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CPT code 65760: Keratomileusis, corneal refractive surgery2026 Medicare rate & RVUs

Keratomileusis reshapes corneal tissue to change the eye’s refractive power and is reported for surgical correction of refractive error.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026109 payment localities

Medicare rate · 65760

Keratomileusis, corneal refractive surgery

Office or facility?

Work RVUs
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Total RVUs
0.00
Global days
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National rate · 2026

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Not priced in the facility setting.

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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.

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Medicare pays by the payment locality where the service is performed.

On this page 10 sections
  1. Medicare rate
  2. What 65760 covers
  3. By payment locality
  4. Rate map
  5. How it’s calculated
  6. Payment rules
  7. Similar codes
  8. Related codes
  9. Billing questions
  10. Sources

What 65760 covers

Keratomileusis is a corneal refractive operation in which an ophthalmic surgeon removes a layer of the patient's cornea, reshapes that tissue, and returns it to the eye to change how the eye focuses. Ophthalmologists perform it to correct refractive error in a surgical setting. Unlike keratoplasty, it reshapes the patient's corneal tissue rather than replacing diseased tissue with donor cornea. It also differs from radial keratotomy, which changes corneal shape through incisions, and keratophakia, which places tissue within the cornea.

Medicare assigns CPT 65760 status N, meaning the service is not covered by Medicare. This code identifies keratomileusis rather than corneal transplantation, keratophakia, epikeratoplasty, or incision-based correction of astigmatism.

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 65760 pays more and less

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

109 of 109 payment localities

65760 office and facility rates by payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
AlabamaUnavailableUnavailable
AlaskaUnavailableUnavailable
ArizonaUnavailableUnavailable
ArkansasUnavailableUnavailable
Atlanta, GAUnavailableUnavailable
Austin, TXUnavailableUnavailable
Bakersfield, CAUnavailableUnavailable
Baltimore area, MDUnavailableUnavailable
Beaumont, TXUnavailableUnavailable
Brazoria, TXUnavailableUnavailable

65760 rates by state

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

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65760 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AKNo published base rate1
ALNo published base rate1
ARNo published base rate1
AZNo published base rate1
CANo published base rate29
CONo published base rate1
CTNo published base rate1
DCNo published base rate1
DENo published base rate1
FLNo published base rate3
GANo published base rate2
GUNo published base rate1
HINo published base rate1
IANo published base rate1
IDNo published base rate1
ILNo published base rate4
INNo published base rate1
KSNo published base rate1
KYNo published base rate1
LANo published base rate2
MANo published base rate2
MDNo published base rate3
MENo published base rate2
MINo published base rate2
MNNo published base rate1
MONo published base rate3
MSNo published base rate1
MTNo published base rate1
NCNo published base rate1
NDNo published base rate1
NENo published base rate1
NHNo published base rate1
NJNo published base rate2
NMNo published base rate1
NVNo published base rate1
NYNo published base rate5
OHNo published base rate1
OKNo published base rate1
ORNo published base rate2
PANo published base rate2
PRNo published base rate1
RINo published base rate1
SCNo published base rate1
SDNo published base rate1
TNNo published base rate1
TXNo published base rate8
UTNo published base rate1
VANo published base rate2
VINo published base rate1
VTNo published base rate1
WANo published base rate2
WINo published base rate1
WVNo published base rate1
WYNo published base rate1

How the 65760 rate is calculated

Each of 65760’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.

How the rate is built · 65760

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work0.00

0.00 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense0.00

0.00 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice0.00

0.00 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

0.0000

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$0.00

Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.

Payment rules and modifiers for 65760

65760 has no global surgery period, no multiple-procedure, bilateral or assistant-at-surgery adjustment, and no professional/technical split. What changes the payment is where the service happens: the place of service on the claim decides whether Medicare pays the office or the facility rate.

Place of service · 65760

Which rate does Medicare pay?

The POS code on the claim line (CMS-1500 box 24B).

POS 11 · non-facility rate · national

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65760 isn’t priced in this setting.

65760 compared with similar codes

Compare codes · National

5 codes, side by side

Office or facility?

  • 65760

    Keratomileusis, corneal refractive surgery0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 65765

    Keratophakia, aphakia correction0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 65767

    Epikeratoplasty, surface donor lenticule0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 65771

    Radial keratotomy0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 65710

    Corneal transplant, lamellar technique14.09 wRVU

    Not priced

How to choose

65765KeratophakiaAphakia correction
Keratophakia changes corneal focusing by inserting tissue within the cornea; keratomileusis reshapes corneal tissue.
65767EpikeratoplastySurface donor lenticule
Epikeratoplasty uses donor tissue placed on the corneal surface, unlike keratomileusis, which reshapes the patient's corneal tissue.
65771Radial keratotomy
Radial keratotomy uses corneal incisions to change refractive power; keratomileusis reshapes corneal tissue.
65710Corneal transplantLamellar technique
This code describes lamellar corneal transplantation. Keratomileusis reshapes corneal tissue rather than replacing it with donor tissue.

Codes related to 65760

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

Codes related to 65760
CodeHow it relatesNational office range
Used instead
65765Keratophakia, aphakia correctionKeratophakia changes corneal refractive power by placing tissue within the cornea.No office rate
65767Epikeratoplasty, surface donor lenticuleEpikeratoplasty alters the corneal surface using donor tissue.No office rate
65771Radial keratotomyRadial keratotomy changes refractive power through corneal incisions.No office rate
65772Astigmatism correction, postsurgical corneal relaxing incisionCorneal incisions for astigmatism differ from keratomileusis.$414.13–$596.59

65760 billing questions

When is keratomileusis the right code rather than a corneal transplant code?

Use keratomileusis for surgical reshaping of the patient's cornea to alter refractive power. Corneal transplant codes describe procedures using donor corneal tissue.

How does keratomileusis differ from keratophakia?

Keratomileusis reshapes corneal tissue. Keratophakia involves placing tissue within the cornea to change its refractive power.

Is this code covered by Medicare?

No. Medicare assigns status N, meaning this service is not covered.

Should keratomileusis be reported with radial keratotomy?

They describe different corneal refractive techniques. Radial keratotomy changes corneal shape through incisions, while keratomileusis reshapes corneal tissue.

How does keratomileusis differ from epikeratoplasty?

Keratomileusis reshapes the patient's corneal tissue. Epikeratoplasty uses donor tissue placed on the corneal surface.

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.

CMS RVU26D · effective Oct 1, 2026 through the day before Jan 1, 2027

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