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CPT code 65772: Astigmatism correction, postsurgical corneal relaxing incision2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Minnesota

Report this procedure when an ophthalmic surgeon makes corneal relaxing incisions to reduce astigmatism caused by prior eye surgery.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026One payment locality1.2K Medicare services in 2024

In Minnesota, Medicare pays $459.01 for 65772 in the office and $346.63 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

$459.01Office (non-facility)
$346.63Hospital or facility
−0.3%vs the national office rate ($460.26)

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 65772 nationwide

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

We’ll open 65772 for the payment locality that covers the ZIP.

On this page 11 sections
  1. Rate in Minnesota
  2. What 65772 covers
  3. Compared with other areas
  4. Rate map
  5. How it’s calculated
  6. Payment rules
  7. Related codes
  8. Rate history
  9. Where it applies
  10. Billing questions
  11. Sources

What 65772 covers

An ophthalmic surgeon makes one or more planned corneal incisions to reduce astigmatism that developed after an earlier eye operation. The incisions relax the steep part of the cornea rather than remove a wedge of tissue. A patient with troublesome astigmatism after a corneal transplant is a typical example. The procedure may be performed in an office or surgical facility.

Report 65772 for the relaxing-incision technique when the record identifies the earlier surgery, the affected eye, the astigmatism, and the incision plan. A corneal wedge resection is reported differently. CMS treats this as major surgery: the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care are included. When multiple procedures are performed in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50%. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. CMS does not pay an assistant at surgery for this code; co-surgeons and team surgery are 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 Minnesota compares for 65772

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 65772 runs from $414.13 in Arkansas to $596.59 in San Benito County, CA. Minnesota pays $459.01. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

65772 in Minnesota vs other payment areas
  1. Minnesota · this page$459.01
  2. Los Angeles, CA · California$514.03+$55.02
  3. Washington, DC area · District of Columbia$520.78+$61.77
  4. Miami, FL · Florida$492.22+$33.21
  5. Chicago, IL · Illinois$480.13+$21.12
  6. Manhattan, NY · New York$524.26+$65.25
  7. Alaska · Alaska$555.38+$96.37

Other areas in Minnesota first, then benchmark localities. Bars start at $0.

Every other payment area

65772 in every other Medicare payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
AlabamaAlabama$419.31$323.74
ArkansasArkansas$414.13$320.31
ArizonaArizona$449.62$343.79
Bakersfield, CACalifornia$485.19$365.48
Chico, CACalifornia$483.88$364.17
El Centro, CACalifornia$483.95$364.24
Fresno, CACalifornia$483.88$364.17
Hanford, CACalifornia$483.88$364.17

65772 rates by state

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

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$414.13

$555.38

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65772 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AK$555.381
AL$419.311
AR$414.131
AZ$449.621
CA$483.88–$596.5929
CO$477.331
CT$488.041
DC$520.781
DE$456.371
FL$454.61–$492.223
GA$432.46–$467.952
GU$493.171
HI$493.171
IA$428.301
ID$430.721
IL$443.32–$480.134
IN$432.871
KS$426.641
KY$427.911
LA$427.36–$445.492
MA$475.11–$520.152
MD$464.20–$520.783
ME$432.72–$452.802
MI$437.52–$459.592
MN$459.011
MO$421.11–$446.793
MS$417.691
MT$460.241
NC$436.601
ND$452.331
NE$430.301
NH$470.131
NJ$494.06–$516.612
NM$439.611
NV$458.311
NY$442.23–$535.475
OH$435.901
OK$427.191
OR$455.17–$490.712
PA$436.47–$477.362
PR$463.161
RI$471.251
SC$436.891
SD$451.391
TN$428.491
TX$434.00–$475.388
UT$442.031
VA$451.56–$520.782
VI$463.161
VT$450.851
WA$474.13–$529.942
WI$439.211
WV$429.181
WY$456.791

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How the 65772 rate is calculated

