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CPT code 66030: Eye injection, anterior chamber medication2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Washington, DC area

Reports a therapeutic medication injection into the eye’s anterior chamber when treatment is delivered by that route rather than into another ocular compartment.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026One payment locality13.6K Medicare services in 2024

In Washington, DC area, Medicare pays $202.69 for 66030 in the office and $109.44 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

$202.69Office (non-facility)
$109.44Hospital or facility
+14.7%vs the national office rate ($176.69)

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 66030 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 66030 for the payment locality that covers the ZIP.

On this page 11 sections
  1. Rate in Washington, DC area
  2. What 66030 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 66030 covers

An ophthalmologist typically performs this procedure by placing a therapeutic medication into the anterior chamber, the fluid-filled space between the cornea and iris. It may be performed in an office or facility when the treatment is intended for that chamber; the selected code depends on the injection site and material, not simply on the fact that an eye injection occurred. This differs from an injection of air or liquid and from medication delivered into the vitreous or another tissue plane.

Report the service for the treated eye and document the medication, anterior chamber route, clinical indication, and laterality. CMS assigns a 10-day global period, so related postoperative visits during that period are included. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. For bilateral reporting with modifier 50, payment is 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment is restricted, and 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 66030

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 66030 runs from $156.72 in Arkansas to $237.98 in San Benito County, CA. Washington, DC area pays $202.69. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

66030 in Washington, DC area vs other payment areas
  1. Washington, DC area · this page$202.69
  2. Los Angeles, CA · California$201.44−$1.25
  3. Miami, FL · Florida$186.67−$16.02
  4. Chicago, IL · Illinois$181.54−$21.15
  5. Manhattan, NY · New York$202.43−$0.26
  6. Alaska · Alaska$205.08+$2.39
  7. Alabama · Alabama$158.98−$43.71

Other areas in District of Columbia first, then benchmark localities. Bars start at $0.

Every other payment area

66030 in every other Medicare payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
ArkansasArkansas$156.72$88.73
ArizonaArizona$172.19$95.48
Bakersfield, CACalifornia$188.92$102.16
Chico, CACalifornia$188.62$101.86
El Centro, CACalifornia$188.63$101.87
Fresno, CACalifornia$188.62$101.86
Hanford, CACalifornia$188.62$101.86
Madera, CACalifornia$188.62$101.86

66030 rates by state

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

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$156.72

$213.30

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66030 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AK$205.081
AL$158.981
AR$156.721
AZ$172.191
CA$188.62–$237.9829
CO$184.941
CT$188.281
DC$202.691
DE$175.021
FL$172.43–$186.673
GA$163.09–$179.522
GU$193.411
HI$193.411
IA$163.721
ID$164.611
IL$166.96–$182.854
IN$165.561
KS$162.601
KY$161.861
LA$161.47–$169.352
MA$183.72–$203.562
MD$178.44–$202.693
ME$165.05–$174.402
MI$165.66–$174.162
MN$178.381
MO$158.50–$170.403
MS$157.661
MT$176.681
NC$166.811
ND$174.911
NE$164.711
NH$181.701
NJ$190.76–$200.572
NM$166.401
NV$176.321
NY$169.23–$206.795
OH$165.291
OK$161.971
OR$175.27–$191.172
PA$165.76–$183.422
PR$178.091
RI$181.501
SC$166.261
SD$174.691
TN$163.351
TX$164.66–$184.058
UT$168.511
VA$173.58–$202.692
VI$178.091
VT$173.891
WA$183.48–$208.062
WI$169.101
WV$160.791
WY$175.911

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How the 66030 rate is calculated

Each of 66030’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 · 66030

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work1.27

1.27 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense3.93

3.93 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice0.09

0.09 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

5.2900

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$176.69

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

The exact Washington, DC area inputs and CMS source lines

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

7,361

Code
66030
Physician work
1.27
Practice expense
3.93
Malpractice
0.09

GPCI2026.csv

39

Locality
Washington, DC area
Physician work
1.054
Practice expense
1.178
Malpractice
1.113
Office calculation for 66030 in Washington, DC area
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work1.27× 1.0541.3386
Practice expense3.93× 1.1784.6295
Malpractice0.09× 1.1130.1002
Total RVUs6.0683
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office rate, Washington, DC area$202.69

Office: (1.27 × 1.054 + 3.93 × 1.178 + 0.09 × 1.113) × $33.4009 = $202.69

Facility: (1.27 × 1.054 + 1.56 × 1.178 + 0.09 × 1.113) × $33.4009 = $109.44

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Payment rules and modifiers for 66030

66030 has a 10-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.

CMS payment indicators · 66030

Eye injection, anterior chamber medication

RuleCMS valueWhat it means
Global period010Minor procedure: the day of the procedure plus 10 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)0.10/0.80/0.10Share of the payment for pre-op, the procedure itself, and post-op care.

