No office rate
Choose 29884 when the surgeon arthroscopically releases knee adhesions; it includes manipulation when performed. This code describes manipulation under anesthesia without arthroscopic release.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
27570 Knee manipulation Medicare reimbursement rates in Florida
Reports controlled manipulation of a stiff knee under anesthesia, commonly to improve restricted motion after surgery when no surgical release is performed. Compare 27570 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 27570 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
No supported rate
Facility setting
$152.70–$172.11
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 27570 pays more and less in Florida
Orthopedic procedure
About 27570: Closed knee manipulation under anesthesia
Reports controlled manipulation of a stiff knee under anesthesia, commonly to improve restricted motion after surgery when no surgical release is performed.
An orthopedic surgeon manipulates the knee while the patient is under anesthesia to address substantial stiffness or restricted range of motion. A common setting is a hospital or ambulatory surgery center, including treatment of persistent stiffness after knee replacement. The service is a closed manipulation; it does not describe arthroscopic release of adhesions or an open lengthening procedure.
Report the service when the operative note supports manipulation under anesthesia and identifies the treated knee and the motion limitation addressed. Related postoperative visits are included in the 10-day global period. 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 manipulation, modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery for this code; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 27570
- Global period
- Minor procedure with a 10-day global period: related postoperative visits for 10 days 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 RVU1.75 · 39%
- Practice expense (office) RVU2.37 · 53%
- Malpractice RVU0.37 · 8%
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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.
27570 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Florida, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
27430 describes quadricepsplasty, an open lengthening procedure for selected contractures. This code is for closed manipulation under anesthesia.
27599
No office rateUnlisted px femur/knee
Use 27599 only when the knee procedure performed is not represented by a specific listed code. A standard manipulation under anesthesia is described by this code.
Compare 27570 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
Unavailable
Facility
$160.98
Miami →
Office / nonfacility
Unavailable
Facility
$172.11
Rest Of Florida →
Office / nonfacility
Unavailable
Facility
$152.70
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27570 billing questions
When should this code be chosen instead of arthroscopic lysis of adhesions?
Use this code for manipulation under anesthesia without arthroscopic release. CPT 29884 describes arthroscopic treatment of knee adhesions, with or without manipulation.
What documentation supports reporting the service?
Document the knee stiffness or restricted motion, the knee treated, the manipulation performed under anesthesia, and the clinical result, such as motion before and after the procedure.
Are postoperative visits included?
Related postoperative visits during the 10-day global period are included in this procedure's payment.
How is manipulation of both knees reported?
Report bilateral treatment with modifier 50; CMS pays the bilateral procedure at 150%.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?
Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery for this code. Co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
What happens if another procedure is performed in the same session?
The highest-valued procedure is paid in full, and other procedures are subject to the standard multiple-procedure reduction, with payment at 50%.
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.
2,95027560,,Treat kneecap dislocation,A,,3.89,9.17,,7.12,,0.91,13.97,11.92,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,95127562,,Treat kneecap dislocation,A,,5.83,7.18,NA,7.18,,1.25,14.26,14.26,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,95227566,,Treat kneecap dislocation,A,,12.39,9.73,NA,9.73,,2.63,24.75,24.75,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,95327570,,Fixation of knee joint,A,,1.75,2.37,NA,2.37,,0.37,4.49,4.49,0,010,0.10,0.80,0.10,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,95427580,,Fusion of knee,A,,20.57,15.63,NA,15.63,,4.36,40.56,40.56,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,95527590,,Amputate leg at thigh,A,,13.13,5.19,NA,5.19,,3.27,21.59,21.59,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,95627591,,Amputate leg at thigh,A,,13.59,10.12,NA,10.12,,2.91,26.62,26.62,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00