Each of 65772’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 · 65772

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work4.96

4.96 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense8.42

8.42 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice0.40

0.40 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

13.7800

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$460.26

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

The exact Minnesota inputs and CMS source lines

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

7,338

Code
65772
Physician work
4.96
Practice expense
8.42
Malpractice
0.40

GPCI2026.csv

66

Locality
Minnesota
Physician work
1.000
Practice expense
1.029
Malpractice
0.296
Office calculation for 65772 in Minnesota
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work4.96× 1.0004.9600
Practice expense8.42× 1.0298.6642
Malpractice0.40× 0.2960.1184
Total RVUs13.7426
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office rate, Minnesota$459.01

Office: (4.96 × 1 + 8.42 × 1.029 + 0.4 × 0.296) × $33.4009 = $459.01

Facility: (4.96 × 1 + 5.15 × 1.029 + 0.4 × 0.296) × $33.4009 = $346.63

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Payment rules and modifiers for 65772

65772 has a 90-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.

CMS payment indicators · 65772

Astigmatism correction, postsurgical corneal relaxing incision

RuleCMS valueWhat it means
Global period090Major surgery: the day before, the day of, and 90 days after are included.
Multiple procedures2Standard reduction: highest-valued procedure at 100%, others at 50%.
Bilateral (modifier 50)1Bilateral with modifier 50 pays 150% of the fee schedule amount.
Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS)1Not paid (statutory restriction).
Co-surgeons (62)0Not permitted.
Team surgery (66)0Not permitted.
Professional/technical0Physician service: no professional/technical split.
Split (54/55/56)0.10/0.70/0.20Share of the payment for pre-op, the procedure itself, and post-op care.

Global surgery period · 65772

Astigmatism correction, postsurgical corneal relaxing incision

90-day global period ends

Dec 30, 2026

Covers Sep 30, 2026 through Dec 30, 2026 (92 days, including the day before surgery).

Visit on Oct 31, 2026

Day 30 of the 90-day post-op period: related follow-up care is included in the surgical payment.

  • 24Unrelated E/M visit by the same physician
  • 79Unrelated procedure (starts its own global period)
  • 58Staged, more extensive, or therapy procedure that was planned
  • 78Unplanned return to the operating room for a related complication
SurgeryVisit
Sep 23, 2026Jan 10, 2027

Pre-op dayGlobal period

What modifiers do to the payment

Modifier 50 · payment effect

With and without the modifier

65772 without 50 · national office

$460.26

Astigmatism correction, postsurgical corneal relaxing incision

65772-50 · Bilateral: 150%

$690.39

Both sides on one line with modifier 50 are paid at 150% of the fee schedule amount (subject to multiple-procedure rules with other procedures).

When to use modifier 50

Codes related to 65772

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

Codes related to 65772
CodeHow it relatesOffice range, Minnesota
Used instead
65775Corneal surgery, wedge resectionRemoves a corneal wedge rather than making relaxing incisions to correct astigmatism.No office rate
65760Keratomileusis, corneal refractive surgeryUses keratomileusis to reshape the cornea rather than relaxing incisions.No office rate
65771Radial keratotomyUses radial keratotomy incisions for refractive correction rather than the postsurgical relaxing-incision technique.No office rate

How 65772 has changed in Minnesota

65772 · Office / nonfacility

$459.01

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $22.36 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $436.65 to $459.01 (5.1%).

It is unchanged from the immediately preceding available release, effective 2026-07-01.

Base rate by release · bars start at $0 · select a bar to compare

One bar per available release, ordered by effective date. Missing rates remain gaps. These comparisons hold the code, setting and locality identifiers constant; they do not isolate which policy or input caused a change.

What changed, release by release

  1. January 1, 2026

    RVU26A

    $436.65changed to$459.01

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 5.09 changed to 4.96
    • Practice expense RVU 8.09 changed to 8.42
    • Malpractice RVU 0.39 changed to 0.40
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.025 changed to 1.029
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.300 changed to 0.296

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    $451.16changed to$436.65

    • Conversion factor 33.2875 changed to 32.3465
    • Practice expense RVU 8.14 changed to 8.09
    • Malpractice RVU 0.40 changed to 0.39

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

  3. March 9, 2024

    RVU24AR

    $443.80changed to$451.16

    • Conversion factor 32.7442 changed to 33.2875

    Held through RVU24B, RVU24C, RVU24D.

