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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

27301 in Wyoming**

Office / nonfacility

$707.62

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$472.48

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 27301: Deep thigh or knee collection drainage

Reports open drainage of a deep abscess, bursa, or hematoma in the thigh or knee region, rather than a superficial skin collection.

A surgeon opens the deep tissue planes of the thigh or knee region to evacuate a collection such as an abscess, infected bursa, or hematoma. Orthopedic surgeons commonly perform this service in an operating room, although the appropriate setting depends on the patient and the collection. The operative report should establish the site and depth and describe the collection and its drainage. A superficial skin abscess, a collection within bone, and a knee-joint procedure represent different services.

Report the code when the documented work is deep incision and drainage in the thigh or knee region, not excision of a mass or drainage limited to the skin. This major surgery code includes 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 other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

CMS billing rules for 27301

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
Statutory restriction: assistant at surgery is not paid.
Co-surgeons
Co-surgeons not permitted.
Team surgery
Team surgery not permitted.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU6.61 · 31%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU13.51 · 63%
  • Malpractice RVU1.44 · 7%

4.5K

Medicare services in 2024 · #1949 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.

27301 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Wyoming**, from the same CMS release.

10060

Abscess drainage

Simple, single abscess

$127.46

Use 10060 for a superficial cutaneous abscess. Use 27301 when the collection is deep in the thigh or knee region.

27303

Bone drainage

Femur or knee region

No office rate

27303 addresses drainage of a bone lesion. This code is for a deep abscess, bursa, or hematoma in the thigh or knee region.

27310

Knee arthrotomy

Exploration, drainage, or foreign body

No office rate

27310 involves operative exploration or treatment of the knee joint. This code addresses deep drainage in the region, not an intra-articular procedure.

The same code, a different location

How does Wyoming** compare?

27301 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Wyoming** · This locality

    $707.62

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

    $795.59

    $87.97 higher than Wyoming**

  3. Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    $817.80

    $110.18 higher than Wyoming**

  4. Miami

    $812.17

    $104.55 higher than Wyoming**

  5. Chicago

    $786.21

    $78.59 higher than Wyoming**

  6. Manhattan

    $835.54

    $127.92 higher than Wyoming**

  7. Alaska*

    $838.25

    $130.63 higher than Wyoming**

Other payment areas listed in Wyoming 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, 27301 ranges from $633.17 in Arkansas to $921.54 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

