No office rate
Use 27326 for a neurectomy in the popliteal region and 27325 for one in the hamstring region. The operative location determines the choice.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
27326 Neurectomy Medicare reimbursement rates in New Jersey
Reports surgical excision of a targeted nerve or nerve segment in the popliteal region when treatment requires removal rather than decompression. Compare 27326 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in New Jersey.
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 27326 in New Jersey?
New Jersey 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
$540.02–$560.52
2 of 2 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.
Peripheral nerve surgery
About 27326: Neurectomy in the popliteal region
Reports surgical excision of a targeted nerve or nerve segment in the popliteal region when treatment requires removal rather than decompression.
This operation removes a selected nerve or nerve segment in the popliteal region behind the knee. An orthopedic surgeon or peripheral nerve surgeon performs it in an operative setting when the documented treatment plan calls for excision of a nerve in that location. The operative report should identify the nerve or branch and describe the procedure performed; the popliteal location distinguishes this service from neurectomy in another anatomic region.
Report 27326 for the popliteal neurectomy itself, not for drainage of a lesion or exploration of the knee joint. The day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care are included in the major-surgery global period. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the others at 50%. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. An assistant at surgery may be paid; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 27326
- 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 paid only with supporting documentation.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU6.31 · 42%
- Practice expense (office) RVU7.46 · 49%
- Malpractice RVU1.33 · 9%
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.
27326 compared with similar codes
Office rates for New Jersey, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
64714 describes neuroplasty of a major peripheral nerve in the leg. Choose 27326 when the documented work is excision of a nerve or nerve segment in the popliteal region.
No office rate
64708 covers major peripheral nerve neuroplasty in an arm or leg. It is not the code for excision of a popliteal nerve segment.
Compare 27326 by payment locality
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2 of 2 payment localities
Northern Nj →
Office / nonfacility
Unavailable
Facility
$560.52
Rest Of New Jersey →
Office / nonfacility
Unavailable
Facility
$540.02
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27326 billing questions
How does 27326 differ from 27325?
27326 is for neurectomy in the popliteal region behind the knee. 27325 identifies neurectomy in the hamstring region; select based on the documented operative site.
Can 27326 be reported for nerve decompression?
No. 27326 describes excision of a nerve or nerve segment in the popliteal region, not a procedure whose purpose is nerve decompression.
What documentation supports 27326?
The operative report should identify the nerve or branch treated, establish its popliteal location, and describe the neurectomy performed.
How is a bilateral procedure reported?
Use modifier 50 for a bilateral procedure; CMS pays the bilateral service at 150% under the supplied fee schedule rule.
Is postoperative care separately included in the claim?
The day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care are included in the 90-day global period.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon be paid?
An assistant at surgery may be paid. Co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, while 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 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.
2,83427323,,Biopsy thigh soft tissues,A,,2.27,5.66,,2.15,,0.30,8.23,4.72,0,010,0.10,0.80,0.10,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,83527324,,Biopsy thigh soft tissues,A,,4.91,6.01,NA,6.01,,1.13,12.05,12.05,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,83627325,,Neurectomy hamstring,A,,7.02,7.68,NA,7.68,,1.48,16.18,16.18,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,83727326,,Neurectomy popliteal,A,,6.31,7.46,NA,7.46,,1.33,15.10,15.10,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,83827327,,Exc thigh/knee les sc < 3 cm,A,,3.86,11.42,,4.52,,0.87,16.15,9.25,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,83927328,,Exc thigh/knee tum deep <5cm,A,,8.63,7.08,NA,7.08,,1.96,17.67,17.67,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,84027329,,Resect thigh/knee tum < 5 cm,A,,15.33,10.11,NA,10.11,,3.48,28.92,28.92,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00