  4. January 1, 2024

    RVU24A

    $453.97changed to$443.80

    • Conversion factor 33.8872 changed to 32.7442
    • Practice expense RVU 8.03 changed to 8.14
    • Malpractice RVU 0.38 changed to 0.40
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.019 changed to 1.025
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.326 changed to 0.300

  5. January 1, 2023

    RVU23A

    $455.75changed to$453.97

    • Conversion factor 34.6062 changed to 33.8872
    • Practice expense RVU 7.84 changed to 8.03
    • Malpractice RVU 0.39 changed to 0.38
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.013 changed to 1.019
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.353 changed to 0.326

    Held through RVU23B, RVU23C, RVU23D.

  6. January 1, 2022

    RVU22A

    $460.11changed to$455.75

    • Conversion factor 34.8931 changed to 34.6062
    • Practice expense RVU 7.86 changed to 7.84
    • Malpractice RVU 0.38 changed to 0.39

    Held through RVU22B, RVU22C, RVU22D.

  7. January 1, 2021

    RVU21A

    $456.67changed to$460.11

    • Conversion factor 36.0896 changed to 34.8931
    • Practice expense RVU 7.34 changed to 7.86
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.012 changed to 1.013
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.357 changed to 0.353

    Held through RVU21B, RVU21C, RVU21D.

  8. January 1, 2020

    RVU20A

    $458.62changed to$456.67

    • Conversion factor 36.0391 changed to 36.0896
    • Practice expense RVU 7.42 changed to 7.34
    • Malpractice RVU 0.37 changed to 0.38
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.011 changed to 1.012
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.362 changed to 0.357

    Held through RVU20B, RVU20C, RVU20D.

  9. January 1, 2019

    RVU19A

    $458.35changed to$458.62

    • Conversion factor 35.9996 changed to 36.0391
    • Practice expense RVU 7.43 changed to 7.42
    • Malpractice RVU 0.36 changed to 0.37

    Held through RVU19B, RVU19C, RVU19D.

  10. January 1, 2018

    RVU18AR1

    $453.75changed to$458.35

    • Conversion factor 35.8887 changed to 35.9996
    • Practice expense RVU 7.31 changed to 7.43
    • Malpractice RVU 0.37 changed to 0.36
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.016 changed to 1.011
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.341 changed to 0.362

    Held through RVU18B, RVU18C, RVU18D.

  11. January 1, 2017

    RVU17A

    $453.07changed to$453.75

    • Conversion factor 35.8043 changed to 35.8887
    • Practice expense RVU 7.30 changed to 7.31
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.020 changed to 1.016
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.319 changed to 0.341

    Held through RVU17B, RVU17C, RVU17D.

  12. January 1, 2016

    RVU16A

    $454.22changed to$453.07

    • Conversion factor 35.9335 changed to 35.8043
    • Practice expense RVU 7.29 changed to 7.30
    • Malpractice RVU 0.36 changed to 0.37

    Held through RVU16B, RVU16C, RVU16D.

  13. July 1, 2015

    RVU15C

    $451.96changed to$454.22

    • Conversion factor 35.7547 changed to 35.9335

    Held through RVU15D.

  14. January 1, 2015

    RVU15A

    $453.99changed to$451.96

    • Conversion factor 35.8228 changed to 35.7547
    • Practice expense RVU 7.28 changed to 7.29
    • Malpractice RVU 0.62 changed to 0.36
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.016 changed to 1.020
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.301 changed to 0.319

    Held through RVU15B.

  15. January 1, 2014

    RVU14A

    $453.83changed to$453.99

    • Conversion factor 34.0230 changed to 35.8228
    • Practice expense RVU 7.97 changed to 7.28
    • Malpractice RVU 0.65 changed to 0.62
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.012 changed to 1.016
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.282 changed to 0.301

    Held through RVU14B, RVU14C, RVU14D.

