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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

67715 in Austin

Office / nonfacility

$287.13

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$104.78

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.

Ophthalmic surgery

About 67715: Canthotomy for orbital decompression

Canthotomy opens the eyelid corner, typically to relieve acute orbital pressure, such as pressure associated with retrobulbar bleeding after trauma.

A canthotomy is an incision at the corner of the eyelids, usually the outer corner, to release constriction and allow urgent orbital decompression. It is most often performed for acute orbital pressure, including after facial or eye trauma with retrobulbar bleeding. Ophthalmologists commonly perform it, though emergency physicians and other qualified clinicians may perform the procedure in an emergency department, operating room, or other acute-care setting.

Report 67715 when the documented service is a canthotomy, rather than an eyelid abscess incision or release of a tarsorrhaphy. The record should identify the side, clinical indication, and procedure performed. The 10-day global period includes related postoperative visits during that period. For bilateral work, 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. Assistant-at-surgery payment is restricted; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

CMS billing rules for 67715

Global period
Minor procedure with a 10-day global period: related postoperative visits for 10 days 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 RVU1.24 · 15%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU6.80 · 83%
  • Malpractice RVU0.18 · 2%

341

Medicare services in 2024 · #3882 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.

67715 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Austin, from the same CMS release.

67700

Eyelid abscess drainage

Abscess of the eyelid

$293.65

67700 is for incision and drainage of an eyelid abscess. 67715 is a canthotomy, typically performed to release constriction and relieve orbital pressure.

67710

Tarsorrhaphy release

Severing prior lid closure

$250.97

67710 severs a tarsorrhaphy, a prior surgical joining of the eyelids. 67715 opens the canthal area for a different surgical purpose, commonly orbital decompression.

67950

Canthoplasty

Canthal reconstruction

$609.22

67950 is canthal reconstruction. It is selected for reconstructive repair, rather than the acute pressure-relieving incision reported with 67715.

The same code, a different location

How does Austin compare?

In Beaumont, the office rate for 67715 is $253.69—$33.44 lower than the $287.13 rate in Austin. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

67715 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Austin · This locality

    $287.13

  2. Beaumont

    $253.69

    $33.44 lower than Austin

  3. Brazoria

    $271.52

    $15.61 lower than Austin

  4. Dallas

    $273.17

    $13.96 lower than Austin

  5. Fort Worth

    $270.97

    $16.16 lower than Austin

  6. Galveston

    $272.26

    $14.87 lower than Austin

  7. Houston

    $275.56

    $11.57 lower than Austin

Other payment areas listed in Texas appear first, followed by selected cross-country examples. The chart compares amounts, not distance.

Across 109 of 109 CMS payment localities with a supported office rate, 67715 ranges from $239.61 in Arkansas to $376.71 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty). This is a geographic range, not an average.

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 · 67715

    Office

    $262.39

    Facility

    $98.83

    $24.74 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (Los Angeles/Orange Cnty)

