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    "code": "27447",
    "coding_system": "CPT",
    "canonical_url": "https://localishealth.com/cpt/27447/2019/A",
    "release_specific_url": "https://localishealth.com/cpt/27447/2019/A",
    "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 Q1 2019?",
        "text": "Medicare paid $1,408.05 for CPT 27447 in the office (non-facility) setting and $1,408.05 in a facility under the Q1 2019 Physician Fee Schedule, effective January 2019. These are the national allowed amounts before the ~2% sequestration cut and before locality (GPCI) adjustment. This price has been unchanged since Q1 2018, when it increased 0.4%."
    },
    "release": {
        "schedule": "pfs",
        "year": 2019,
        "quarter": "A",
        "label": "Q1 2019",
        "effective": "January 1 – March 31, 2019",
        "revision": 1
    },
    "status": {
        "code": "A",
        "non_facility_payable": true,
        "facility_payable": true
    },
    "national_rates_usd": {
        "office_non_facility": 1408.05,
        "facility": 1408.05,
        "sequestration_applied": false,
        "gpci": 1
    },
    "rvus": {
        "work": 20.72,
        "practice_expense_non_facility": 14.32,
        "practice_expense_facility": 14.32,
        "malpractice": 4.03
    },
    "formula": "(work_rvu × work_gpci + pe_rvu × pe_gpci + mp_rvu × mp_gpci) × conversion_factor",
    "conversion_factor": 36.0391,
    "source": {
        "label": "Physician relative value file (Q1 2019)",
        "cms_url": "https://www.cms.gov/medicare/medicare-fee-for-service-payment/physicianfeesched/downloads/rvu19a.zip",
        "local_source_url": "https://localishealth.com/sources/physician-fee-schedule/2019/A",
        "file": "PPRRVU19_V1213.csv",
        "row": 7071,
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    },
    "modified_at": "2026-08-04T03:08:45+00:00"
}