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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

27097 Hip tendon revision Medicare reimbursement rates in Maine

Revision of a previously treated hip tendon is reported when the surgeon operates to address a persistent or recurrent tendon problem. Compare 27097 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Maine.

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 27097 in Maine?

Maine has 2 payment localities in this comparison. Use the service location to choose the applicable amount. These are the supported base rates for the 2 payment areas shown below, using the same CMS release.

Office / nonfacility

No supported rate

Facility setting

$597.50–$617.80

2 of 2 localities have a supported rate.

Lowest: Rest Of Maine

Highest: Southern Maine

A spread of $20.30 per service.

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.

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Orthopedic surgery

About 27097: Hip tendon revision surgery

Revision of a previously treated hip tendon is reported when the surgeon operates to address a persistent or recurrent tendon problem.

This code describes operative revision of a tendon at the hip. An orthopedic surgeon may revise a tendon after earlier treatment when the tendon problem persists or recurs; hip abductor tendons are one possible site. The operative report should identify the tendon and describe the revision performed. The code is distinct from moving a tendon to a new attachment site or releasing a tendon to address contracture.

Report the service when the operation actually revises the hip tendon, supported by the surgeon’s findings and procedure details. CMS assigns a 90-day global period: the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care are included. If other 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. For bilateral reporting, modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment may be made; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

CMS billing rules for 27097

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 may be paid.
Co-surgeons
Co-surgeons not permitted.
Team surgery
Team surgery not permitted.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU9.04 · 47%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU8.32 · 43%
  • Malpractice RVU1.92 · 10%

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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.

27097 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Maine, from the same CMS release.

27098

Tendon transfer

Transfer to pelvis

No office rate

Use 27097 for revision of a hip tendon. Use 27098 when the surgeon transfers a tendon to the pelvis.

27005

Hip tenotomy

Open hip flexor

No office rate

Code 27005 describes release of a hip flexor tendon, not revision of a hip tendon.

27006

Hip tenotomy

Abductor or extensor muscles

No office rate

Code 27006 describes release of a hip extensor tendon; 27097 is for operative tendon revision.

Compare 27097 by payment locality

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2 of 2 payment localities

Office and facility base rates · shared scale starting at $0

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27097 billing questions

How is tendon revision different from tendon transfer?

Report 27097 when the hip tendon itself is revised. Code 27098 describes transferring a tendon to the pelvis, a different operative action.

Does the 90-day global period include related postoperative care?

Yes. The day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care are included.

How is this code paid when 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.

Can modifier 50 be used for bilateral hip tendon revision?

CMS identifies this as a bilateral procedure; modifier 50 is paid at 150%.

Can an assistant participate in the surgery?

Assistant-at-surgery payment may be made. Co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted under the CMS rules for this code.

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.

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