    California · 67715

    Office

    $315.80

    Facility

    $111.91

    $28.67 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 67715

    Office

    $317.90

    Facility

    $114.87

    $30.77 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 67715

    Office

    $293.06

    Facility

    $113.65

    $5.93 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 67715

    Office

    $283.77

    Facility

    $110.56

    $3.36 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 67715

    Office

    $317.52

    Facility

    $117.25

    $30.39 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 67715

    Office

    $307.33

    Facility

    $123.78

    $20.20 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 67715

    Office

    $243.56

    Facility

    $92.75

    $43.57 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 67715

    Office

    $239.61

    Facility

    $91.57

    $47.52 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 67715

    Office

    $266.65

    Facility

    $99.64

    $20.48 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Bakersfield

    California · 67715

    Office

    $294.80

    Facility

    $105.90

    $7.67 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Chico

    California · 67715

    Office

    $294.27

    Facility

    $105.38

    $7.14 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • El Centro

    California · 67715

    Office

    $294.30

    Facility

    $105.41

    $7.17 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Fresno

    California · 67715

    Office

    $294.27

    Facility

    $105.38

    $7.14 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Hanford-Corcoran

    California · 67715

    Office

    $294.27

    Facility

    $105.38

    $7.14 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Madera

    California · 67715

    Office

    $294.27

    Facility

    $105.38

    $7.14 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 67715

    Office

    $294.27

    Facility

    $105.38

    $7.14 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 67715

    Office

    $294.27

    Facility

    $105.38

    $7.14 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 67715

    Office

    $346.43

    Facility

    $119.28

    $59.30 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 67715

    Office

    $314.79

    Facility

    $111.07

    $27.66 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 67715

    Office

    $294.27

    Facility

    $105.38

    $7.14 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 67715

    Office

    $294.27

    Facility

    $105.38

    $7.14 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 67715

    Office

    $296.22

    Facility

    $107.33

    $9.09 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 67715

    Office

    $310.28

    Facility

    $109.84

    $23.15 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 67715

    Office

    $309.16

    Facility

    $109.41

    $22.03 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 67715

    Office

    $317.56

    Facility

    $111.43

    $30.43 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 67715

    Office

    $368.36

    Facility

    $125.35

    $81.23 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)

    California · 67715

    Office

    $368.15

    Facility

    $125.14

    $81.02 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)

    California · 67715

    Office

    $376.71

    Facility

    $128.18

    $89.58 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)

