No office rate
66984 is for routine cataract removal with lens implantation. Choose 66982 when the documented operation requires an additional device or technique beyond routine surgery.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
66982 in Austin
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$643.96
Base rate per service
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.
Ophthalmology surgery
About 66982: Complex cataract removal with lens implant
Reports complex cataract removal with intraocular lens implantation when nonroutine devices or techniques are needed, without endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation.
An ophthalmic surgeon removes the cataract and places an intraocular lens during the same operation. This level is for cases requiring a device or technique beyond routine cataract surgery, such as an iris expansion device for a small pupil, support for an unstable lens capsule, or a primary posterior capsulorrhexis. The operative note should identify the specific challenge and what additional method or device was required; a difficult case alone does not establish the complex service.
Report this code for the complex operation without endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation (ECP). The lens implant is part of the one-stage service, rather than a separate insertion procedure. CMS assigns a 90-day global period, including 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 the standard multiple procedure reduction. For bilateral surgery reported with modifier 50, payment is 150%. CMS does not pay an assistant at surgery; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 66982
- 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 RVU9.99 · 53%
- Practice expense (office) RVU8.10 · 43%
- Malpractice RVU0.79 · 4%
530K
Medicare services in 2024 · #222 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.
66982 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Austin, from the same CMS release.
66987
No office rateXcapsl ctrc rmvl cplx w/ecp
66987 describes complex cataract surgery performed with ECP. This code is for the complex cataract operation without ECP.
No office rate
66989 combines complex cataract removal and lens implantation with insertion of an aqueous drainage device. This code does not describe that combined drainage-device service.
No office rate
66985 reports insertion of a lens prosthesis as a separate procedure. In 66982, lens implantation occurs as part of the same cataract operation.
The same code, a different location
How does Austin compare?
66982 across payment areas
Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0
Austin · This locality
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Other payment areas listed in Texas appear first, followed by selected cross-country examples. The chart compares amounts, not distance.
The code’s RVUs stay the same in these comparisons. Geographic adjustments to work, practice expense and malpractice change the dollar amount. A city name alone may not identify the payment area for a service address.
Compare all 108 other payment areas
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$614.25
No comparable office rate is available.
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (Los Angeles/Orange Cnty)
California · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$684.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
District of Columbia · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$699.77
No comparable office rate is available.
Miami
Florida · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$682.05
No comparable office rate is available.
Chicago
Illinois · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$668.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Manhattan
New York · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$711.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Alaska*
Alaska · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$803.18
No comparable office rate is available.
Alabama
Alabama · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$585.34
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$579.66
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$618.42
No comparable office rate is available.
Bakersfield
California · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$652.60
No comparable office rate is available.
Chico
California · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$650.01
No comparable office rate is available.
El Centro
California · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$650.14
No comparable office rate is available.
Fresno
California · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$650.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Hanford-Corcoran
California · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$650.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Madera
California · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$650.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Merced
California · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$650.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Modesto
California · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$650.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$724.68
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$679.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Redding
California · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$650.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$650.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$658.71
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$674.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$671.73
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$681.56
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$758.96
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$758.06
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$774.65
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$770.98
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$661.64
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$683.54
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$672.62
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$690.06
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$650.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Vallejo
California · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$723.39
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$650.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$650.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$646.15
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$663.66
No comparable office rate is available.
Delaware
Delaware · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$626.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$655.45
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$631.98
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$641.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$606.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$656.57
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$591.70
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$595.06
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$635.72
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$621.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$660.62
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$597.30
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$591.55
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$598.34
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$618.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$598.39
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$693.87
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$644.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$661.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$635.03
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$598.99
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$618.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$639.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$610.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$619.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$613.50
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$617.68
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$592.59
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$586.12
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$630.56
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$602.96
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$614.94
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$593.36
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$638.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$696.71
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$671.41
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$613.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$626.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$725.71
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$676.87
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$712.87
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$609.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$607.28
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$595.78
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$659.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$621.69
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$652.80
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$606.97
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$633.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$643.03
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$606.09
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$613.09
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$593.77
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$611.68
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$618.25
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$633.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$614.87
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$642.98
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$703.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$600.99
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$606.54
No comparable office rate is available.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 66982
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$623.75
No comparable office rate is available.
See how rates vary across the country
66982 · 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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| State / territory | Rate range | Localities |
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| AK | No published base rate | 1 |
| AL | No published base rate | 1 |
| AR | No published base rate | 1 |
| AZ | No published base rate | 1 |
| CA | No published base rate | 29 |
| CO | No published base rate | 1 |
| CT | No published base rate | 1 |
| DC | No published base rate | 1 |
| DE | No published base rate | 1 |
| FL | No published base rate | 3 |
| GA | No published base rate | 2 |
| GU | No published base rate | 1 |
| HI | No published base rate | 1 |
| IA | No published base rate | 1 |
| ID | No published base rate | 1 |
| IL | No published base rate | 4 |
| IN | No published base rate | 1 |
| KS | No published base rate | 1 |
| KY | No published base rate | 1 |
| LA | No published base rate | 2 |
| MA | No published base rate | 2 |
| MD | No published base rate | 3 |
| ME | No published base rate | 2 |
| MI | No published base rate | 2 |
| MN | No published base rate | 1 |
| MO | No published base rate | 3 |
| MS | No published base rate | 1 |
| MT | No published base rate | 1 |
| NC | No published base rate | 1 |
| ND | No published base rate | 1 |
| NE | No published base rate | 1 |
| NH | No published base rate | 1 |
| NJ | No published base rate | 2 |
| NM | No published base rate | 1 |
| NV | No published base rate | 1 |
| NY | No published base rate | 5 |
| OH | No published base rate | 1 |
| OK | No published base rate | 1 |
| OR | No published base rate | 2 |
| PA | No published base rate | 2 |
| PR | No published base rate | 1 |
| RI | No published base rate | 1 |
| SC | No published base rate | 1 |
| SD | No published base rate | 1 |
| TN | No published base rate | 1 |
| TX | No published base rate | 8 |
| UT | No published base rate | 1 |
| VA | No published base rate | 2 |
| VI | No published base rate | 1 |
| VT | No published base rate | 1 |
| WA | No published base rate | 2 |
| WI | No published base rate | 1 |
| WV | No published base rate | 1 |
| WY | No published base rate | 1 |
Where does this rate apply?
