{
    "code": "27487",
    "coding_system": "CPT",
    "canonical_url": "https://localishealth.com/cpt/27487/2021/A",
    "release_specific_url": "https://localishealth.com/cpt/27487/2021/A",
    "description": "Redo knee replacement surgery in which the failed implants are removed and both the thigh-bone component and the entire shin-bone side are replaced, with bone graft used if needed to fill defects left behind. Revision work is longer and more demanding than a first-time replacement because the old parts and any cement must be extracted without destroying the remaining bone. It is distinguished from revisions that swap only one part of the knee.",
    "answer": {
        "question": "How much did Medicare pay for CPT 27487 in Q1 2021?",
        "text": "Medicare paid $1,802.93 for CPT 27487 in the office (non-facility) setting and $1,802.93 in a facility under the Q1 2021 Physician Fee Schedule, effective January 2021. These are the national allowed amounts before the ~2% sequestration cut and before locality (GPCI) adjustment. This is a 1.8% decrease from the previous quarter."
    },
    "release": {
        "schedule": "pfs",
        "year": 2021,
        "quarter": "A",
        "label": "Q1 2021",
        "effective": "January 1 – March 31, 2021",
        "revision": 1
    },
    "status": {
        "code": "A",
        "non_facility_payable": true,
        "facility_payable": true
    },
    "national_rates_usd": {
        "office_non_facility": 1802.93,
        "facility": 1802.93,
        "sequestration_applied": false,
        "gpci": 1
    },
    "rvus": {
        "work": 27.11,
        "practice_expense_non_facility": 19.17,
        "practice_expense_facility": 19.17,
        "malpractice": 5.39
    },
    "formula": "(work_rvu × work_gpci + pe_rvu × pe_gpci + mp_rvu × mp_gpci) × conversion_factor",
    "conversion_factor": 34.8931,
    "source": {
        "label": "Physician relative value file (Q1 2021)",
        "cms_url": "https://www.cms.gov/files/zip/rvu21a-updated-01052021.zip",
        "local_source_url": "https://localishealth.com/sources/physician-fee-schedule/2021/A",
        "file": "PPRRVU21_JAN.csv",
        "row": 7362,
        "sha256": "8e6212d64ca58c6a20c44ea319d2148c49156b1fe63a6b68e64a5b0695b0e674"
    },
    "modified_at": "2026-08-04T03:10:16+00:00"
}