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CPT code 66770: Intraocular lesion removal, ciliary body lesion2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in New Mexico

Report 66770 when an ophthalmologist surgically excises a lesion of the ciliary body rather than destroying ciliary tissue to treat glaucoma.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026One payment locality12 Medicare services in 2024

In New Mexico, Medicare pays $510.79 for 66770 in the office and $402.06 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

$510.79Office (non-facility)
$402.06Hospital or facility
−4.4%vs the national office rate ($534.08)

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 66770 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 66770 for the payment locality that covers the ZIP.

On this page 11 sections
  1. Rate in New Mexico
  2. What 66770 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 66770 covers

CPT 66770 describes surgical removal of a lesion involving the ciliary body, the structure inside the eye that produces aqueous humor. An ophthalmologist typically performs the procedure in an operating room, using an approach suited to the lesion’s location and extent. It is distinct from procedures that destroy ciliary tissue to lower intraocular pressure; those treat glaucoma rather than excise a lesion.

Select the code when the operative record supports excision of a ciliary body lesion. Documentation should identify the lesion’s site and describe the excision performed and the treated eye. CMS assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When multiple procedures occur in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is 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 New Mexico compares for 66770

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 66770 runs from $481.54 in Arkansas to $689.61 in San Benito County, CA. New Mexico pays $510.79. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

66770 in New Mexico vs other payment areas
  1. New Mexico · this page$510.79
  2. Los Angeles, CA · California$595.31+$84.52
  3. Washington, DC area · District of Columbia$603.36+$92.57
  4. Miami, FL · Florida$571.15+$60.36
  5. Chicago, IL · Illinois$557.40+$46.61
  6. Manhattan, NY · New York$607.68+$96.89
  7. Alaska · Alaska$647.61+$136.82

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

Every other payment area

66770 in every other Medicare payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
AlabamaAlabama$487.44$383.69
ArkansasArkansas$481.54$379.68
ArizonaArizona$521.94$407.04
Bakersfield, CACalifornia$562.33$432.37
Chico, CACalifornia$560.78$430.83
El Centro, CACalifornia$560.86$430.90
Fresno, CACalifornia$560.78$430.83
Hanford, CACalifornia$560.78$430.83

66770 rates by state

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

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$481.54

$647.61

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66770 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AK$647.611
AL$487.441
AR$481.541
AZ$521.941
CA$560.78–$689.6129
CO$553.431
CT$565.911
DC$603.361
DE$529.671
FL$527.96–$571.153
GA$502.68–$542.932
GU$571.131
HI$571.131
IA$497.531
ID$500.321
IL$515.20–$557.404
IN$502.751
KS$495.701
KY$497.381
LA$496.78–$517.422
MA$550.98–$602.362
MD$538.61–$603.363
ME$502.65–$525.422
MI$508.38–$533.702
MN$532.271
MO$489.70–$518.823
MS$485.691
MT$534.051
NC$507.061
ND$524.761
NE$499.781
NH$545.181
NJ$572.91–$598.712
NM$510.791
NV$531.781
NY$513.49–$620.545
OH$506.481
OK$496.481
OR$528.14–$568.632
PA$507.09–$553.772
PR$537.351
RI$546.701
SC$507.511
SD$523.661
TN$497.821
TX$504.29–$551.178
UT$513.361
VA$524.05–$603.362
VI$537.351
VT$523.141
WA$549.81–$613.532
WI$509.831
WV$499.101
WY$530.001

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How the 66770 rate is calculated

Each of 66770’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 · 66770

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work5.98

5.98 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense9.54

9.54 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice0.47

0.47 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

15.9900

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$534.08

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

The exact New Mexico inputs and CMS source lines

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

7,394

Code
66770
Physician work
5.98
Practice expense
9.54
Malpractice
0.47

GPCI2026.csv

77

Locality
New Mexico
Physician work
1.000
Practice expense
0.917
Malpractice
1.201
Office calculation for 66770 in New Mexico
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work5.98× 1.0005.9800
Practice expense9.54× 0.9178.7482
Malpractice0.47× 1.2010.5645
Total RVUs15.2927
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office rate, New Mexico$510.79

Office: (5.98 × 1 + 9.54 × 0.917 + 0.47 × 1.201) × $33.4009 = $510.79

Facility: (5.98 × 1 + 5.99 × 0.917 + 0.47 × 1.201) × $33.4009 = $402.06

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Payment rules and modifiers for 66770

66770 has a 90-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.