    California · 67715

    Office

    $375.88

    Facility

    $127.35

    $88.75 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 67715

    Office

    $304.04

    Facility

    $107.74

    $16.91 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 67715

    Office

    $321.47

    Facility

    $112.06

    $34.34 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 67715

    Office

    $310.63

    Facility

    $109.67

    $23.50 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 67715

    Office

    $324.79

    Facility

    $113.15

    $37.66 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 67715

    Office

    $294.27

    Facility

    $105.38

    $7.14 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 67715

    Office

    $346.14

    Facility

    $118.98

    $59.01 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 67715

    Office

    $294.27

    Facility

    $105.38

    $7.14 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 67715

    Office

    $294.27

    Facility

    $105.38

    $7.14 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 67715

    Office

    $288.27

    Facility

    $104.89

    $1.14 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 67715

    Office

    $294.14

    Facility

    $108.52

    $7.01 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 67715

    Office

    $271.43

    Facility

    $101.15

    $15.70 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 67715

    Office

    $282.37

    Facility

    $107.78

    $4.76 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 67715

    Office

    $267.59

    Facility

    $102.82

    $19.54 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 67715

    Office

    $279.52

    Facility

    $104.42

    $7.61 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 67715

    Office

    $251.18

    Facility

    $97.45

    $35.95 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 67715

    Office

    $303.14

    Facility

    $107.18

    $16.01 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 67715

    Office

    $251.62

    Facility

    $93.93

    $35.51 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 67715

    Office

    $253.22

    Facility

    $94.66

    $33.91 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 67715

    Office

    $262.48

    Facility

    $103.92

    $24.65 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 67715

    Office

    $258.18

    Facility

    $100.83

    $28.95 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 67715

    Office

    $285.62

    Facility

    $108.62

    $1.51 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 67715

    Office

    $254.88

    Facility

    $95.12

    $32.25 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 67715

    Office

    $249.77

    Facility

    $93.97

    $37.36 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 67715

    Office

    $248.83

    Facility

    $95.62

    $38.30 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 67715

    Office

    $261.97

    Facility

    $99.79

    $25.16 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 67715

    Office

    $248.18

    Facility

    $95.65

    $38.95 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 67715

    Office

    $319.65

    Facility

    $113.87

    $32.52 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 67715

    Office

    $286.04

    Facility

    $104.55

    $1.09 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 67715

    Office

    $293.22

    Facility

    $108.29

    $6.09 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 67715

    Office

    $277.20

    Facility

    $102.79

    $9.93 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 67715

    Office

    $254.11

    Facility

    $95.55

    $33.02 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 67715

    Office

    $270.29

    Facility

    $99.50

    $16.84 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 67715

    Office

    $270.73

    Facility

    $104.41

    $16.40 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 67715

    Office

    $255.57

    Facility

    $98.22

    $31.56 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 67715

    Office

    $276.91

    Facility

    $99.56

    $10.22 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 67715

    Office

    $260.56

    Facility

    $98.73

    $26.57 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 67715

    Office

    $263.67

    Facility

    $99.59

    $23.46 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 67715

    Office

    $243.06

    Facility

    $94.49

    $44.07 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 67715

    Office

    $241.42

    Facility

    $93.02

    $45.71 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 67715

    Office

    $274.54

    Facility

    $102.19

    $12.59 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 67715

    Office

    $257.17

    Facility

    $96.37

    $29.96 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 67715

    Office

    $270.98

    Facility

    $98.64

    $16.15 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 67715

    Office

    $253.33

    Facility

    $94.25

    $33.80 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 67715

    Office

    $283.12

    Facility

    $103.70

    $4.01 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 67715

    Office

    $313.91

    Facility

    $113.99

    $26.78 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 67715

    Office

    $297.69

    Facility

    $109.49

    $10.56 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 67715

    Office

    $256.91

    Facility

    $98.87

    $30.22 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 67715

    Office

    $273.78

    Facility

    $101.26

    $13.35 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 67715

    Office

    $325.29

    Facility

    $120.36

    $38.16 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 67715

    Office

    $299.26

    Facility

    $110.54

    $12.13 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 67715

    Office

    $321.20

    Facility

    $117.48

    $34.07 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 67715

    Office

    $261.41

    Facility

    $97.68

    $25.72 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 67715

    Office

    $254.84

    Facility

    $97.49

    $32.29 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 67715

    Office

    $248.91

    Facility

    $95.00

    $38.22 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 67715

    Office

    $298.89

    Facility

    $107.41

    $11.76 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 67715

    Office

    $271.86

    Facility

    $100.20

    $15.27 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 67715

    Office

    $285.77

    Facility

    $106.36

    $1.36 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 67715

    Office

    $255.60

    Facility

    $97.38

    $31.53 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 67715

    Office

    $276.96

    Facility

    $102.72

    $10.17 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 67715

    Office

    $282.19

    Facility

    $104.15

    $4.94 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 67715

    Office

    $256.39

    Facility

    $97.14

    $30.74 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 67715

    Office

    $270.56

    Facility

    $98.21

    $16.57 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 67715

    Office

    $251.10

    Facility

    $94.44

    $36.03 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 67715

    Office

    $260.31

    Facility

    $98.31

    $26.82 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 67715

    Office

    $268.93

    Facility

    $99.51

    $18.20 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 67715

    Office

    $276.96

    Facility

    $102.72

    $10.17 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 67715

    Office

    $269.31

    Facility

    $98.69

    $17.82 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 67715

    Office

    $285.69

    Facility

    $104.21

    $1.44 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 67715

    Office

    $327.08

    Facility

    $115.61

    $39.95 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 67715

    Office

    $260.86

    Facility

    $95.75

    $26.27 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 67715

    Office

    $247.39

    Facility

    $97.62

    $39.74 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 67715

    Office

    $272.99

    Facility

    $100.64

    $14.14 lower than Austin for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

67715 · 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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$239.61

$335.49

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$307.331
AL$243.561
AR$239.611
AZ$266.651
CA$294.27–$376.7129
CO$288.271
CT$294.141
DC$317.901
DE$271.431
FL$267.59–$293.063
GA$251.18–$279.522
GU$303.141
HI$303.141
IA$251.621
ID$253.221
IL$258.18–$285.624
IN$254.881
KS$249.771
KY$248.831
LA$248.18–$261.972
MA$286.04–$319.652
MD$277.20–$317.903
ME$254.11–$270.292
MI$255.57–$270.732
MN$276.911
MO$243.06–$263.673
MS$241.421
MT$274.541
NC$257.171
ND$270.981
NE$253.331
NH$283.121
NJ$297.69–$313.912
NM$256.911
NV$273.781
NY$261.41–$325.295
OH$254.841
OK$248.911
OR$271.86–$298.892
PA$255.60–$285.772
PR$276.961
RI$282.191
SC$256.391
SD$270.561
TN$251.101
TX$253.69–$287.138
UT$260.311
VA$268.93–$317.902
VI$276.961
VT$269.311
WA$285.69–$327.082
WI$260.861
WV$247.391
WY$272.991

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Why are the office and facility amounts different?

