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CPT 27500 — Treatment of thigh fracture

CPT code 27500 (Treatment of thigh fracture) carries 6.14 work RVUs under the CMS 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. Total RVUs are 17.2 in a non-facility setting and 13.92 in a facility setting, which at the 2026 conversion factor of $33.40 works out to $574.50 and $464.94 respectively.

6.14
Work RVU
17.2
Total RVU (non-facility)
$574.50
Medicare, non-facility
$464.94
Medicare, facility
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RVU breakdown for CPT 27500

ComponentRVUsWhat it covers
Work RVU6.14Physician time, skill, effort, and stress.
Practice expense RVU (non-facility)9.75Office overhead, staff, supplies.
Practice expense RVU (facility)6.47Overhead when performed in a hospital.
Malpractice RVU1.31Professional liability cost.
Total RVU (non-facility)17.2Work + non-facility PE + malpractice.
Total RVU (facility)13.92Work + facility PE + malpractice.

How Medicare payment is calculated

Medicare multiplies total RVUs by the annual conversion factor. For CPT 27500 in 2026:

SettingTotal RVUConversion factorNational payment
Non-facility17.2$33.40$574.50
Facility13.92$33.40$464.94

These are national amounts. Actual payment is adjusted by the Geographic Practice Cost Index for your locality — check yours with the GPCI lookup.

Billing rules for CPT 27500

Global period
90-day global — major surgery; 90 days of follow-up care included.
Multiple procedure reduction
Subject to the standard multiple-procedure reduction (100%/50%/50%…).
Bilateral surgery
150% payment adjustment applies when performed bilaterally.
Assistant surgeon
Not permitted.
Co-surgeon
Not permitted unless documentation supports medical necessity.
Team surgery
Not permitted unless documentation supports medical necessity.

Questions about CPT 27500

How many work RVUs is CPT 27500?

CPT 27500 is assigned 6.14 work RVUs in the CMS 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.

What does Medicare pay for CPT 27500?

At the 2026 national conversion factor of $33.40, CPT 27500 pays approximately $574.50 in a non-facility setting and $464.94 in a facility setting before geographic adjustment.

What is the global period for CPT 27500?

90-day global — major surgery; 90 days of follow-up care included.

RVU values reflect the CMS 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (conversion factor $33.40). Payment figures are national and unadjusted for geography. Verify against the official fee schedule before using for billing.