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Use 66710 for laser treatment delivered through the sclera; 66711 is for endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation performed from inside the eye.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
66710 Ciliary body treatment Medicare reimbursement rates
An ophthalmologist applies laser treatment through the sclera to reduce aqueous production for glaucoma that remains inadequately controlled. Compare 66710 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities.
Amounts below use the non-QP conversion factor for participating physicians. These are base physician payments before claim-level adjustments, not patient costs or total hospital charges.
What does Medicare pay for 66710?
The service location and office or facility setting determine which base rate applies. These are the supported base rates for the 109 payment areas shown below, using the same CMS release.
Office / nonfacility
$401.45–$574.37
109 of 109 localities have a supported rate.
Lowest: Arkansas
Highest: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
A spread of $172.92 per service.
These are locality ranges, not averages or address-specific quotes. A facility-setting amount covers the physician service; it does not include a hospital’s separate bill. Choose a locality below to inspect its calculation, compare other payment areas, or price a percentage of Medicare.
Where 66710 pays more and less
109 payment localities
$401.45 to $574.37
Ophthalmology procedure
About 66710: Transscleral cyclophotocoagulation
An ophthalmologist applies laser treatment through the sclera to reduce aqueous production for glaucoma that remains inadequately controlled.
An ophthalmologist directs laser energy through the outer wall of the eye to treat the ciliary body and reduce aqueous humor production. This procedure is used to lower intraocular pressure in glaucoma, particularly when pressure remains difficult to control despite other treatment. It is typically performed in an outpatient surgical setting, with the treated eye and transscleral approach documented in the operative report.
Report 66710 for transscleral cyclophotocoagulation; distinguish it from ciliary-body destruction using another technique. Document the indication, eye treated, method, and procedure performed. The code has a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. For bilateral treatment with modifier 50, CMS pays 150%. When multiple procedures occur in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50%. CMS does not pay an assistant at surgery; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 66710
- Global period
- Major surgery with a 90-day global period: the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care are included.
- Multiple procedures
- Standard multiple procedure reduction: the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50% when performed in the same session.
- Bilateral procedures
- Bilateral procedure with modifier 50 is paid at 150%.
- Assistant at surgery
- Statutory restriction: assistant at surgery is not paid.
- Co-surgeons
- Co-surgeons not permitted.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU5.01 · 38%
- Practice expense (office) RVU7.92 · 59%
- Malpractice RVU0.40 · 3%
11.1K
Medicare services in 2024 · #1419 by national volume
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.
66710 compared with similar codes
Office rate ranges across all CMS payment localities, from the same CMS release.
$400.02–$571.96
66710 describes transscleral laser treatment. Code 66740 describes ciliary-body destruction by cryotherapy.
$424.40–$620.43
66710 uses transscleral laser energy; 66720 uses diathermy to destroy ciliary-body tissue.
See how rates vary across the country
66710 · Office / nonfacility · Non-QP. Choose a state to explore its payment localities. A range means the amount varies within that state.
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$401.45
$540.10
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| State / territory | Rate range | Localities |
|---|---|---|
| AK | $540.10 | 1 |
| AL | $406.37 | 1 |
| AR | $401.45 | 1 |
| AZ | $435.11 | 1 |
| CA | $467.27–$574.37 | 29 |
| CO | $461.25 | 1 |
| CT | $471.76 | 1 |
| DC | $502.87 | 1 |
| DE | $441.55 | 1 |
| FL | $440.31–$476.51 | 3 |
| GA | $419.23–$452.65 | 2 |
| GU | $475.85 | 1 |
| HI | $475.85 | 1 |
| IA | $414.69 | 1 |
| ID | $417.03 | 1 |
| IL | $429.74–$465.03 | 4 |
| IN | $419.06 | 1 |
| KS | $413.21 | 1 |
| KY | $414.73 | 1 |
| LA | $414.25–$431.44 | 2 |
| MA | $459.22–$501.95 | 2 |
| MD | $448.99–$502.87 | 3 |
| ME | $419.02–$437.92 | 2 |
| MI | $423.94–$445.14 | 2 |
| MN | $443.50 | 1 |
| MO | $408.38–$432.56 | 3 |
| MS | $404.98 | 1 |
| MT | $445.21 | 1 |
| NC | $422.69 | 1 |
| ND | $437.30 | 1 |
| NE | $416.55 | 1 |
| NH | $454.41 | 1 |
| NJ | $477.56–$499.01 | 2 |
| NM | $425.96 | 1 |
| NV | $443.27 | 1 |
| NY | $428.04–$517.39 | 5 |
| OH | $422.33 | 1 |
| OK | $413.95 | 1 |
| OR | $440.21–$473.85 | 2 |
| PA | $422.81–$461.67 | 2 |
| PR | $447.94 | 1 |
| RI | $455.70 | 1 |
| SC | $423.13 | 1 |
| SD | $436.36 | 1 |
| TN | $414.98 | 1 |
| TX | $420.48–$459.39 | 8 |
| UT | $428.00 | 1 |
| VA | $436.81–$502.87 | 2 |
| VI | $447.94 | 1 |
| VT | $435.99 | 1 |
| WA | $458.24–$511.21 | 2 |
| WI | $424.88 | 1 |
| WV | $416.34 | 1 |
| WY | $441.76 | 1 |
Compare 66710 by payment locality
Find the payment area for your service address, then open its rate page for calculation inputs, release history and the percentage-of-Medicare tool. A city may cross payment-area boundaries; the ZIP lookup above helps resolve the location.