For 67715 in Austin, the physician’s office rate is $287.13 and the facility-setting rate is $104.78: a difference of $182.35.

The calculation uses a different practice-expense RVU for each setting. Both amounts here are physician fee-schedule amounts. The facility figure does not include a hospital’s separate charges, so this comparison does not tell you the total cost of receiving care in each setting.

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Reference amount per service

$315.84

$287.13 × 110% = $315.84

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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 67715 in Austin.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

7,489

Code
67715
Physician work
1.24
Practice expense
6.80
Malpractice
0.18

GPCI2026.csv

96

Locality
Austin
Physician work
1.002
Practice expense
1.058
Malpractice
0.886
Office / nonfacility calculation for 67715 in Austin
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work1.24× 1.0021.2425
Practice expense6.80× 1.0587.1944
Malpractice0.18× 0.8860.1595
Total RVUs8.5964
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Austin$287.13

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work1.241.002
Practice expense6.81.058
Malpractice0.180.886

(1.24 × 1.002 + 6.8 × 1.058 + 0.18 × 0.886) × $33.4009 = $287.13

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work1.241.002
Practice expense1.641.058
Malpractice0.180.886

(1.24 × 1.002 + 1.64 × 1.058 + 0.18 × 0.886) × $33.4009 = $104.78

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

67715 · Office / nonfacility

$287.13

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $28.88 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $258.25 to $287.13 (11.2%).

It is unchanged from the immediately preceding available release, effective 2026-07-01.

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One bar per available release, ordered by effective date. Missing rates remain gaps. These comparisons hold the code, setting and locality identifiers constant; they do not isolate which policy or input caused a change.

What changed, release by release

  1. January 1, 2026

    RVU26A

    $258.25changed to$287.13

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 1.27 changed to 1.24
    • Practice expense RVU 6.27 changed to 6.80
    • Malpractice RVU 0.17 changed to 0.18
    • Work GPCI 1.000 changed to 1.002
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.046 changed to 1.058
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.914 changed to 0.886

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: $258.25

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$287.13$104.78RVU26D
2026-07-01$287.13$104.78RVU26C
2026-04-01$287.13$104.78RVU26B
2026-01-01$287.13$104.78RVU26A
2025-10-01$258.25$107.01RVU25D
2025-07-01$258.25$107.01RVU25C
2025-04-01$258.25$107.01RVU25B
2025-01-01$258.25$107.01RVU25A

67715 billing questions

When should 67715 be chosen instead of 67700?

Use 67715 for an incision at the canthus to release eyelid constriction, commonly for orbital decompression. Use 67700 when the procedure is incision and drainage of an eyelid abscess.

How does 67715 differ from 67710?

67715 describes a canthotomy, commonly performed to relieve orbital pressure. 67710 is used to sever a prior tarsorrhaphy when the purpose is to reopen the eyelids.

How is bilateral canthotomy reported?

Report modifier 50 for a bilateral procedure. CMS pays the bilateral service at 150%.

Are related postoperative visits separately reported during the global period?

Related postoperative visits for 10 days are included in the minor-procedure global period.

Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported for 67715?

Assistant-at-surgery payment is subject to a statutory restriction. Co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

What happens when 67715 is performed with another procedure in the same session?

The highest-valued procedure is paid in full, and other procedures are subject to the standard multiple-procedure reduction.

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.

RVUs for 67715PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 7,489 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for AustinGPCI2026.csv, line 96 (RVU26D)
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