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$867.94
No comparable office rate is available.
Beaumont
Texas · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$818.08
No comparable office rate is available.
Brazoria
Texas · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$837.23
No comparable office rate is available.
Dallas
Texas · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$846.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Worth
Texas · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$843.83
No comparable office rate is available.
Galveston
Texas · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$842.15
No comparable office rate is available.
Houston
Texas · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$890.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$829.72
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$826.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$824.61
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$859.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$809.60
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$859.75
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$941.97
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$780.86
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$847.39
No comparable office rate is available.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 27397
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$833.65
No comparable office rate is available.
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27397 · 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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| 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 |
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| DC | No published base rate | 1 |
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| IN | No published base rate | 1 |
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| MA | No published base rate | 2 |
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| 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 |
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| NM | No published base rate | 1 |
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| PA | No published base rate | 2 |
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| 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?
Redding is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 32 cities and communities in California, including the examples shown here.
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Turn a percentage into dollars for 27397 in Redding. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$942.76
$857.05 × 110% = $942.76
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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 27397 in Redding.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
2,873
- Code
- 27397
- Physician work
- 12.34
- Practice expense
- 10.68
- Malpractice
- 2.62
GPCI2026.csv
19
- Locality
- Redding
- Physician work
- 1.017
- Practice expense
- 1.096
- Malpractice
- 0.536
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 12.34 | × 1.017 | 12.5498 |
| Practice expense | 10.68 | × 1.096 | 11.7053 |
| Malpractice | 2.62 | × 0.536 | 1.4043 |
| Total RVUs | 25.6594 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Redding$857.05
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 12.34 | 1.017 |
| Practice expense | 10.68 | 1.096 |
| Malpractice | 2.62 | 0.536 |
(12.34 × 1.017 + 10.68 × 1.096 + 2.62 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $857.05
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
27397 · 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 | $857.05 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $857.05 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $857.05 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $857.05 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $913.99 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $913.99 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $913.99 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $913.99 | RVU25A |
27397 billing questions
How is this code different from 27396?
Use 27397 for transfer or transplantation of multiple thigh tendons. Use 27396 when the operation involves a single thigh tendon.
Can tendon lengthening be reported with this procedure?
Lengthening changes a tendon’s length, while this service relocates tendon attachments. Report separately performed services only when the operative documentation supports distinct procedures.
What documentation supports reporting multiple tendons?
The operative report should identify the tendons transferred, their new attachments, the side, and the functional problem treated. It should make clear that more than one tendon was moved.
How does Medicare handle bilateral surgery?
CMS pays 150% when the bilateral procedure is reported with modifier 50. The procedure also has a 90-day global period.
Can an assistant surgeon be reported?
CMS indicates that an assistant at surgery may be paid. Co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted 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.
2,87027394,,Lengthening of thigh tendons,A,,8.57,8.15,NA,8.15,,1.82,18.54,18.54,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,0,2,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,87127395,,Lengthening of thigh tendons,A,,11.93,10.15,NA,10.15,,2.54,24.62,24.62,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,2,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,87227396,,Transplant of thigh tendon,A,,7.95,7.98,NA,7.98,,1.69,17.62,17.62,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,87327397,,Transplants of thigh tendons,A,,12.34,10.68,NA,10.68,,2.62,25.64,25.64,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,87427400,,Revise thigh muscles/tendons,A,,9.10,8.69,NA,8.69,,1.94,19.73,19.73,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,87527403,,Repair of knee cartilage,A,,8.40,8.12,NA,8.12,,1.76,18.28,18.28,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,87627405,,Repair of knee ligament,A,,8.85,8.43,NA,8.43,,1.80,19.08,19.08,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
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
1901112,CA,61,REDDING,1.017,1.096,0.536
2001112,CA,62,RIVERSIDE-SAN BERNARDINO-ONTARIO,1.018,1.096,0.853
2101112,CA,63,SACRAMENTO-ROSEVILLE-FOLSOM,1.036,1.163,0.536
2201112,CA,64,SALINAS,1.031,1.159,0.536