CPT code 65710: Corneal transplant, lamellar technique2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Puerto Rico

In Puerto Rico, Medicare pays $987.64 for 65710 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 65710 nationwide

Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.

What 65710 covers

An ophthalmic surgeon performs a lamellar corneal transplant to replace diseased corneal tissue while preserving healthy layers of the patient’s cornea. The graft is partial thickness, distinguishing this operation from a full-thickness penetrating transplant. It is generally performed in an operating room, with the surgeon documenting the corneal condition and the layers replaced.

Select this code when the operative report supports a lamellar transplant; use the applicable penetrating or endothelial transplant code when the documented technique is different. The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the others at 50%. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. An assistant at surgery may be paid; co-surgeons are paid only with supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.

This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.

How Puerto Rico compares for 65710

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 65710 runs from $897.76 in Arkansas to $1,232.20 in Alaska. Puerto Rico pays $987.64. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

Every other payment area

65710 rates by state

Office rate range in each state. Select a state to see its payment localities.

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How the 65710 rate is calculated

Each of 65710’s three RVUs is multiplied by a geographic index (GPCI) for the payment locality, added up, and multiplied by the conversion factor. Drag the indexes or enter a ZIP to see what moves the rate.

Payment rules and modifiers for 65710

65710 has a 90-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 50

Codes related to 65710

Related codes aren’t interchangeable: bill the code that matches the service performed.

How 65710 has changed in Puerto Rico

Price 65710 for an earlier date of service

Where the Puerto Rico rate applies

Puerto Rico is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 292 cities and communities in Puerto Rico. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Aceitunas
• Adjuntas
• Aguada
• Aguadilla
• Aguas Buenas
• Aguas Claras
• Aguilita
• Aibonito

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Where these rates come from

FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indexes and the conversion factor. Services without a published rate are labeled, never given a made-up amount. Amounts are Medicare allowed amounts before claim adjustments: not a patient’s bill or a commercial rate.

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