CMS payment indicators · 66770

Intraocular lesion removal, ciliary body lesion

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 · 66770

Intraocular lesion removal, ciliary body lesion

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

66770 without 50 · national office

$534.08

Intraocular lesion removal, ciliary body lesion

66770-50 · Bilateral: 150%

$801.12

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 66770

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

Codes related to 66770
CodeHow it relatesOffice range, New Mexico
Used instead
66600Iris surgery, lesion removalUsed for removal of a lesion located in the iris rather than the ciliary body.No office rate
66710Ciliary body treatment, transscleral laserDestroys ciliary body tissue to treat glaucoma rather than excising a lesion.$425.96
66711Endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation, ciliary body destructionEndoscopic ciliary body destruction treats glaucoma, not lesion removal.No office rate
66740Ciliary body ablation, other operative methodCiliary body destruction is a different treatment from surgical lesion excision.$424.43

How 66770 has changed in New Mexico

66770 · Office / nonfacility

$510.79

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $25.69 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $485.10 to $510.79 (5.3%).

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

    $485.10changed to$510.79

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 6.13 changed to 5.98
    • Practice expense RVU 9.12 changed to 9.54
    • Malpractice RVU 0.50 changed to 0.47
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.908 changed to 0.917
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.172 changed to 1.201

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    $500.76changed to$485.10

    • Conversion factor 33.2875 changed to 32.3465
    • Practice expense RVU 9.21 changed to 9.12
    • Malpractice RVU 0.47 changed to 0.50

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

  3. March 9, 2024

    RVU24AR

    $492.59changed to$500.76

    • Conversion factor 32.7442 changed to 33.2875

    Held through RVU24B, RVU24C, RVU24D.

  4. January 1, 2024

    RVU24A

    $502.58changed to$492.59

    • Conversion factor 33.8872 changed to 32.7442
    • Practice expense RVU 9.05 changed to 9.21
    • Malpractice RVU 0.46 changed to 0.47
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.902 changed to 0.908
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.169 changed to 1.172

  5. January 1, 2023

    RVU23A

    $504.09changed to$502.58

    • Conversion factor 34.6062 changed to 33.8872
    • Practice expense RVU 8.83 changed to 9.05
    • Malpractice RVU 0.45 changed to 0.46
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.896 changed to 0.902
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.166 changed to 1.169

    Held through RVU23B, RVU23C, RVU23D.

  6. January 1, 2022

    RVU22A

    $507.95changed to$504.09

    • Conversion factor 34.8931 changed to 34.6062
    • Practice expense RVU 8.82 changed to 8.83

    Held through RVU22B, RVU22C, RVU22D.

  7. January 1, 2021

    RVU21A

    $517.18changed to$507.95

    • Conversion factor 36.0896 changed to 34.8931
    • Practice expense RVU 8.42 changed to 8.82
    • Malpractice RVU 0.46 changed to 0.45
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.908 changed to 0.896
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.207 changed to 1.166

    Held through RVU21B, RVU21C, RVU21D.

  8. January 1, 2020

    RVU20A

    $522.83changed to$517.18

    • Conversion factor 36.0391 changed to 36.0896
    • Practice expense RVU 8.50 changed to 8.42
    • Malpractice RVU 0.44 changed to 0.46
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.921 changed to 0.908
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.247 changed to 1.207

    Held through RVU20B, RVU20C, RVU20D.

  9. January 1, 2019

    RVU19A

    $522.70changed to$522.83

    • Conversion factor 35.9996 changed to 36.0391
    • Malpractice RVU 0.45 changed to 0.44

    Held through RVU19B, RVU19C, RVU19D.

  10. January 1, 2018

    RVU18AR1

    $515.47changed to$522.70

    • Conversion factor 35.8887 changed to 35.9996
    • Practice expense RVU 8.36 changed to 8.50
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.920 changed to 0.921
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.204 changed to 1.247

    Held through RVU18B, RVU18C, RVU18D.

  11. January 1, 2017

    RVU17A

    $512.61changed to$515.47

    • Conversion factor 35.8043 changed to 35.8887
    • Practice expense RVU 8.34 changed to 8.36
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.919 changed to 0.920
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.161 changed to 1.204

    Held through RVU17B, RVU17C, RVU17D.

  12. January 1, 2016

    RVU16A

    $514.79changed to$512.61

    • Conversion factor 35.9335 changed to 35.8043
    • Practice expense RVU 8.35 changed to 8.34

    Held through RVU16B, RVU16C, RVU16D.

  13. July 1, 2015

    RVU15C

    $512.23changed to$514.79

    • Conversion factor 35.7547 changed to 35.9335

    Held through RVU15D.

  14. January 1, 2015

    RVU15A

    $509.65changed to$512.23

    • Conversion factor 35.8228 changed to 35.7547
    • Malpractice RVU 0.40 changed to 0.45
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.918 changed to 0.919
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.079 changed to 1.161

    Held through RVU15B.