109 of 109 payment localities
| Payment locality | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Office $406.37 | Facility $310.22 |
| Alaska* | Office $540.10 | Facility $423.07 |
| Arizona | Office $435.11 | Facility $328.63 |
| Arkansas | Office $401.45 | Facility $307.06 |
| Atlanta | Office $452.65 | Facility $341.01 |
| Austin | Office $459.39 | Facility $343.13 |
| Bakersfield | Office $468.58 | Facility $348.15 |
| Baltimore/Surr. Cntys | Office $470.39 | Facility $352.48 |
| Beaumont | Office $420.48 | Facility $320.48 |
| Brazoria | Office $441.25 | Facility $332.35 |
| Chicago | Office $465.03 | Facility $354.59 |
| Chico | Office $467.27 | Facility $346.84 |
| Colorado | Office $461.25 | Facility $344.32 |
| Connecticut | Office $471.76 | Facility $353.41 |
| Dallas | Office $443.78 | Facility $334.34 |
| Dc + Md/Va Suburbs | Office $502.87 | Facility $373.42 |
| Delaware | Office $441.55 | Facility $332.98 |
| Detroit | Office $445.14 | Facility $339.10 |
| East St. Louis | Office $437.62 | Facility $336.52 |
| El Centro | Office $467.34 | Facility $346.90 |
| Fort Lauderdale | Office $459.47 | Facility $348.15 |
| Fort Worth | Office $441.31 | Facility $332.96 |
| Fresno | Office $467.27 | Facility $346.84 |
| Galveston | Office $442.42 | Facility $333.30 |
| Hanford-Corcoran | Office $467.27 | Facility $346.84 |
| Hawaii, Guam | Office $475.85 | Facility $350.91 |
| Houston | Office $449.74 | Facility $340.62 |
| Idaho | Office $417.03 | Facility $315.93 |
| Indiana | Office $419.06 | Facility $317.19 |
| Iowa | Office $414.69 | Facility $314.14 |
| Kansas | Office $413.21 | Facility $313.87 |
| Kentucky | Office $414.73 | Facility $317.04 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (Los Angeles/Orange Cnty) | Office $496.02 | Facility $366.02 |
| Madera | Office $467.27 | Facility $346.84 |
| Manhattan | Office $506.63 | Facility $378.94 |
| Merced | Office $467.27 | Facility $346.84 |
| Metropolitan Boston | Office $501.95 | Facility $370.74 |
| Metropolitan Kansas City | Office $428.79 | Facility $325.60 |
| Metropolitan Philadelphia | Office $461.67 | Facility $347.28 |
| Metropolitan St. Louis | Office $432.56 | Facility $327.95 |
| Miami | Office $476.51 | Facility $362.11 |
| Minnesota | Office $443.50 | Facility $330.42 |
| Mississippi | Office $404.98 | Facility $310.36 |
| Modesto | Office $467.27 | Facility $346.84 |
| Montana** | Office $445.21 | Facility $335.32 |
| Napa | Office $533.33 | Facility $388.49 |
| Nebraska | Office $416.55 | Facility $315.13 |
| Nevada** | Office $443.27 | Facility $333.27 |
| New Hampshire | Office $454.41 | Facility $340.02 |
| New Mexico | Office $425.96 | Facility $325.19 |
| New Orleans | Office $431.44 | Facility $328.04 |
| North Carolina | Office $422.69 | Facility $320.16 |
| North Dakota** | Office $437.30 | Facility $327.41 |
| Northern Nj | Office $499.01 | Facility $371.54 |
| Nyc Suburbs/Long Island | Office $517.39 | Facility $386.73 |
| Ohio | Office $422.33 | Facility $322.00 |
| Oklahoma | Office $413.95 | Facility $315.82 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura | Office $493.03 | Facility $363.14 |
| Portland | Office $473.85 | Facility $351.77 |
| Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs | Office $480.70 | Facility $360.37 |
| Puerto Rico | Office $447.94 | Facility $336.85 |
| Queens | Office $509.99 | Facility $380.11 |
| Redding | Office $467.27 | Facility $346.84 |
| Rest Of California | Office $467.27 | Facility $346.84 |
| Rest Of Florida | Office $440.31 | Facility $335.26 |
| Rest Of Georgia | Office $419.23 | Facility $321.21 |
| Rest Of Illinois | Office $429.74 | Facility $329.41 |
| Rest Of Louisiana | Office $414.25 | Facility $317.00 |
| Rest Of Maine | Office $419.02 | Facility $317.92 |
| Rest Of Maryland | Office $448.99 | Facility $337.78 |
| Rest Of Massachusetts | Office $459.22 | Facility $343.51 |
| Rest Of Michigan | Office $423.94 | Facility $323.61 |
| Rest Of Missouri | Office $408.38 | Facility $313.66 |
| Rest Of New Jersey | Office $477.56 | Facility $357.56 |
| Rest Of New York | Office $428.04 | Facility $323.64 |
| Rest Of Oregon | Office $440.21 | Facility $330.76 |
| Rest Of Pennsylvania | Office $422.81 | Facility $321.93 |
