No office rate
Choose 27550 for closed treatment without anesthesia. Code 27552 represents the related treatment requiring anesthesia and manipulation.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
27550 Knee dislocation Medicare reimbursement rates in Florida
Reports closed treatment of a tibiofemoral knee dislocation when reduction is performed without anesthesia, rather than through an open procedure. Compare 27550 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Florida.
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.
What does Medicare pay for 27550 in Florida?
Florida has 3 payment localities in this comparison. Use the service location to choose the applicable amount. These are the supported base rates for the 3 payment areas shown below, using the same CMS release.
Office / nonfacility
$623.92–$701.72
3 of 3 localities have a supported rate.
Facility setting
$532.91–$602.62
3 of 3 localities have a supported rate.
These are locality ranges, not averages or address-specific quotes. A facility-setting amount covers the physician service; it does not include a hospital’s separate bill. Choose a locality below to inspect its calculation, compare other payment areas, or price a percentage of Medicare.
Where 27550 pays more and less in Florida
3 payment localities
$623.92 to $701.72
Orthopedic treatment
About 27550: Closed knee dislocation treatment without anesthesia
Reports closed treatment of a tibiofemoral knee dislocation when reduction is performed without anesthesia, rather than through an open procedure.
Code 27550 describes closed treatment of a tibiofemoral knee dislocation performed without anesthesia. The clinician restores the displaced joint without surgically exposing it; this may occur during emergency or orthopedic care. The record should establish the knee dislocation and document the closed treatment performed and that anesthesia was not used. A patellar dislocation is a different injury and is not the condition represented by this code.
This is a major surgery code with 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% reduction. For bilateral reporting with modifier 50, CMS pays 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment requires documentation of medical necessity; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 27550
- 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 is paid only with documentation of medical necessity.
- Co-surgeons
- Co-surgeons not permitted.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU5.83 · 31%
- Practice expense (office) RVU11.35 · 61%
- Malpractice RVU1.33 · 7%
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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.
27550 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Florida, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
27550 is closed treatment. Use an open-treatment code when the dislocation is treated through surgical exposure.
$468.42–$525.64
27550 concerns tibiofemoral knee dislocation; 27560 belongs to the patellar-dislocation family.
$347.16–$386.16
27550 treats a knee dislocation, while 27530 is for treatment of a knee fracture.
Compare 27550 by payment locality
Find the payment area for your service address, then open its rate page for calculation inputs, release history and the percentage-of-Medicare tool. A city may cross payment-area boundaries; the ZIP lookup above helps resolve the location.
3 of 3 payment localities
Fort Lauderdale →
Office / nonfacility
$659.07
Facility
$562.64
Miami →
Office / nonfacility
$701.72
Facility
$602.62
Rest Of Florida →
Office / nonfacility
$623.92
Facility
$532.91
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27550 billing questions
How does 27550 differ from 27552?
Both describe closed treatment of a knee dislocation. Use 27550 when treatment is performed without anesthesia; 27552 is the related code for treatment requiring anesthesia and manipulation.
Can 27550 be reported for an open reduction?
No. It describes closed treatment. Open treatment is represented by a different knee-dislocation code, such as 27556 or 27557.
Does the 90-day global include follow-up care?
The CMS global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care.
How is bilateral treatment reported?
Report modifier 50 for bilateral treatment; CMS pays the bilateral procedure at 150%.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?
Assistant-at-surgery payment is allowed only when medical necessity is documented. Co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted for this code.
Is 27550 appropriate for a kneecap dislocation?
No. Code 27550 concerns a tibiofemoral knee dislocation. Patellar dislocation treatment is represented by a separate code family, including 27560, 27562, and 27566.
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.
2,94227536,,Treat knee fracture,A,,16.96,12.10,NA,12.10,,3.60,32.66,32.66,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,94327538,,Treat knee fracture(s),A,,4.96,10.11,,7.47,,1.06,16.13,13.49,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,94427540,,Treat knee fracture,A,,11.02,9.48,NA,9.48,,2.33,22.83,22.83,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,94527550,,Treat knee dislocation,A,,5.83,11.35,,8.50,,1.33,18.51,15.66,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,94627552,,Treat knee dislocation,A,,7.98,8.49,NA,8.49,,1.68,18.15,18.15,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,94727556,,Treat knee dislocation,A,,12.68,8.53,NA,8.53,,2.70,23.91,23.91,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,94827557,,Treat knee dislocation,A,,15.50,9.43,NA,9.43,,3.31,28.24,28.24,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00