  15. January 1, 2014

    RVU14A

    $506.72changed to$509.65

    • Conversion factor 34.0230 changed to 35.8228
    • Practice expense RVU 9.11 changed to 8.35
    • Malpractice RVU 0.42 changed to 0.40
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.916 changed to 0.918
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.997 changed to 1.079

    Held through RVU14B, RVU14C, RVU14D.

  16. January 1, 2013

    RVU13AR

    Earliest loaded release: $506.72

    Held through RVU13B, RVU13C, RVU13D.

Rates in every CMS release
Effective fromOfficeFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$510.79$402.06RVU26D
2026-07-01$510.79$402.06RVU26C
2026-04-01$510.79$402.06RVU26B
2026-01-01$510.79$402.06RVU26A
2025-10-01$485.10$443.69RVU25D
2025-07-01$485.10$443.69RVU25C
2025-04-01$485.10$443.69RVU25B
2025-01-01$485.10$443.69RVU25A
2024-10-01$500.76$455.73RVU24D
2024-07-01$500.76$455.73RVU24C
2024-04-01$500.76$455.73RVU24B
2024-03-09$500.76$455.73RVU24AR
2024-01-01$492.59$448.29RVU24A
2023-10-01$502.58$457.03RVU23D
2023-07-01$502.58$457.03RVU23C
2023-04-01$502.58$457.03RVU23B
2023-01-01$502.58$457.03RVU23A
2022-10-01$504.09$456.96RVU22D
2022-07-01$504.09$456.96RVU22C
2022-04-01$504.09$456.96RVU22B
2022-01-01$504.09$456.96RVU22A
2021-10-01$507.95$460.43RVU21D
2021-07-01$507.95$460.43RVU21C
2021-04-01$507.95$460.43RVU21B
2021-01-01$507.95$460.43RVU21A
2020-10-01$517.18$471.96RVU20D
2020-07-01$517.18$471.96RVU20C
2020-04-01$517.18$471.96RVU20B
2020-01-01$517.18$471.96RVU20A
2019-10-01$522.83$477.68RVU19D
2019-07-01$522.83$477.68RVU19C
2019-04-01$522.83$477.68RVU19B
2019-01-01$522.83$477.68RVU19A
2018-10-01$522.70$479.27RVU18D
2018-07-01$522.70$479.27RVU18C
2018-04-01$522.70$479.27RVU18B
2018-01-01$522.70$479.27RVU18AR1
2017-10-01$515.47$475.19RVU17D
2017-07-01$515.47$475.19RVU17C
2017-04-01$515.47$475.19RVU17B
2017-01-01$515.47$475.19RVU17A
2016-10-01$512.61$472.46RVU16D
2016-07-01$512.61$472.46RVU16C
2016-04-01$512.61$472.46RVU16B
2016-01-01$512.61$472.46RVU16A
2015-10-01$514.79$473.84RVU15D
2015-07-01$514.79$473.84RVU15C
2015-04-01$512.23$471.48RVU15B
2015-01-01$512.23$471.48RVU15A
2014-10-01$509.65$469.53RVU14D
2014-07-01$509.65$469.53RVU14C
2014-04-01$509.65$469.53RVU14B
2014-01-01$509.65$469.53RVU14A
2013-10-01$506.72$464.65RVU13D
2013-07-01$506.72$464.65RVU13C
2013-04-01$506.72$464.65RVU13B
2013-01-01$506.72$464.65RVU13AR

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Where the New Mexico rate applies

New Mexico is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 528 cities and communities in New Mexico. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

  • Abeytas
  • Abiquiu
  • Acomita Lake
  • Adelino
  • Agua Fria
  • Alamillo
  • Alamo
  • Alamogordo

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66770 billing questions

How is 66770 different from excision of an iris lesion?

66770 is for a lesion involving the ciliary body. Use the iris-lesion procedure when the excised lesion is confined to the iris.

Can 66770 be reported with a ciliary body destruction procedure?

They describe different treatment goals: 66770 removes a lesion, while ciliary body destruction procedures treat conditions such as glaucoma. Report both only when the operative documentation supports distinct services in the same session.

What postoperative care is included?

The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care.

How does Medicare handle bilateral reporting?

CMS lists this as a bilateral procedure; reporting modifier 50 is paid at 150%.

Can an assistant or co-surgeon be paid for this operation?

Assistant-at-surgery payment is restricted. CMS does not permit co-surgeons or team surgery for this code.

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 66770PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 7,394 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for New MexicoGPCI2026.csv, line 77 (RVU26D)

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