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Billing code 68371: Eye tissue harvestMedicare rate & RVUs

Reports surgical recovery of eye tissue intended for allograft use, distinct from reconstructive surgery that places graft material at a recipient site.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026109 payment localities

Medicare pays $358.73 for 68371 nationally in a facility.

Medicare rate · 68371

Eye tissue harvest

Work RVUs
4.96
Total RVUs
10.74
Global days
010

National rate · 2026

$358.73

Facility setting, before claim adjustments.

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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.

On this page 10 sections
  1. Medicare rate
  2. What 68371 covers
  3. By payment locality
  4. Rate map
  5. How it’s calculated
  6. Payment rules
  7. Similar codes
  8. Related codes
  9. Billing questions
  10. Sources

What 68371 covers

An ophthalmic surgeon surgically recovers ocular tissue for use as an allograft. The service is the tissue-recovery step, not the later operation that repairs the recipient eye or places graft material. Documentation should identify the donor eye, tissue recovered, laterality, and the allograft purpose of the recovery.

Report the code for the tissue-harvest service itself, rather than for recipient-site reconstruction. The CMS global period is 10 days, so related postoperative visits during that period are included. 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 multiple-procedure reduction. For bilateral reporting, modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery for this code; 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 68371 pays more and less

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

109 of 109 payment localities

68371 office and facility rates by payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
AlabamaUnavailable$330.47
Alaska*Unavailable$447.24
ArizonaUnavailable$351.23
ArkansasUnavailable$326.91
AtlantaUnavailable$364.78
AustinUnavailable$367.96
BakersfieldUnavailable$373.90
Baltimore/Surr. CntysUnavailable$377.66
BeaumontUnavailable$341.60
BrazoriaUnavailable$355.49

68371 rates by state

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

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68371 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AKNo published base rate1
ALNo published base rate1
ARNo published base rate1
AZNo published base rate1
CANo published base rate29
CONo published base rate1
CTNo published base rate1
DCNo published base rate1
DENo published base rate1
FLNo published base rate3
GANo published base rate2
GUNo published base rate1
HINo published base rate1
IANo published base rate1
IDNo published base rate1
ILNo published base rate4
INNo published base rate1
KSNo published base rate1
KYNo published base rate1
LANo published base rate2
MANo published base rate2
MDNo published base rate3
MENo published base rate2
MINo published base rate2
MNNo published base rate1
MONo published base rate3
MSNo published base rate1
MTNo published base rate1
NCNo published base rate1
NDNo published base rate1
NENo published base rate1
NHNo published base rate1
NJNo published base rate2
NMNo published base rate1
NVNo published base rate1
NYNo published base rate5
OHNo published base rate1
OKNo published base rate1
ORNo published base rate2
PANo published base rate2
PRNo published base rate1
RINo published base rate1
SCNo published base rate1
SDNo published base rate1
TNNo published base rate1
TXNo published base rate8
UTNo published base rate1
VANo published base rate2
VINo published base rate1
VTNo published base rate1
WANo published base rate2
WINo published base rate1
WVNo published base rate1
WYNo published base rate1

How the 68371 rate is calculated

Each of 68371’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 · 68371

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Work4.96

4.96 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense5.38

5.38 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice0.40

0.40 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

10.7400

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$358.73

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

Payment rules and modifiers for 68371

68371 has a 10-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.

CMS payment indicators · 68371

Eye tissue harvest

RuleCMS valueWhat it means
Global period010Minor procedure: the day of the procedure plus 10 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)0.10/0.80/0.10Share of the payment for pre-op, the procedure itself, and post-op care.

Global surgery period · 68371

Eye tissue harvest

10-day global period ends

Oct 11, 2026

Covers Oct 1, 2026 through Oct 11, 2026 (11 days).

Visit on Oct 31, 2026

After the global period ends: visits and procedures are billed normally.

SurgeryVisit
Sep 28, 2026Oct 14, 2026

What modifiers do to the payment

Modifier 50 · payment effect

With and without the modifier

68371 without 50 · national facility

$358.73

Eye tissue harvest

68371-50 · Bilateral: 150%

$538.10

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

68371 compared with similar codes

Compare codes · National

4 codes, side by side

  • 68371

    Eye tissue harvest4.96 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 68320

    Conjunctivoplasty6.47 wRVU

    $747.18

  • 68325

    Conjunctivoplasty8.41 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 68328

    Eyelid lining repair9.21 wRVU

    Not priced

How to choose

68320Conjunctivoplasty
Use 68371 for recovering eye tissue for allograft use. Code 68320 describes reconstructive work at the recipient site.
68325Conjunctivoplasty
Code 68325 concerns recipient-site conjunctival reconstruction; 68371 is the separate tissue-recovery service.
68328Eyelid lining repair
Code 68328 describes ocular-surface reconstruction using graft-related treatment, while 68371 reports recovery of tissue for allograft use.

Codes related to 68371

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

Codes related to 68371
CodeHow it relatesNational office range
Same family
68320ConjunctivoplastyRelated conjunctival surgery code for recipient-site reconstruction, rather than tissue recovery.$666.44–$990.25
68325ConjunctivoplastyAddresses conjunctival reconstruction with graft-related work at the recipient site.No office rate
68328Eyelid lining repairRelated ocular-surface reconstruction code; it describes recipient-site treatment, not harvest.No office rate

68371 billing questions

Is this code for harvesting tissue or placing a graft?

It covers surgical recovery of ocular tissue for allograft use. Codes for recipient-site repair or graft placement describe a different service.

What documentation supports reporting the service?

Document the donor eye, tissue recovered, laterality, and that the tissue was recovered for allograft use.

Are related postoperative visits separately reported?

Related postoperative visits during the 10-day global period are included in this service.

How is bilateral reporting handled?

When the procedure is performed bilaterally, modifier 50 is paid at 150% under the CMS rule for this code.

Can an assistant surgeon or co-surgeon be reported?

Medicare 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 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 68371PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 7,550 (RVU26D)

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