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 27301

    Office

    $642.84

    Facility

    $437.09

    $64.78 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 27301

    Office

    $633.17

    Facility

    $431.18

    $74.45 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 27301

    Office

    $699.21

    Facility

    $471.36

    $8.41 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Bakersfield

    California · 27301

    Office

    $748.83

    Facility

    $491.12

    $41.21 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Chico

    California · 27301

    Office

    $744.88

    Facility

    $487.16

    $37.26 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • El Centro

    California · 27301

    Office

    $745.12

    Facility

    $487.40

    $37.50 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Fresno

    California · 27301

    Office

    $744.88

    Facility

    $487.16

    $37.26 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Hanford-Corcoran

    California · 27301

    Office

    $744.88

    Facility

    $487.16

    $37.26 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Madera

    California · 27301

    Office

    $744.88

    Facility

    $487.16

    $37.26 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 27301

    Office

    $744.88

    Facility

    $487.16

    $37.26 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 27301

    Office

    $744.88

    Facility

    $487.16

    $37.26 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 27301

    Office

    $853.86

    Facility

    $543.95

    $146.24 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 27301

    Office

    $790.30

    Facility

    $512.36

    $82.68 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 27301

    Office

    $744.88

    Facility

    $487.16

    $37.26 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 27301

    Office

    $744.88

    Facility

    $487.16

    $37.26 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 27301

    Office

    $760.35

    Facility

    $502.63

    $52.73 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 27301

    Office

    $779.31

    Facility

    $505.84

    $71.69 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 27301

    Office

    $776.40

    Facility

    $503.87

    $68.78 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 27301

    Office

    $793.16

    Facility

    $511.93

    $85.54 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 27301

    Office

    $900.09

    Facility

    $568.54

    $192.47 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

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

    California · 27301

    Office

    $898.45

    Facility

    $566.90

    $190.83 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

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

    California · 27301

    Office

    $921.54

    Facility

    $582.47

    $213.92 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

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

    California · 27301

    Office

    $914.86

    Facility

    $575.78

    $207.24 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 27301

    Office

    $764.28

    Facility

    $496.46

    $56.66 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 27301

    Office

    $799.46

    Facility

    $513.76

    $91.84 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 27301

    Office

    $778.89

    Facility

    $504.72

    $71.27 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 27301

    Office

    $807.31

    Facility

    $518.56

    $99.69 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 27301

    Office

    $744.88

    Facility

    $487.16

    $37.26 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 27301

    Office

    $851.51

    Facility

    $541.59

    $143.89 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 27301

    Office

    $744.88

    Facility

    $487.16

    $37.26 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 27301

    Office

    $744.88

    Facility

    $487.16

    $37.26 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 27301

    Office

    $741.12

    Facility

    $490.93

    $33.50 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 27301

    Office

    $769.39

    Facility

    $516.14

    $61.77 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 27301

    Office

    $710.95

    Facility

    $478.63

    $3.33 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 27301

    Office

    $764.85

    Facility

    $526.65

    $57.23 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 27301

    Office

    $724.46

    Facility

    $499.67

    $16.84 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 27301

    Office

    $737.67

    Facility

    $498.77

    $30.05 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 27301

    Office

    $680.62

    Facility

    $470.88

    $27.00 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 27301

    Office

    $761.70

    Facility

    $494.34

    $54.08 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 27301

    Office

    $652.76

    Facility

    $437.61

    $54.86 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 27301

    Office

    $658.68

    Facility

    $442.35

    $48.94 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 27301

    Office

    $732.79

    Facility

    $516.46

    $25.17 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 27301

    Office

    $707.94

    Facility

    $493.26

    $0.32 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 27301

    Office

    $770.98

    Facility

    $529.49

    $63.36 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 27301

    Office

    $662.46

    Facility

    $444.48

    $45.16 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 27301

    Office

    $652.95

    Facility

    $440.38

    $54.67 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 27301

    Office

    $665.95

    Facility

    $456.91

    $41.67 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 27301

    Office

    $700.04

    Facility

    $478.77

    $7.58 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 27301

    Office

    $666.21

    Facility

    $458.11

    $41.41 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 27301

    Office

    $811.43

    Facility

    $530.67

    $103.81 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 27301

    Office

    $737.81

    Facility

    $490.20

    $30.19 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 27301

    Office

    $768.00

    Facility

    $515.69

    $60.38 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 27301

    Office

    $723.80

    Facility

    $485.84

    $16.18 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 27301

    Office

    $665.84

    Facility

    $449.51

    $41.78 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 27301

    Office

    $698.31

    Facility

    $465.29

    $9.31 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 27301

    Office

    $737.32

    Facility

    $510.41

    $29.70 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 27301

    Office

    $687.07

    Facility

    $472.38

    $20.55 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 27301

    Office

    $699.35

    Facility

    $457.39

    $8.27 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 27301

    Office

    $691.49

    Facility

    $470.69

    $16.13 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 27301

    Office

    $698.56

    Facility

    $474.70

    $9.06 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 27301

    Office

    $656.60

    Facility

    $453.91

    $51.02 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 27301

    Office

    $644.85

    Facility

    $442.39

    $62.77 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 27301

    Office

    $720.03

    Facility

    $484.88

    $12.41 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 27301

    Office

    $672.53

    Facility

    $453.14

    $35.09 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 27301

    Office

    $691.55

    Facility

    $456.41

    $16.07 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 27301

    Office

    $655.46

    Facility

    $438.42

    $52.16 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 27301

    Office

    $732.61

    Facility

    $487.83

    $24.99 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 27301

    Office

    $809.50

    Facility

    $536.74

    $101.88 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 27301

    Office

    $775.13

    Facility

    $518.36

    $67.51 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 27301

    Office

    $692.34

