CPT code 65755: Corneal transplant, penetrating, pseudophakic eye2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Washington, DC area

In Washington, DC area, Medicare pays $1,183.71 for 65755 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

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

What 65755 covers

An ophthalmic surgeon performs penetrating keratoplasty to replace diseased or damaged full-thickness corneal tissue with donor cornea. The procedure may be used for problems such as corneal scarring, opacity, dystrophy, or a failed prior graft. Code 65755 identifies the penetrating transplant in a pseudophakic eye, where an intraocular lens is already present. These operations are generally performed in a surgical facility, though CMS records services in both office and facility settings.

Select the code from the operative report’s description of the transplant and the eye’s lens status; documentation should establish the full-thickness transplant and pseudophakia. CMS assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. 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% multiple-procedure reduction. Modifier 50 identifies bilateral surgery, paid at 150%. An assistant at surgery may be paid; co-surgeons require 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 Washington, DC area compares for 65755

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 65755 runs from $976.72 in Arkansas to $1,349.39 in Alaska. Washington, DC area pays $1,183.71. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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65755 rates by state

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How the 65755 rate is calculated

Each of 65755’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 65755

65755 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 65755

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

How 65755 has changed in Washington, DC area

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Where the Washington, DC area rate applies

Washington, DC area is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 1 cities and communities in District of Columbia. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

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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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