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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

65210 in Beaumont

Office / nonfacility

$36.44

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$29.15

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

About 65210: Embedded conjunctival foreign body removal

Report this service when an ophthalmologist removes a foreign body embedded in the conjunctiva, rather than a superficial conjunctival or corneal particle.

This procedure removes material lodged within the conjunctiva, the membrane lining the eyelids and covering the white of the eye. The clinician may need to make an incision to free the embedded material; a loose particle resting on the surface is a different service. Ophthalmologists commonly perform the removal in an office or outpatient setting after identifying the foreign body and its location.

Choose this code based on the conjunctival site and embedded depth, not simply because an object was removed from the eye. Document the affected eye, the conjunctival location, evidence that the material was embedded, and the work performed to extract it. The 0-day global period includes same-day preoperative and postoperative care. When multiple procedures occur in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50%. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

CMS billing rules for 65210

Global period
Minor procedure with a 0-day global period: same-day preoperative and postoperative care is 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 RVU0.59 · 52%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU0.52 · 46%
  • Malpractice RVU0.03 · 3%

11.8K

Medicare services in 2024 · #1382 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.

65210 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Beaumont, from the same CMS release.

65205

Eye foreign body removal

Superficial conjunctiva

$26.99

65205 is for a superficial conjunctival particle. Choose 65210 when the foreign body is embedded in conjunctival tissue.

65220

Corneal removal

Without slit-lamp assistance

$60.49

65220 addresses a corneal foreign body removed without slit-lamp assistance. Use 65210 for embedded conjunctival material.

65222

Corneal removal

With slit lamp

$63.28

65222 addresses corneal foreign-body removal with slit-lamp assistance; it is not the code for an embedded conjunctival foreign body.

The same code, a different location

How does Beaumont compare?

In Austin, the office rate for 65210 is $39.01—$2.57 higher than the $36.44 rate in Beaumont. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

65210 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Beaumont · This locality

    $36.44

  2. Austin

    $39.01

    $2.57 higher than Beaumont

  3. Brazoria

    $37.86

    $1.42 higher than Beaumont

  4. Dallas

    $38.04

    $1.60 higher than Beaumont

  5. Fort Worth

    $37.88

    $1.44 higher than Beaumont

  6. Galveston

    $37.94

    $1.50 higher than Beaumont

  7. Houston

    $38.49

    $2.05 higher than Beaumont

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, 65210 ranges from $35.14 in Arkansas to $48.61 in Alaska*. 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 · 65210