    Facility

    $476.71

    $15.28 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 27301

    Office

    $712.54

    Facility

    $477.16

    $4.92 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 27301

    Office

    $860.76

    Facility

    $581.17

    $153.14 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 27301

    Office

    $783.03

    Facility

    $525.55

    $75.41 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 27301

    Office

    $837.64

    Facility

    $559.70

    $130.02 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 27301

    Office

    $683.28

    Facility

    $459.89

    $24.34 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 27301

    Office

    $681.25

    Facility

    $466.56

    $26.37 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 27301

    Office

    $661.11

    Facility

    $451.13

    $46.51 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 27301

    Office

    $761.43

    Facility

    $500.19

    $53.81 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 27301

    Office

    $704.03

    Facility

    $469.83

    $3.59 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 27301

    Office

    $751.88

    Facility

    $507.10

    $44.26 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 27301

    Office

    $680.48

    Facility

    $464.62

    $27.14 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 27301

    Office

    $724.37

    Facility

    $486.64

    $16.75 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 27301

    Office

    $734.01

    Facility

    $491.11

    $26.39 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 27301

    Office

    $678.61

    Facility

    $461.34

    $29.01 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 27301

    Office

    $688.19

    Facility

    $453.04

    $19.43 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 27301

    Office

    $656.79

    Facility

    $443.05

    $50.83 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 27301

    Office

    $741.25

    Facility

    $492.47

    $33.63 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 27301

    Office

    $676.10

    Facility

    $462.12

    $31.52 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 27301

    Office

    $707.25

    Facility

    $474.22

    $0.37 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 27301

    Office

    $713.48

    Facility

    $479.27

    $5.86 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 27301

    Office

    $709.59

    Facility

    $477.74

    $1.97 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 27301

    Office

    $710.46

    Facility

    $476.96

    $2.84 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 27301

    Office

    $736.82

    Facility

    $503.32

    $29.20 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 27301

    Office

    $692.44

    Facility

    $469.29

    $15.18 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 27301

    Office

    $688.14

    Facility

    $467.11

    $19.48 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 27301

    Office

    $698.31

    Facility

    $467.17

    $9.31 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 27301

    Office

    $724.37

    Facility

    $486.64

    $16.75 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 27301

    Office

    $691.85

    Facility

    $459.06

    $15.77 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 27301

    Office

    $735.41

    Facility

    $487.81

    $27.79 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 27301

    Office

    $824.79

    Facility

    $536.27

    $117.17 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 27301

    Office

    $667.89

    Facility

    $442.62

    $39.73 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 27301

    Office

    $681.74

    Facility

    $477.40

    $25.88 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

27301 · 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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$633.17

$838.25

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$838.251
AL$642.841
AR$633.171
AZ$699.211
CA$744.88–$921.5429
CO$741.121
CT$769.391
DC$817.801
DE$710.951
FL$724.46–$812.173
GA$680.62–$737.672
GU$761.701
HI$761.701
IA$652.761
ID$658.681
IL$707.94–$786.214
IN$662.461
KS$652.951
KY$665.951
LA$666.21–$700.042
MA$737.81–$811.432
MD$723.80–$817.803
ME$665.84–$698.312
MI$687.07–$737.322
MN$699.351
MO$656.60–$698.563
MS$644.851
MT$720.031
NC$672.531
ND$691.551
NE$655.461
NH$732.611
NJ$775.13–$809.502
NM$692.341
NV$712.541
NY$683.28–$860.765
OH$681.251
OK$661.111
OR$704.03–$761.432
PA$680.48–$751.882
PR$724.371
RI$734.011
SC$678.611
SD$688.191
TN$656.791
TX$676.10–$741.258
UT$688.141
VA$698.31–$817.802
VI$724.371
VT$691.851
WA$735.41–$824.792
WI$667.891
WV$681.741
WY$707.621

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Where does this rate apply?

Wyoming** is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 205 cities and communities in Wyoming, including the examples shown here.

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Why are the office and facility amounts different?

For 27301 in Wyoming**, the physician’s office rate is $707.62 and the facility-setting rate is $472.48: a difference of $235.14.

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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Turn a percentage into dollars for 27301 in Wyoming**. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$778.38

$707.62 × 110% = $778.38

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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 27301 in Wyoming**.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

2,828

Code
27301
Physician work
6.61
Practice expense
13.51
Malpractice
1.44

GPCI2026.csv

112

Locality
Wyoming**
Physician work
1.000
Practice expense
1.000
Malpractice
0.740
Office / nonfacility calculation for 27301 in Wyoming**
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work6.61× 1.0006.6100
Practice expense13.51× 1.00013.5100
Malpractice1.44× 0.7401.0656
Total RVUs21.1856
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Wyoming**$707.62

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work6.611
Practice expense13.511
Malpractice1.440.74

(6.61 × 1 + 13.51 × 1 + 1.44 × 0.74) × $33.4009 = $707.62

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work6.611
Practice expense6.471
Malpractice1.440.74

(6.61 × 1 + 6.47 × 1 + 1.44 × 0.74) × $33.4009 = $472.48

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

27301 · Office / nonfacility

$707.62

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $59.82 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $647.80 to $707.62 (9.2%).

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

    $647.80changed to$707.62

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 6.78 changed to 6.61
    • Practice expense RVU 12.19 changed to 13.51
    • Malpractice RVU 1.43 changed to 1.44
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.739 changed to 0.740

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: $647.80

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$707.62$472.48RVU26D
2026-07-01$707.62$472.48RVU26C
2026-04-01$707.62$472.48RVU26B
2026-01-01$707.62$472.48RVU26A
2025-10-01$647.80$493.18RVU25D
2025-07-01$647.80$493.18RVU25C
2025-04-01$647.80$493.18RVU25B
2025-01-01$647.80$493.18RVU25A

27301 billing questions

How does this differ from drainage of a superficial abscess?

This code is for a deep collection in the thigh or knee region. A collection confined to the skin or superficial tissue is considered under the applicable superficial abscess drainage code.

What documentation supports reporting this code?

Document the thigh or knee location, the deep tissue site, the type of collection, and the incision-and-drainage work performed. The record should distinguish a deep soft-tissue or bursal collection from a joint or bone process.

Can another drainage code be reported for the same collection?

Do not report a second drainage code for the same collection simply to represent its incision or evacuation. The operative documentation should identify any distinct, separately treated site.

How is bilateral treatment reported?

For bilateral procedures reported with modifier 50, CMS pays 150% under the supplied fee schedule rule.

What postoperative care is included?

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

Can an assistant or co-surgeon be billed for this procedure?

CMS does not pay an assistant at surgery for this code. 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 27301PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 2,828 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for Wyoming**GPCI2026.csv, line 112 (RVU26D)
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