CPT code 65880: Adhesion lysis, anterior segment synechiae2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Washington, DC area

In Washington, DC area, Medicare pays $640.43 for 65880 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 65880 covers

An ophthalmologist uses an intraocular surgical technique to release synechiae, abnormal adhesions involving structures in the eye’s anterior segment. These adhesions may follow inflammation, trauma, or prior surgery and can interfere with normal anatomy or function. The procedure is generally performed in an operating room or other surgical facility; an iridectomy may be performed as part of the service.

Choose this code for surgical lysis of anterior segment synechiae, rather than adhesions classified as other than synechiae or adhesions treated by laser. The operative report should identify the adhesions and their location, document the surgical release, and note any iridectomy and laterality. Medicare assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care. For procedures 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 applies to a bilateral procedure, paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment is restricted; 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 Washington, DC area compares for 65880

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 65880 runs from $523.66 in Arkansas to $718.20 in Alaska. Washington, DC area pays $640.43. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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How the 65880 rate is calculated

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Payment rules and modifiers for 65880

65880 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 65880

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

How 65880 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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