No office rate
This code is for an unlisted femur or knee operation. Choose 27496 when its specific thigh or knee decompression description accurately captures the procedure.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
27499 in Redding
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$666.48
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 27499: Unlisted femur or knee procedure
Report this code for a femur or knee operation, including an unusual decompression technique, when no more specific CPT code describes the service.
This code represents an operation on the femur or knee that lacks a more specific CPT code. It may be appropriate for an unusual thigh or knee decompression technique that is not described by a dedicated code. Orthopedic surgeons typically perform these procedures in an operating room; the operative report should identify the anatomy treated, the condition addressed, the technique, and the work performed.
Submit a clear narrative describing the service and supporting operative documentation so the work can be evaluated against a comparable service. Use a specific code instead when it accurately describes the operation. CMS assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When multiple procedures occur in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50%. For bilateral procedures, modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment and co-surgeons are permitted; team surgery is not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 27499
- 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 permitted.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU9.19 · 46%
- Practice expense (office) RVU8.72 · 44%
- Malpractice RVU1.96 · 10%
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Medicare services in 2024 · #5839 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.
27499 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Redding, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
Use 27497 when the operation matches its specific decompression description; reserve 27499 for a service without a more specific code.
No office rate
Use 27498 when its specific decompression description fits the documented service. Code 27499 is the unlisted option for an operation not captured by a specific code.
No office rate
27447 describes total knee arthroplasty. It is not a substitute for an unlisted femur or knee operation that does not involve that replacement procedure.
The same code, a different location
How does Redding compare?
27499 across payment areas
Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0
Redding · This locality
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No comparable rate is available in this setting.
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 · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$666.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Merced
California · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$666.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Modesto
California · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$666.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$743.42
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$700.60
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$666.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$687.54
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$691.82
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$689.13
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$699.99
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$776.83
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$774.61
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$795.80
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$786.70
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$679.00
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$702.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$690.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$708.91
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$666.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Vallejo
California · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$740.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$666.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$666.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
District of Columbia · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$739.49
No comparable office rate is available.
Miami
Florida · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$775.71
No comparable office rate is available.
Chicago
Illinois · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$752.06
No comparable office rate is available.
Manhattan
New York · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$768.87
No comparable office rate is available.
Alaska*
Alaska · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$806.69
No comparable office rate is available.
Alabama
Alabama · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$598.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$590.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$645.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$671.66
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$705.99
No comparable office rate is available.
Delaware
Delaware · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$655.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$720.36
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$683.79
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$682.42
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$644.79
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$676.02
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$599.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$605.87
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$706.76
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$675.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$724.23
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$608.76
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$603.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$625.78
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$655.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$627.43
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$725.56
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$670.73
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$705.36
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$664.87
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$615.63
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$636.90
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$698.39
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$646.78
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$626.03
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$644.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$649.83
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$621.78
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$606.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$663.54
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$620.53
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$624.79
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$600.53
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$667.43
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$734.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$709.10
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$652.66
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$653.03
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$794.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$718.91
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$765.27
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$629.67
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$638.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$617.91
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$684.16
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$643.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$693.78
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$636.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$665.90
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$672.05
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$631.72
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$620.21
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$606.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Austin
Texas · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$673.72
No comparable office rate is available.
Beaumont
Texas · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$632.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Brazoria
Texas · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$649.11
No comparable office rate is available.
Dallas
Texas · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$655.98
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Worth
Texas · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$653.92
No comparable office rate is available.
Galveston
Texas · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$652.83
No comparable office rate is available.
Houston
Texas · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$688.71
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$642.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$639.52
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$639.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$665.90
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$628.42
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$667.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$733.16
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$606.14
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$653.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 27499
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$646.65
No comparable office rate is available.
See how rates vary across the country
27499 · 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?
Redding is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 32 cities and communities in California, including the examples shown here.
Some communities span more than one payment area. Follow a city link to compare all of its mapped areas, or check the service-location ZIP above for an address-level starting point.
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What is a percentage of Medicare worth?
Turn a percentage into dollars for 27499 in Redding. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$733.13
$666.48 × 110% = $733.13
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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 27499 in Redding.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
2,921
- Code
- 27499
- Physician work
- 9.19
- Practice expense
- 8.72
- Malpractice
- 1.96
GPCI2026.csv
19
- Locality
- Redding
- Physician work
- 1.017
- Practice expense
- 1.096
- Malpractice
- 0.536
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 9.19 | × 1.017 | 9.3462 |
| Practice expense | 8.72 | × 1.096 | 9.5571 |
| Malpractice | 1.96 | × 0.536 | 1.0506 |
| Total RVUs | 19.9539 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Redding$666.48
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 9.19 | 1.017 |
| Practice expense | 8.72 | 1.096 |
| Malpractice | 1.96 | 0.536 |
(9.19 × 1.017 + 8.72 × 1.096 + 1.96 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $666.48
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
27499 · Office / nonfacility
Rate unavailable
Effective 2026-10-01
A rate is unavailable in one of these releases, so a change cannot be calculated.
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.
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| Effective from | Office / nonfacility | Facility | CMS release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $666.48 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $666.48 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $666.48 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $666.48 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $705.40 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $705.40 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $705.40 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $705.40 | RVU25A |
27499 billing questions
When should this code be used instead of a decompression code?
Use 27499 when the femur or knee operation is not accurately described by a more specific code. If a dedicated thigh or knee decompression code fits the documented service, report that code instead.
What documentation should accompany the claim?
Include a narrative and operative report identifying the site, condition, technique, and work performed. The documentation should make clear why a more specific CPT code does not describe the service.
Does this code include related postoperative care?
Yes. CMS assigns a 90-day global period, which includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care.
How is this code handled when other procedures are performed in the same session?
The highest-valued procedure is paid in full, and other procedures subject to the standard multiple procedure reduction are paid at 50%.
Can modifier 50 or an assistant-at-surgery service be reported?
For a bilateral procedure, modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment is permitted; co-surgeons are permitted, but team surgery is not.
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.
2,91827496,,Decompression of thigh/knee,A,,6.61,7.89,NA,7.89,,1.40,15.90,15.90,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,91927497,,Decompression of thigh/knee,A,,7.60,7.30,NA,7.30,,1.62,16.52,16.52,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,0,2,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,92027498,,Decompression of thigh/knee,A,,8.44,8.48,NA,8.48,,1.79,18.71,18.71,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,2,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,92127499,,Decompression of thigh/knee,A,,9.19,8.72,NA,8.72,,1.96,19.87,19.87,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,2,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,92227500,,Treatment of thigh fracture,A,,6.14,9.75,,6.47,,1.31,17.20,13.92,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,92327501,,Treatment of thigh fracture,A,,6.29,8.87,,6.75,,1.32,16.48,14.36,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,92427502,,Treatment of thigh fracture,A,,11.08,8.93,NA,8.93,,2.52,22.53,22.53,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
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