Billing code 27395: Tendon lengtheningMedicare rate & RVUs in Florida
Surgical lengthening of thigh tendons, commonly for a fixed hamstring contracture that limits knee extension or alters gait.
CMS doesn’t publish an office rate for 27395 in Florida.
Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.
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What 27395 covers
This operation surgically lengthens tendons in the thigh to reduce fixed tightness and improve movement. A typical clinical setting is an operating room, where an orthopedic surgeon treats a contracture affecting knee extension or walking, including hamstring tightness associated with a neuromuscular condition. The operative report should identify the tendons treated and the lengthening performed; a tendon release or transfer is a different service.
Report the code when the documented procedure supports thigh tendon lengthening. CMS assigns a major-surgery global period: the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care are included. 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. The code is priced as bilateral, so modifier 50 does not increase payment. Assistant-at-surgery services may be paid; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.
This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.
Where 27395 pays more and less in Florida
The same RVUs, adjusted for each area’s costs. Open a locality for its calculation, history and nearby areas.
| Payment locality | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Lauderdale | Unavailable | $895.29 |
| Miami | Unavailable | $965.95 |
| Rest Of Florida | Unavailable | $850.09 |
How the 27395 rate is calculated
Each of 27395’s three RVUs is multiplied by a geographic index (GPCI) for the payment locality, added up, and multiplied by the conversion factor. Drag the indexes or enter a ZIP to see what moves the rate.
How the rate is built · 27395
RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor
Work11.93
11.93 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Practice expense10.15
10.15 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Malpractice2.54
2.54 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Adjusted RVUs
24.6200
Conversion factor
$33.4009
Medicare rate
$822.33
Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.
Payment rules and modifiers for 27395
27395 has a 90-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.
CMS payment indicators · 27395
Tendon lengthening
| Rule | CMS value | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Global period | 090 | Major surgery: the day before, the day of, and 90 days after are included. |
| Multiple procedures | 2 | Standard reduction: highest-valued procedure at 100%, others at 50%. |
| Bilateral (modifier 50) | 2 | Already bilateral by definition: paid once at 100%. |
| Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS) | 2 | Paid. |
| Co-surgeons (62) | 1 | Permitted with supporting documentation. |
| Team surgery (66) | 0 | Not permitted. |
| Professional/technical | 0 | Physician service: no professional/technical split. |
| Split (54/55/56) | 0.10/0.69/0.21 | Share of the payment for pre-op, the procedure itself, and post-op care. |
Global surgery period · 27395
Tendon lengthening
90-day global period ends
Dec 30, 2026
Covers Sep 30, 2026 through Dec 30, 2026 (92 days, including the day before surgery).
Visit on Oct 31, 2026
Day 30 of the 90-day post-op period: related follow-up care is included in the surgical payment.
Pre-op dayGlobal period
What modifiers do to the payment
Modifier 51 · payment effect
With and without the modifier
27395 without 51 · national facility
$822.33
Tendon lengthening
27395-51 · Second procedure: 50%
$411.17
When this isn’t the highest-valued procedure in the session, Medicare pays 50% of its fee schedule amount (the highest is paid at 100%).
27395 compared with similar codes
Compare codes · National
5 codes, side by side
How to choose
- 27393Tendon lengthening
- This is a related thigh tendon-lengthening code. Choose between the codes based on the specific procedure and tendon scope documented, not simply the presence of a contracture.
- 27394Tendon lengthening
- This is another related thigh tendon-lengthening code. The operative report must support the particular scope assigned to the selected code.
- 27390Adductor tendon release
- This code describes incision of a thigh tendon. Use it when the documented procedure is an incision or release rather than tendon lengthening.
- 27396Tendon transfer
- This code describes thigh tendon transplantation. It represents tendon transfer, not surgical lengthening.
27395 billing questions
How is this distinguished from codes 27393 and 27394?
Compare the operative report with the specific tendon, extent, and procedure represented by each code. Do not select among these related lengthening codes from the diagnosis alone.
Is a tendon release reported as a lengthening?
Not solely because both procedures address tightness. Codes 27390 and 27391 describe thigh tendon incision procedures; report this code when the documented work is tendon lengthening.
Should modifier 50 be appended for bilateral work?
CMS prices this code as bilateral, and modifier 50 does not increase payment.
What postoperative care is included?
The major-surgery global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care.
How are other procedures in the same session paid?
The highest-valued procedure is paid in full, and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% multiple-procedure reduction.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?
Assistant-at-surgery services may be paid. Co-surgeon payment requires 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 indexes and the conversion factor. Services without a published rate are labeled, never given a made-up amount. Amounts are Medicare allowed amounts before claim adjustments: not a patient’s bill or a commercial rate.
CMS RVU26D · effective Oct 1, 2026 through the day before Jan 1, 2027
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