Global surgery period · 66030

Eye injection, anterior chamber medication

10-day global period ends

Oct 11, 2026

Covers Oct 1, 2026 through Oct 11, 2026 (11 days).

Visit on Oct 31, 2026

After the global period ends: visits and procedures are billed normally.

SurgeryVisit
Sep 28, 2026Oct 14, 2026

What modifiers do to the payment

Modifier 50 · payment effect

With and without the modifier

66030 without 50 · national office

$176.69

Eye injection, anterior chamber medication

66030-50 · Bilateral: 150%

$265.04

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 66030

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

Codes related to 66030
CodeHow it relatesOffice range, Washington, DC area
Same family
66020Eye injection, air or nonmedicated liquidRelated anterior chamber injection code for air or liquid rather than therapeutic medication.$224.84
Used instead
67028Intravitreal injection, medication delivered into vitreous cavityUsed when medication is delivered into the vitreous rather than the anterior chamber.$128.53
67515Eye injection, tenon's capsuleIdentifies medication injection by the subconjunctival route, not into the anterior chamber.$57.83
67500Eye injection, retrobulbar medicationIdentifies an injection by the retrobulbar route rather than the anterior chamber route.$87.92

How 66030 has changed in Washington, DC area

66030 · Office / nonfacility

$202.69

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $6.41 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $196.28 to $202.69 (3.3%).

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

    $196.28changed to$202.69

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 1.30 changed to 1.27
    • Practice expense RVU 3.84 changed to 3.93
    • Malpractice RVU 0.10 changed to 0.09
    • Work GPCI 1.057 changed to 1.054
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.192 changed to 1.178
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.168 changed to 1.113

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    $205.17changed to$196.28

    • Conversion factor 33.2875 changed to 32.3465
    • Practice expense RVU 3.92 changed to 3.84

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

  3. March 9, 2024

    RVU24AR

    $201.82changed to$205.17

    • Conversion factor 32.7442 changed to 33.2875

    Held through RVU24B, RVU24C, RVU24D.

  4. January 1, 2024

    RVU24A

    $210.72changed to$201.82

    • Conversion factor 33.8872 changed to 32.7442
    • Practice expense RVU 3.89 changed to 3.92
    • Work GPCI 1.056 changed to 1.057
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.214 changed to 1.192
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.231 changed to 1.168

  5. January 1, 2023

    RVU23A

    $216.57changed to$210.72

    • Conversion factor 34.6062 changed to 33.8872
    • Practice expense RVU 3.85 changed to 3.89
    • Work GPCI 1.054 changed to 1.056
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.236 changed to 1.214
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.294 changed to 1.231

    Held through RVU23B, RVU23C, RVU23D.

  6. January 1, 2022

    RVU22A

    $217.51changed to$216.57

    • Conversion factor 34.8931 changed to 34.6062
    • Practice expense RVU 3.83 changed to 3.85

    Held through RVU22B, RVU22C, RVU22D.

  7. January 1, 2021

    RVU21A

    $208.47changed to$217.51

    • Conversion factor 36.0896 changed to 34.8931
    • Practice expense RVU 3.52 changed to 3.83
    • Malpractice RVU 0.09 changed to 0.10
    • Work GPCI 1.049 changed to 1.054
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.221 changed to 1.236
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.277 changed to 1.294

    Held through RVU21B, RVU21C, RVU21D.

  8. January 1, 2020

    RVU20A

    $204.20changed to$208.47

    • Conversion factor 36.0391 changed to 36.0896
    • Practice expense RVU 3.47 changed to 3.52
    • Malpractice RVU 0.10 changed to 0.09
    • Work GPCI 1.045 changed to 1.049
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.205 changed to 1.221
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.261 changed to 1.277

    Held through RVU20B, RVU20C, RVU20D.

  9. January 1, 2019

    RVU19A

    $199.63changed to$204.20

    • Conversion factor 35.9996 changed to 36.0391
    • Practice expense RVU 3.37 changed to 3.47

    Held through RVU19B, RVU19C, RVU19D.

  10. January 1, 2018

    RVU18AR1

    $195.71changed to$199.63

    • Conversion factor 35.8887 changed to 35.9996
    • Practice expense RVU 3.30 changed to 3.37
    • Malpractice RVU 0.09 changed to 0.10
    • Work GPCI 1.048 changed to 1.045
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.271 changed to 1.261

    Held through RVU18B, RVU18C, RVU18D.

  11. January 1, 2017

    RVU17A

    $195.02changed to$195.71

    • Conversion factor 35.8043 changed to 35.8887
    • Practice expense RVU 3.28 changed to 3.30
    • Malpractice RVU 0.10 changed to 0.09
    • Work GPCI 1.051 changed to 1.048
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.280 changed to 1.271

    Held through RVU17B, RVU17C, RVU17D.

  12. January 1, 2016

    RVU16A

    $195.72changed to$195.02

    • Conversion factor 35.9335 changed to 35.8043

    Held through RVU16B, RVU16C, RVU16D.