  16. October 1, 2013

    RVU13D

    No ratechanged to$453.83

  17. January 1, 2013

    RVU13AR

    Earliest loaded release: No rate

    Held through RVU13B, RVU13C.

Rates in every CMS release
Effective fromOfficeFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$459.01$346.63RVU26D
2026-07-01$459.01$346.63RVU26C
2026-04-01$459.01$346.63RVU26B
2026-01-01$459.01$346.63RVU26A
2025-10-01$436.65$387.25RVU25D
2025-07-01$436.65$387.25RVU25C
2025-04-01$436.65$387.25RVU25B
2025-01-01$436.65$387.25RVU25A
2024-10-01$451.16$397.94RVU24D
2024-07-01$451.16$397.94RVU24C
2024-04-01$451.16$397.94RVU24B
2024-03-09$451.16$397.94RVU24AR
2024-01-01$443.80$391.44RVU24A
2023-10-01$453.97$399.06RVU23D
2023-07-01$453.97$399.06RVU23C
2023-04-01$453.97$399.06RVU23B
2023-01-01$453.97$399.06RVU23A
2022-10-01$455.75$398.96RVU22D
2022-07-01$455.75$398.96RVU22C
2022-04-01$455.75$398.96RVU22B
2022-01-01$455.75$398.96RVU22A
2021-10-01$460.11$401.08RVU21D
2021-07-01$460.11$401.08RVU21C
2021-04-01$460.11$401.08RVU21B
2021-01-01$460.11$401.08RVU21A
2020-10-01$456.67$407.00RVU20D
2020-07-01$456.67$407.00RVU20C
2020-04-01$456.67$407.00RVU20B
2020-01-01$456.67$407.00RVU20A
2019-10-01$458.62$410.16RVU19D
2019-07-01$458.62$410.16RVU19C
2019-04-01$458.62$410.16RVU19B
2019-01-01$458.62$410.16RVU19A
2018-10-01$458.35$411.40RVU18D
2018-07-01$458.35$411.40RVU18C
2018-04-01$458.35$411.40RVU18B
2018-01-01$458.35$411.40RVU18AR1
2017-10-01$453.75$408.17RVU17D
2017-07-01$453.75$408.17RVU17C
2017-04-01$453.75$408.17RVU17B
2017-01-01$453.75$408.17RVU17A
2016-10-01$453.07$407.78RVU16D
2016-07-01$453.07$407.78RVU16C
2016-04-01$453.07$407.78RVU16B
2016-01-01$453.07$407.78RVU16A
2015-10-01$454.22$408.41RVU15D
2015-07-01$454.22$408.41RVU15C
2015-04-01$451.96$406.38RVU15B
2015-01-01$451.96$406.38RVU15A
2014-10-01$453.99$409.22RVU14D
2014-07-01$453.99$409.22RVU14C
2014-04-01$453.99$409.22RVU14B
2014-01-01$453.99$409.22RVU14A
2013-10-01$453.83$406.66RVU13D
2013-07-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU13C
2013-04-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU13B
2013-01-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU13AR

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Where the Minnesota rate applies

Minnesota is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 916 cities and communities in Minnesota. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

  • Ada
  • Adams
  • Adrian
  • Afton
  • Aitkin
  • Akeley
  • Albany
  • Albert Lea

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65772 billing questions

How is 65772 different from 65775?

Use 65772 when the surgeon relaxes the cornea with incisions. Use 65775 when the surgeon removes a wedge of corneal tissue to correct the astigmatism.

What should the operative note establish?

It should identify the affected eye, the prior surgery associated with the astigmatism, and the location and technique of the relaxing incisions.

How is the procedure reported when both eyes are treated?

CMS pays bilateral 65772 reported with modifier 50 at 150%.

Is a postoperative visit separately payable during the global period?

Related postoperative care during the 90-day global period is included, as is the day-before preoperative visit.

Can an assistant surgeon be paid for 65772?

No. CMS restricts assistant-at-surgery payment for this procedure and does not permit co-surgeons or team surgery.

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

Show the CMS file lines behind this rate
RVUs for 65772PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 7,338 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for MinnesotaGPCI2026.csv, line 66 (RVU26D)

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