Austin is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 31 cities and communities in Texas, including the examples shown here.
Some communities span more than one payment area. Follow a city link to compare all of its mapped areas, or check the service-location ZIP above for an address-level starting point.
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- 66982 in Creedmoor
Multiple payment areas
- 66982 in Elgin
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- 66982 in Garfield
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What is a percentage of Medicare worth?
Turn a percentage into dollars for 66982 in Austin. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$708.36
$643.96 × 110% = $708.36
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How this local rate is calculated
Each RVU component is multiplied by its own geographic practice cost index (GPCI). The three adjusted components are added, then multiplied by the conversion factor. These are the inputs used for 66982 in Austin.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
7,405
- Code
- 66982
- Physician work
- 9.99
- Practice expense
- 8.10
- Malpractice
- 0.79
GPCI2026.csv
96
- Locality
- Austin
- Physician work
- 1.002
- Practice expense
- 1.058
- Malpractice
- 0.886
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 9.99 | × 1.002 | 10.0100 |
| Practice expense | 8.10 | × 1.058 | 8.5698 |
| Malpractice | 0.79 | × 0.886 | 0.6999 |
| Total RVUs | 19.2797 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Austin$643.96
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 9.99 | 1.002 |
| Practice expense | 8.1 | 1.058 |
| Malpractice | 0.79 | 0.886 |
(9.99 × 1.002 + 8.1 × 1.058 + 0.79 × 0.886) × $33.4009 = $643.96
The office and facility calculations use their respective practice-expense RVUs. The facility amount here is the physician fee, not a separate hospital or facility bill.
How this rate has changed
66982 · Office / nonfacility
Rate unavailable
Effective 2026-10-01
A rate is unavailable in one of these releases, so a change cannot be calculated.
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| Effective from | Office / nonfacility | Facility | CMS release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $643.96 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $643.96 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $643.96 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $643.96 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $728.78 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $728.78 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $728.78 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $728.78 | RVU25A |
66982 billing questions
How does this differ from routine cataract surgery?
Use this code when the operation requires a nonroutine device or technique, such as mechanical pupil expansion or support for an unstable capsule. Routine cataract removal with lens implantation is reported with 66984.
Is the intraocular lens billed separately?
No. Implantation of the lens during the same operation is included in this one-stage cataract service.
What documentation supports the complex level?
Document the specific condition affecting the operation and the additional device or technique used. For example, state why pupil expansion was needed and identify the expansion device used.
Can this code be used when ECP is performed?
This code describes complex cataract surgery without ECP. When ECP accompanies cataract surgery, compare the combined-service codes, including 66987.
How is bilateral surgery handled?
CMS pays bilateral procedures reported with modifier 50 at 150%. The 90-day global period applies to the surgical service and related postoperative care.
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.
7,40266920,,Extraction of lens,A,,9.88,8.34,NA,8.34,,0.79,19.01,19.01,0,090,0.10,0.70,0.20,2,1,0,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,40366930,,Extraction of lens,A,,11.32,9.51,NA,9.51,,0.91,21.74,21.74,0,090,0.10,0.70,0.20,2,1,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,40466940,,Extraction of lens,A,,10.11,9.08,NA,9.08,,0.81,20.00,20.00,0,090,0.10,0.70,0.20,2,1,0,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,40566982,,Xcapsl ctrc rmvl cplx wo ecp,A,,9.99,8.10,NA,8.10,,0.79,18.88,18.88,0,090,0.10,0.70,0.20,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,40666983,,Cataract surg w/iol 1 stage,C,,0.00,0.00,,0.00,,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,090,0.10,0.70,0.20,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,40766984,,Xcapsl ctrc rmvl w/o ecp,A,,7.17,6.14,NA,6.14,,0.54,13.85,13.85,0,090,0.10,0.70,0.20,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,40866985,,Insert lens prosthesis,A,,9.73,9.20,NA,9.20,,0.79,19.72,19.72,0,090,0.10,0.70,0.20,2,1,1,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
9311202,SC,01,SOUTH CAROLINA,1.000,0.924,0.850
9403402,SD,02,SOUTH DAKOTA**,1.000,1.000,0.336
9510312,TN,35,TENNESSEE,1.000,0.909,0.537
9604412,TX,31,AUSTIN,1.002,1.058,0.886
9704412,TX,20,BEAUMONT,1.000,0.910,0.929
9804412,TX,09,BRAZORIA,1.008,0.991,0.780
9904412,TX,11,DALLAS,1.009,0.996,0.858