CPT 27487 · Other Procedure · Medicare (WPS MAC)
Revision TKA — Femur and Tibia (Both Components) at Medicare (WPS MAC).
How Medicare (WPS MAC) approaches CPT 27487 (Revision TKA — Femur and Tibia (Both Components)) for prior-authorization review: at last review on 2026-05-03, the policy covers this code without prior authorization.
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WPS-RN-27487Criteria summary
High-level themes from the Medicare (WPS MAC) policy of record for CPT 27487. Verbatim policy text and per-criterion analysis are available after sign-in.
- Imaging concordance documentation required.
- Prior diagnostic procedure documentation required.
Source: Medicare (WPS) — Reasonable-and-necessary; no WPS-specific revision-TKA LCD
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