CPT code 66983: Cataract extraction, intracapsular with lens implant2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Washington, DC area

CMS doesn’t publish a rate for 66983 in Washington, DC area.

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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 66983 covers

This one-stage operation removes the cataractous lens together with its capsule and places an intraocular lens implant during the same procedure. Ophthalmologists report it when performing cataract surgery by the intracapsular method. The distinction from common extracapsular procedures is that the lens capsule is removed rather than preserved. The operation is typically performed in an operating room or ambulatory surgery setting, with documentation supporting the extraction method and lens placement during that operation.

Medicare assigns this CPT code physician fee schedule status C: no national payment is published, and the Medicare Administrative Contractor sets payment for each claim. The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to 50% payment. For bilateral surgery, modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery; 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.

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How the 66983 rate is calculated

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Payment rules and modifiers for 66983

66983 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 66983

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How 66983 has changed in Washington, DC area

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Where the Washington, DC area rate applies

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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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