| Rest Of Texas | Office $430.45 | Facility $326.16 |
| Rest Of Washington | Office $458.24 | Facility $342.52 |
| Rhode Island | Office $455.70 | Facility $342.18 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario | Office $471.68 | Facility $351.24 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom | Office $488.18 | Facility $360.38 |
| Salinas | Office $486.28 | Facility $358.92 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad | Office $495.98 | Facility $364.56 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty) | Office $562.36 | Facility $407.42 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty) | Office $561.91 | Facility $406.96 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty) | Office $574.37 | Facility $415.91 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty) | Office $572.51 | Facility $414.05 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles | Office $478.65 | Facility $353.49 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville | Office $499.42 | Facility $365.91 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara | Office $487.63 | Facility $359.50 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma | Office $504.37 | Facility $369.43 |
| Seattle (King Cnty) | Office $511.21 | Facility $376.37 |
| South Carolina | Office $423.13 | Facility $321.59 |
| South Dakota** | Office $436.36 | Facility $326.47 |
| Southern Maine | Office $437.92 | Facility $329.02 |
| Stockton | Office $467.27 | Facility $346.84 |
| Suburban Chicago | Office $463.86 | Facility $351.01 |
| Tennessee | Office $414.98 | Facility $315.09 |
| Utah | Office $428.00 | Facility $324.70 |
| Vallejo | Office $532.67 | Facility $387.84 |
| Vermont | Office $435.99 | Facility $327.20 |
| Virgin Islands | Office $447.94 | Facility $336.85 |
| Virginia | Office $436.81 | Facility $328.79 |
| Visalia | Office $467.27 | Facility $346.84 |
| West Virginia | Office $416.34 | Facility $320.84 |
| Wisconsin | Office $424.88 | Facility $319.60 |
| Wyoming** | Office $441.76 | Facility $331.87 |
| Yuba City | Office $467.27 | Facility $346.84 |
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66710 billing questions
How is 66710 distinguished from 66711?
66710 is for cyclophotocoagulation delivered through the sclera. Code 66711 describes the endoscopic approach, in which treatment is delivered from inside the eye.
Can both eyes be reported?
When both eyes are treated, report bilateral treatment with modifier 50. CMS pays the bilateral procedure at 150%.
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 the multiple procedure rule affect payment?
When other procedures are performed in the same session, CMS pays the highest-valued procedure in full and the others at 50%.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?
CMS does not pay an assistant at surgery for this code. 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 indices and the applicable conversion factor. Unavailable or separately priced services are labeled rather than assigned a made-up amount.
Source: RVU26D. Effective 2026-10-01 through the day before 2027-01-01.
7,38566682,,Repair iris & ciliary body,A,,8.52,7.77,NA,7.77,,0.67,16.96,16.96,0,090,0.10,0.70,0.20,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,38666683,,Implantation iris prosthesis,A,,10.40,8.56,NA,8.56,,0.83,19.79,19.79,0,090,0.10,0.70,0.20,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,38766700,,Destruction ciliary body,A,,5.01,8.26,,4.63,,0.40,13.67,10.04,0,090,0.10,0.70,0.20,2,1,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,38866710,,Ciliary transsleral therapy,A,,5.01,7.92,,4.63,,0.40,13.33,10.04,0,090,0.10,0.70,0.20,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,38966711,,Ecp ciliary body destruction,A,,5.48,7.45,NA,7.45,,0.43,13.36,13.36,0,090,0.10,0.70,0.20,3,1,1,0,0,9,66710,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,39066720,,Destruction ciliary body,A,,4.63,9.18,,5.83,,0.37,14.18,10.83,0,090,0.10,0.70,0.20,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,39166740,,Destruction ciliary body,A,,5.01,7.87,,4.63,,0.40,13.28,10.04,0,090,0.10,0.70,0.20,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00