No office rate
27080 removes the coccyx. Code 27075 describes a radical pelvic or hip tumor resection, not routine coccygectomy for coccydynia.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
27080 Coccygectomy Medicare reimbursement rates in Kansas
Reports surgical removal of the coccyx, commonly for persistent coccydynia when conservative treatment has not relieved tailbone pain. Compare 27080 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Kansas.
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 27080 in Kansas?
Kansas has 1 payment locality in this comparison. Use the service location to choose the applicable amount. These are the supported base rates for the payment area shown below, using the same CMS release.
Office / nonfacility
No supported rate
Facility setting
$451.58
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Kansas
One mapped payment locality.
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.
Orthopedic surgery
About 27080: Coccygectomy for persistent tailbone pain
Reports surgical removal of the coccyx, commonly for persistent coccydynia when conservative treatment has not relieved tailbone pain.
This operation removes the coccyx, the small terminal bone at the base of the spine. It is commonly performed by an orthopedic or spine surgeon for persistent coccydynia after conservative treatment has failed. The procedure is typically done in a hospital or ambulatory surgery setting, with the patient positioned to give the surgeon access to the tailbone.
Report 27080 when the operative service is removal of the coccyx, rather than resection of a broader pelvic or hip tumor. Documentation should identify the indication and describe the bone removed and the operative work. Medicare assigns a 90-day 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 multiple-procedure reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this anatomy. Assistant-at-surgery payment may be available; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 27080
- 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 adjustment does not apply; the descriptor or anatomy makes modifier 50 inappropriate.
- Assistant at surgery
- Assistant at surgery may be paid.
- Co-surgeons
- Co-surgeons paid only with supporting documentation.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU6.72 · 45%
- Practice expense (office) RVU6.58 · 44%
- Malpractice RVU1.69 · 11%
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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.
27080 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Kansas, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
Choose 27076 when the documented tumor resection includes the acetabulum; 27080 is for removal of the coccyx.
No office rate
27090 concerns removal of a hip prosthesis. It does not describe removal of the coccyx.
Compare 27080 by payment locality
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1 of 1 payment localities
Kansas →
Office / nonfacility
Unavailable
Facility
$451.58
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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 27080 in Kansas.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
2,743
- Code
- 27080
- Physician work
- 6.72
- Practice expense
- 6.58
- Malpractice
- 1.69
GPCI2026.csv
54
- Locality
- Kansas
- Physician work
- 1.000
- Practice expense
- 0.904
- Malpractice
- 0.504
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 6.72 | × 1.000 | 6.7200 |
| Practice expense | 6.58 | × 0.904 | 5.9483 |
| Malpractice | 1.69 | × 0.504 | 0.8518 |
| Total RVUs | 13.5201 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Kansas$451.58
Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula
Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 6.72 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 6.58 | 0.904 |
| Malpractice | 1.69 | 0.504 |
(6.72 × 1 + 6.58 × 0.904 + 1.69 × 0.504) × $33.4009 = $451.58
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.
27080 billing questions
When should I report 27080 instead of a pelvic tumor resection code?
Use 27080 when the operation removes the coccyx. A pelvic or hip tumor resection code may be appropriate when the documented operation is a broader tumor resection rather than coccygectomy.
Does the 90-day global period include related postoperative care?
Yes. Medicare includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care in the global period.
Can modifier 50 be reported for coccygectomy?
No. The CMS facts specify that bilateral adjustment does not apply and modifier 50 is inappropriate for this anatomy.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon be paid?
Assistant-at-surgery payment may be available. Co-surgeons are paid only when supporting documentation is provided; team surgery is not permitted.
What should the operative note establish?
Document the indication for coccyx removal and describe the coccyx removed and the operative work. This supports selecting 27080 rather than a code for a different pelvic or hip procedure.
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.
2,74027076,,Resect hip tum incl acetabul,A,,39.20,19.29,NA,19.29,,8.36,66.85,66.85,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,74127077,,Resect hip tum w/innom bone,A,,44.08,20.85,NA,20.85,,9.41,74.34,74.34,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,74227078,,Rsect hip tum incl femur,A,,31.40,16.81,NA,16.81,,6.69,54.90,54.90,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,74327080,,Removal of tail bone,A,,6.72,6.58,NA,6.58,,1.69,14.99,14.99,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,74427086,,Remove hip foreign body,A,,1.87,7.90,,2.74,,0.40,10.17,5.01,0,010,0.10,0.80,0.10,2,1,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,74527087,,Remove hip foreign body,A,,8.61,7.26,NA,7.26,,1.99,17.86,17.86,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,74627090,,Removal of hip prosthesis,A,,11.40,9.36,NA,9.36,,2.39,23.15,23.15,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5106102,IL,99,REST OF ILLINOIS,1.000,0.913,1.563
5208102,IN,00,INDIANA,1.000,0.927,0.486
5305102,IA,00,IOWA,1.000,0.915,0.397
5405202,KS,00,KANSAS,1.000,0.904,0.504
5515102,KY,00,KENTUCKY,1.000,0.889,0.915
5607202,LA,01,NEW ORLEANS,1.000,0.941,1.136
5707202,LA,99,REST OF LOUISIANA,1.000,0.885,0.958