CPT code 65750: Corneal transplant, penetrating, aphakic eye2026 Medicare rate & RVUs

Medicare pays $1,069.83 for 65750 nationally in a facility.

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

What 65750 covers

An ophthalmic surgeon uses donor corneal tissue to replace the full thickness of a diseased or damaged cornea in an aphakic eye. Typical clinical problems include corneal scarring or opacity that substantially impairs vision. The defining circumstance is aphakia; the transplant technique is penetrating rather than a partial-thickness or endothelial-only replacement. The procedure is generally performed in an operating-room setting.

Report this code when the operative documentation supports both a penetrating transplant and an aphakic eye. Document the eye treated, the corneal condition, the surgical approach, and the lens status. CMS assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care during that period. When multiple procedures occur in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. For bilateral surgery, 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.

Where 65750 pays more and less

The same RVUs, adjusted for each area’s costs. Open a locality for its calculation, history and nearby areas.

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65750 rates by state

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How the 65750 rate is calculated

Each of 65750’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 65750

65750 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

65750 compared with similar codes

How to choose

65730Corneal transplantPenetrating graft

Both describe penetrating corneal transplantation, but 65750 is for an aphakic eye. Choose the code matching the documented lens status.

65755Corneal transplantPenetrating, pseudophakic eye

This is a sibling penetrating-transplant code for a different lens-status circumstance; 65750 specifically identifies an aphakic eye.

65710Corneal transplantLamellar technique

65710 is for a lamellar transplant involving partial-thickness corneal replacement. 65750 is for penetrating replacement in an aphakic eye.

65756Corneal transplantEndothelial keratoplasty

65756 is an endothelial transplant procedure. 65750 describes a penetrating transplant in an aphakic eye, not an endothelial-only approach.

Codes related to 65750

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

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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