CPT code 67915: Ectropion repair, thermocautery technique2026 Medicare rate & RVUs

Medicare pays $315.64 for 67915 nationally in the office and $180.03 in a hospital or facility. Local office rates run $278.62–$428.35.

Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.

What 67915 covers

This procedure treats ectropion, in which the eyelid turns outward and may leave the eye exposed or cause tearing. An ophthalmologist, often an oculoplastic surgeon, applies thermocautery to produce tissue contraction that helps bring the lid back toward the eye. It is distinct from ectropion repairs performed with sutures, tissue excision, or more extensive reconstruction; the operative method supports the code selection.

Report the service when the surgeon performs thermocautery for ectropion, and document the affected eyelid, diagnosis, and technique. The code has a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. For bilateral procedures, modifier 50 is paid at 150%. 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. Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery for this service; 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.

Where 67915 pays more and less

The same RVUs, adjusted for each area’s costs. Open a locality for its calculation, history and nearby areas.

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67915 rates by state

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How the 67915 rate is calculated

Each of 67915’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.

Payment rules and modifiers for 67915

67915 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

67915 compared with similar codes

How to choose

67914Ectropion repairSuture technique

Choose 67915 for thermocautery correction of ectropion; 67914 is the suture technique.

67916Ectropion repairTarsal wedge excision

67916 involves tarsal wedge excision for ectropion; 67915 is selected when thermocautery is the repair method.

67917Eyelid repairExtensive entropion correction

67917 is for extensive ectropion repair. Use 67915 when the documented repair is performed by thermocautery rather than an extensive reconstructive approach.

Codes related to 67915

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

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

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