CPT code 68750: Tear drainage bypass, tube or stent placement2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Kansas

In Kansas, Medicare pays $697.59 for 68750 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

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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 68750 covers

This operation bypasses the usual tear drainage route by connecting the conjunctival sac to the nasal cavity with a tube or stent. Ophthalmologists specializing in oculoplastic or lacrimal surgery typically perform it for severe drainage obstruction when the normal canalicular pathway cannot provide adequate drainage. It is generally performed in an operating room, with the implant maintaining the new passage for tears.

Report this code when the surgeon creates the conjunctiva-to-nose pathway and places the tube or stent; that placement is part of the service. The operative report should identify the indication, side, new drainage route, and tube or stent placement. Medicare assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care. For bilateral surgery, modifier 50 is paid at 150%. When multiple procedures occur in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50%. Assistant-at-surgery payment may be available; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team surgery is 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 Kansas compares for 68750

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 68750 runs from $680.23 in Arkansas to $945.80 in San Benito County, CA. Kansas pays $697.59. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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68750 rates by state

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How the 68750 rate is calculated

Each of 68750’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 68750

68750 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 68750

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

How 68750 has changed in Kansas

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Where the Kansas rate applies

Kansas is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 740 cities and communities in Kansas. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Abbyville
• Abilene
• Ada
• Admire
• Agenda
• Agra
• Albert
• Alden

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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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