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    "code": "27447",
    "coding_system": "CPT",
    "canonical_url": "https://localishealth.com/cpt/27447/2016/A",
    "release_specific_url": "https://localishealth.com/cpt/27447/2016/B",
    "description": "Removal of the worn joint surfaces of the knee, in both the inner and outer compartments, and replacement with an artificial implant. It is the definitive surgical treatment for advanced knee arthritis.",
    "answer": {
        "question": "How much did Medicare pay for CPT 27447 in Q2 2016?",
        "text": "Medicare paid $1,400.31 for CPT 27447 in the office (non-facility) setting and $1,400.31 in a facility under the Q2 2016 Physician Fee Schedule, effective April 2016. These are the national allowed amounts before the ~2% sequestration cut and before locality (GPCI) adjustment. This price has been unchanged since Q1 2016, when it decreased 0.5%."
    },
    "release": {
        "schedule": "pfs",
        "year": 2016,
        "quarter": "B",
        "label": "Q2 2016",
        "effective": "April 1 – June 30, 2016",
        "revision": 1
    },
    "status": {
        "code": "A",
        "non_facility_payable": true,
        "facility_payable": true
    },
    "national_rates_usd": {
        "office_non_facility": 1400.31,
        "facility": 1400.31,
        "sequestration_applied": false,
        "gpci": 1
    },
    "rvus": {
        "work": 20.72,
        "practice_expense_non_facility": 14.32,
        "practice_expense_facility": 14.32,
        "malpractice": 4.07
    },
    "formula": "(work_rvu × work_gpci + pe_rvu × pe_gpci + mp_rvu × mp_gpci) × conversion_factor",
    "conversion_factor": 35.8043,
    "source": {
        "label": "Physician relative value file (Q2 2016)",
        "cms_url": "https://www.cms.gov/medicare/medicare-fee-for-service-payment/physicianfeesched/downloads/rvu16b.zip",
        "local_source_url": "https://localishealth.com/sources/physician-fee-schedule/2016/B",
        "file": "PPRRVU16_April_V0202.csv",
        "row": 6539,
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    },
    "modified_at": "2026-08-04T03:06:42+00:00"
}