    Office

    $37.09

    Facility

    $29.49

    $0.65 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

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

    California · 65210

    Office

    $41.73

    Facility

    $32.24

    $5.29 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 65210

    Office

    $42.35

    Facility

    $32.90

    $5.91 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 65210

    Office

    $40.32

    Facility

    $31.98

    $3.88 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 65210

    Office

    $39.60

    Facility

    $31.54

    $3.16 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 65210

    Office

    $42.74

    Facility

    $33.42

    $6.30 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 65210

    Office

    $48.61

    Facility

    $40.07

    $12.17 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 65210

    Office

    $35.47

    Facility

    $28.46

    $0.97 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 65210

    Office

    $35.14

    Facility

    $28.26

    $1.30 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 65210

    Office

    $37.39

    Facility

    $29.63

    $0.95 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Bakersfield

    California · 65210

    Office

    $39.73

    Facility

    $30.94

    $3.29 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Chico

    California · 65210

    Office

    $39.61

    Facility

    $30.83

    $3.17 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • El Centro

    California · 65210

    Office

    $39.62

    Facility

    $30.83

    $3.18 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Fresno

    California · 65210

    Office

    $39.61

    Facility

    $30.83

    $3.17 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Hanford-Corcoran

    California · 65210

    Office

    $39.61

    Facility

    $30.83

    $3.17 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Madera

    California · 65210

    Office

    $39.61

    Facility

    $30.83

    $3.17 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 65210

    Office

    $39.61

    Facility

    $30.83

    $3.17 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 65210

    Office

    $39.61

    Facility

    $30.83

    $3.17 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 65210

    Office

    $44.35

    Facility

    $33.78

    $7.91 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 65210

    Office

    $41.41

    Facility

    $31.94

    $4.97 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 65210

    Office

    $39.61

    Facility

    $30.83

    $3.17 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 65210

    Office

    $39.61

    Facility

    $30.83

    $3.17 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 65210

    Office

    $39.95

    Facility

    $31.17

    $3.51 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 65210

    Office

    $41.15

    Facility

    $31.83

    $4.71 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 65210

    Office

    $40.98

    Facility

    $31.69

    $4.54 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 65210

    Office

    $41.61

    Facility

    $32.03

    $5.17 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 65210

    Office

    $46.53

    Facility

    $35.23

    $10.09 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

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

    California · 65210

    Office

    $46.49

    Facility

    $35.19

    $10.05 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

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

    California · 65210

    Office

    $47.46

    Facility

    $35.90

    $11.02 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

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

    California · 65210

    Office

    $47.32

    Facility

    $35.76

    $10.88 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 65210

    Office

    $40.36

    Facility

    $31.23

    $3.92 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 65210

    Office

    $41.76

    Facility

    $32.02

    $5.32 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 65210

    Office

    $41.05

    Facility

    $31.70

    $4.61 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 65210

    Office

    $42.16

    Facility

    $32.32

    $5.72 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 65210

    Office

    $39.61

    Facility

    $30.83

    $3.17 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 65210

    Office

    $44.30

    Facility

    $33.73

    $7.86 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 65210

    Office

    $39.61

    Facility

    $30.83

    $3.17 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 65210

    Office

    $39.61

    Facility

    $30.83

    $3.17 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 65210

    Office

    $39.21

    Facility

    $30.68

    $2.77 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 65210

    Office

    $40.02

    Facility

    $31.39

    $3.58 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 65210

    Office

    $37.87

    Facility

    $29.95

    $1.43 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 65210

    Office

    $39.11

    Facility

    $30.99

    $2.67 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 65210

    Office

    $37.82

    Facility

    $30.15

    $1.38 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 65210

    Office

    $38.62

    Facility

    $30.47

    $2.18 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 65210

    Office

    $36.39

    Facility

    $29.24

    $0.05 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 65210

    Office

    $40.03

    Facility

    $30.92

    $3.59 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 65210

    Office

    $36.00

    Facility

    $28.66

    $0.44 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 65210

    Office

    $36.16

    Facility

    $28.78

    $0.28 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 65210

    Office

    $37.70

    Facility

    $30.33

    $1.26 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 65210

    Office

    $37.13

    Facility

    $29.81

    $0.69 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 65210

    Office

    $39.46

    Facility

    $31.22

    $3.02 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 65210

    Office

    $36.29

    Facility

    $28.86

    $0.15 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 65210

    Office

    $35.91

    Facility

    $28.67

    $0.53 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 65210

    Office

    $36.06

    Facility

    $28.94

    $0.38 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 65210

    Office

    $37.19

    Facility

    $29.65

    $0.75 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 65210

    Office

    $36.04

    Facility

    $28.94

    $0.40 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 65210

    Office

    $42.14

    Facility

    $32.57

    $5.70 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 65210

    Office

    $39.11

    Facility

    $30.67