  13. July 1, 2015

    RVU15C

    $194.75changed to$195.72

    • Conversion factor 35.7547 changed to 35.9335

    Held through RVU15D.

  14. January 1, 2015

    RVU15A

    $196.61changed to$194.75

    • Conversion factor 35.8228 changed to 35.7547
    • Practice expense RVU 3.26 changed to 3.28
    • Malpractice RVU 0.17 changed to 0.10
    • Work GPCI 1.050 changed to 1.051
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.202 changed to 1.205
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.205 changed to 1.280

    Held through RVU15B.

  15. January 1, 2014

    RVU14A

    $200.05changed to$196.61

    • Conversion factor 34.0230 changed to 35.8228
    • Practice expense RVU 3.60 changed to 3.26
    • Malpractice RVU 0.18 changed to 0.17
    • Work GPCI 1.049 changed to 1.050
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.198 changed to 1.202
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.130 changed to 1.205

    Held through RVU14B, RVU14C, RVU14D.

  16. January 1, 2013

    RVU13AR

    Earliest loaded release: $200.05

    Held through RVU13B, RVU13C, RVU13D.

Rates in every CMS release
Effective fromOfficeFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$202.69$109.44RVU26D
2026-07-01$202.69$109.44RVU26C
2026-04-01$202.69$109.44RVU26B
2026-01-01$202.69$109.44RVU26A
2025-10-01$196.28$122.25RVU25D
2025-07-01$196.28$122.25RVU25C
2025-04-01$196.28$122.25RVU25B
2025-01-01$196.28$122.25RVU25A
2024-10-01$205.17$125.81RVU24D
2024-07-01$205.17$125.81RVU24C
2024-04-01$205.17$125.81RVU24B
2024-03-09$205.17$125.81RVU24AR
2024-01-01$201.82$123.76RVU24A
2023-10-01$210.72$128.03RVU23D
2023-07-01$210.72$128.03RVU23C
2023-04-01$210.72$128.03RVU23B
2023-01-01$210.72$128.03RVU23A
2022-10-01$216.57$129.32RVU22D
2022-07-01$216.57$129.32RVU22C
2022-04-01$216.57$129.32RVU22B
2022-01-01$216.57$129.32RVU22A
2021-10-01$217.51$129.96RVU21D
2021-07-01$217.51$129.96RVU21C
2021-04-01$217.51$129.96RVU21B
2021-01-01$217.51$129.96RVU21A
2020-10-01$208.47$129.60RVU20D
2020-07-01$208.47$129.60RVU20C
2020-04-01$208.47$129.60RVU20B
2020-01-01$208.47$129.60RVU20A
2019-10-01$204.20$129.94RVU19D
2019-07-01$204.20$129.94RVU19C
2019-04-01$204.20$129.94RVU19B
2019-01-01$204.20$129.94RVU19A
2018-10-01$199.63$130.66RVU18D
2018-07-01$199.63$130.66RVU18C
2018-04-01$199.63$130.66RVU18B
2018-01-01$199.63$130.66RVU18AR1
2017-10-01$195.71$128.68RVU17D
2017-07-01$195.71$128.68RVU17C
2017-04-01$195.71$128.68RVU17B
2017-01-01$195.71$128.68RVU17A
2016-10-01$195.02$128.57RVU16D
2016-07-01$195.02$128.57RVU16C
2016-04-01$195.02$128.57RVU16B
2016-01-01$195.02$128.57RVU16A
2015-10-01$195.72$129.04RVU15D
2015-07-01$195.72$129.04RVU15C
2015-04-01$194.75$128.40RVU15B
2015-01-01$194.75$128.40RVU15A
2014-10-01$196.61$130.73RVU14D
2014-07-01$196.61$130.73RVU14C
2014-04-01$196.61$130.73RVU14B
2014-01-01$196.61$130.73RVU14A
2013-10-01$200.05$130.76RVU13D
2013-07-01$200.05$130.76RVU13C
2013-04-01$200.05$130.76RVU13B
2013-01-01$200.05$130.76RVU13AR

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Where the Washington, DC area rate applies

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66030 billing questions

How is 66030 different from 66020?

66030 is for therapeutic medication placed in the anterior chamber. 66020 is the related code for injection of air or liquid into that chamber.

Can 66030 be used for an intravitreal injection?

No. 66030 identifies the anterior chamber route; 67028 is used when medication is injected into the vitreous.

What documentation supports 66030?

Document the therapeutic purpose, medication administered, anterior chamber injection route, and the eye treated.

Are related postoperative visits separately reportable during the global period?

Related postoperative visits during the 10-day global period are included in the procedure payment.

How is a bilateral service reported under the CMS payment rule?

For bilateral reporting with modifier 50, CMS pays 150%.

Can an assistant surgeon or surgical team be paid for 66030?

Assistant-at-surgery payment is restricted; 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 66030PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 7,361 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for Washington, DC areaGPCI2026.csv, line 39 (RVU26D)

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