CPT code 65880: Adhesion lysis, anterior segment synechiae2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Ohio

An ophthalmologist surgically releases synechiae in the eye’s anterior segment, with or without iridectomy, when adhesions require operative treatment.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026One payment locality42 Medicare services in 2024

In Ohio, Medicare pays $549.31 for 65880 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

Not available in this settingOffice (non-facility)
$549.31Hospital or facility

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 65880 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 65880 for the payment locality that covers the ZIP.

On this page 11 sections
  1. Rate in Ohio
  2. What 65880 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 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 Ohio 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. Ohio pays $549.31. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

65880 in Ohio vs other payment areas
  1. Ohio · this page$549.31
  2. Los Angeles, CA · California$628.69+$79.38
  3. Washington, DC area · District of Columbia$640.43+$91.12
  4. Miami, FL · Florida$617.65+$68.34
  5. Chicago, IL · Illinois$604.48+$55.17
  6. Manhattan, NY · New York$648.79+$99.48
  7. Alaska · Alaska$718.20+$168.89

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

Every other payment area

65880 in every other Medicare payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
AlabamaAlabama—$529.23
ArkansasArkansas—$523.66
ArizonaArizona—$561.74
Bakersfield, CACalifornia—$597.18
Chico, CACalifornia—$595.07
El Centro, CACalifornia—$595.18
Fresno, CACalifornia—$595.07
Hanford, CACalifornia—$595.07

65880 rates by state

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65880 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

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How the 65880 rate is calculated

Each of 65880’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 · 65880

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work8.15

8.15 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense8.38

8.38 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice0.64

0.64 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

17.1700

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$573.49

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

The exact Ohio inputs and CMS source lines

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

7,356

Code
65880
Physician work
8.15
Practice expense
8.38
Malpractice
0.64

GPCI2026.csv

85

Locality
Ohio
Physician work
1.000
Practice expense
0.913
Malpractice
1.008
Facility calculation for 65880 in Ohio
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work8.15× 1.0008.1500
Practice expense8.38× 0.9137.6509
Malpractice0.64× 1.0080.6451
Total RVUs16.4461
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Facility rate, Ohio$549.31

Facility: (8.15 × 1 + 8.38 × 0.913 + 0.64 × 1.008) × $33.4009 = $549.31

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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.

CMS payment indicators · 65880

Adhesion lysis, anterior segment synechiae

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 · 65880

Adhesion lysis, anterior segment synechiae

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

65880 without 50 · national facility

$573.49

Adhesion lysis, anterior segment synechiae

65880-50 · Bilateral: 150%

$860.24

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

How 65880 has changed in Ohio

65880 · Office / nonfacility

Rate unavailable

Effective 2026-10-01

A rate is unavailable in one of these releases, so a change cannot be calculated.

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
Rates in every CMS release
Effective fromOfficeFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01Not available in this setting$549.31RVU26D
2026-07-01Not available in this setting$549.31RVU26C
2026-04-01Not available in this setting$549.31RVU26B
2026-01-01Not available in this setting$549.31RVU26A
2025-10-01Not available in this setting$608.58RVU25D
2025-07-01Not available in this setting$608.58RVU25C
2025-04-01Not available in this setting$608.58RVU25B
2025-01-01Not available in this setting$608.58RVU25A
2024-10-01Not available in this setting$629.09RVU24D
2024-07-01Not available in this setting$629.09RVU24C
2024-04-01Not available in this setting$629.09RVU24B
2024-03-09Not available in this setting$629.09RVU24AR
2024-01-01Not available in this setting$618.83RVU24A
2023-10-01Not available in this setting$635.54RVU23D
2023-07-01Not available in this setting$635.54RVU23C
2023-04-01Not available in this setting$635.54RVU23B
2023-01-01Not available in this setting$635.54RVU23A
2022-10-01Not available in this setting$640.93RVU22D
2022-07-01Not available in this setting$640.93RVU22C
2022-04-01Not available in this setting$640.93RVU22B
2022-01-01Not available in this setting$640.93RVU22A
2021-10-01Not available in this setting$644.27RVU21D
2021-07-01Not available in this setting$644.27RVU21C
2021-04-01Not available in this setting$644.27RVU21B
2021-01-01Not available in this setting$644.27RVU21A
2020-10-01Not available in this setting$649.79RVU20D
2020-07-01Not available in this setting$649.79RVU20C
2020-04-01Not available in this setting$649.79RVU20B
2020-01-01Not available in this setting$649.79RVU20A
2019-10-01Not available in this setting$650.19RVU19D
2019-07-01Not available in this setting$650.19RVU19C
2019-04-01Not available in this setting$650.19RVU19B
2019-01-01Not available in this setting$650.19RVU19A
2018-10-01Not available in this setting$651.13RVU18D
2018-07-01Not available in this setting$651.13RVU18C
2018-04-01Not available in this setting$651.13RVU18B
2018-01-01Not available in this setting$651.13RVU18AR1
2017-10-01Not available in this setting$645.76RVU17D
2017-07-01Not available in this setting$645.76RVU17C
2017-04-01Not available in this setting$645.76RVU17B
2017-01-01Not available in this setting$645.76RVU17A
2016-10-01Not available in this setting$641.50RVU16D
2016-07-01Not available in this setting$641.50RVU16C
2016-04-01Not available in this setting$641.50RVU16B
2016-01-01Not available in this setting$641.50RVU16A
2015-10-01Not available in this setting$644.78RVU15D
2015-07-01Not available in this setting$644.78RVU15C
2015-04-01Not available in this setting$641.57RVU15B
2015-01-01Not available in this setting$641.57RVU15A
2014-10-01Not available in this setting$646.65RVU14D
2014-07-01Not available in this setting$646.65RVU14C
2014-04-01Not available in this setting$646.65RVU14B
2014-01-01Not available in this setting$646.65RVU14A
2013-10-01Not available in this setting$646.59RVU13D
2013-07-01Not available in this setting$646.59RVU13C
2013-04-01Not available in this setting$646.59RVU13B
2013-01-01Not available in this setting$646.59RVU13AR

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Where the Ohio rate applies

Ohio is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 1265 cities and communities in Ohio. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

  • Aberdeen
  • Ada
  • Adamsville
  • Addyston
  • Adelphi
  • Adena
  • Ai
  • Akron

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65880 billing questions

How does 65880 differ from 65875?

65880 is for surgical release of anterior segment synechiae. Codes 65865, 65870, and 65875 address anterior segment adhesions other than synechiae, with distinctions within that group.

Can an iridectomy be part of the service?

Yes. The service includes lysis with or without iridectomy; document the iridectomy when performed.

How should bilateral treatment be reported?

CMS identifies this as a bilateral procedure payable with modifier 50 at 150%. Document treatment of both eyes.

What documentation supports the code?

Document the synechiae, their anterior segment location, the surgical release performed, laterality, and any iridectomy.

What happens when another procedure is performed in the same session?

The highest-valued procedure is paid in full, and other procedures in the session are subject to the standard multiple-procedure reduction.

Is assistant-at-surgery payment available?

CMS applies a statutory restriction, so an assistant at surgery is not paid for this code. Co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

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 65880PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 7,356 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for OhioGPCI2026.csv, line 85 (RVU26D)

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