    $2.67 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 65210

    Office

    $39.90

    Facility

    $31.30

    $3.46 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 65210

    Office

    $38.40

    Facility

    $30.29

    $1.96 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 65210

    Office

    $36.31

    Facility

    $28.93

    $0.13 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 65210

    Office

    $37.55

    Facility

    $29.61

    $1.11 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 65210

    Office

    $38.16

    Facility

    $30.42

    $1.72 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 65210

    Office

    $36.70

    Facility

    $29.38

    $0.26 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 65210

    Office

    $37.88

    Facility

    $29.63

    $1.44 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 65210

    Office

    $36.99

    Facility

    $29.47

    $0.55 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 65210

    Office

    $37.25

    Facility

    $29.61

    $0.81 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 65210

    Office

    $35.65

    Facility

    $28.74

    $0.79 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 65210

    Office

    $35.40

    Facility

    $28.50

    $1.04 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 65210

    Office

    $38.08

    Facility

    $30.06

    $1.64 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 65210

    Office

    $36.55

    Facility

    $29.07

    $0.11 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 65210

    Office

    $37.48

    Facility

    $29.47

    $1.04 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 65210

    Office

    $36.12

    Facility

    $28.72

    $0.32 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 65210

    Office

    $38.66

    Facility

    $30.32

    $2.22 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 65210

    Office

    $42.17

    Facility

    $32.87

    $5.73 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 65210

    Office

    $40.56

    Facility

    $31.81

    $4.12 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 65210

    Office

    $36.84

    Facility

    $29.49

    $0.40 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 65210

    Office

    $37.93

    Facility

    $29.90

    $1.49 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 65210

    Office

    $43.48

    Facility

    $33.95

    $7.04 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 65210

    Office

    $40.82

    Facility

    $32.05

    $4.38 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 65210

    Office

    $42.94

    Facility

    $33.47

    $6.50 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 65210

    Office

    $36.91

    Facility

    $29.30

    $0.47 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 65210

    Office

    $36.57

    Facility

    $29.26

    $0.13 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 65210

    Office

    $36.00

    Facility

    $28.84

    $0.44 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 65210

    Office

    $40.06

    Facility

    $31.16

    $3.62 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 65210

    Office

    $37.71

    Facility

    $29.73

    $1.27 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 65210

    Office

    $39.34

    Facility

    $30.99

    $2.90 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 65210

    Office

    $36.60

    Facility

    $29.24

    $0.16 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 65210

    Office

    $38.25

    Facility

    $30.15

    $1.81 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 65210

    Office

    $38.92

    Facility

    $30.64

    $2.48 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 65210

    Office

    $36.61

    Facility

    $29.20

    $0.17 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 65210

    Office

    $37.41

    Facility

    $29.40

    $0.97 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 65210

    Office

    $36.03

    Facility

    $28.75

    $0.41 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 65210

    Office

    $36.93

    Facility

    $29.40

    $0.49 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 65210

    Office

    $37.49

    Facility

    $29.61

    $1.05 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 65210

    Office

    $38.25

    Facility

    $30.15

    $1.81 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 65210

    Office

    $37.41

    Facility

    $29.47

    $0.97 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 65210

    Office

    $39.01

    Facility

    $30.57

    $2.57 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 65210

    Office

    $42.82

    Facility

    $32.99

    $6.38 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 65210

    Office

    $36.65

    Facility

    $28.97

    $0.21 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 65210

    Office

    $36.23

    Facility

    $29.27

    $0.21 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 65210

    Office

    $37.82

    Facility

    $29.80

    $1.38 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

65210 · 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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$35.14

$48.61

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$48.611
AL$35.471
AR$35.141
AZ$37.391
CA$39.61–$47.4629
CO$39.211
CT$40.021
DC$42.351
DE$37.871
FL$37.82–$40.323
GA$36.39–$38.622
GU$40.031
HI$40.031
IA$36.001
ID$36.161
IL$37.13–$39.604
IN$36.291
KS$35.911
KY$36.061
LA$36.04–$37.192
MA$39.11–$42.142
MD$38.40–$42.353
ME$36.31–$37.552
MI$36.70–$38.162
MN$37.881
MO$35.65–$37.253
MS$35.401
MT$38.081
NC$36.551
ND$37.481
NE$36.121
NH$38.661
NJ$40.56–$42.172
NM$36.841
NV$37.931
NY$36.91–$43.485
OH$36.571
OK$36.001
OR$37.71–$40.062
PA$36.60–$39.342
PR$38.251
RI$38.921
SC$36.611
SD$37.411
TN$36.031
TX$36.44–$39.018
UT$36.931
VA$37.49–$42.352
VI$38.251
VT$37.411
WA$39.01–$42.822
WI$36.651
WV$36.231
WY$37.821

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Why are the office and facility amounts different?

For 65210 in Beaumont, the physician’s office rate is $36.44 and the facility-setting rate is $29.15: a difference of $7.29.

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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Turn a percentage into dollars for 65210 in Beaumont. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$40.08

$36.44 × 110% = $40.08

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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 65210 in Beaumont.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

7,304

Code
65210
Physician work
0.59
Practice expense
0.52
Malpractice
0.03

GPCI2026.csv

97

Locality
Beaumont
Physician work
1.000
Practice expense
0.910
Malpractice
0.929
Office / nonfacility calculation for 65210 in Beaumont
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.59× 1.0000.5900
Practice expense0.52× 0.9100.4732
Malpractice0.03× 0.9290.0279
Total RVUs1.0911
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Beaumont$36.44

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work0.591
Practice expense0.520.91
Malpractice0.030.929

(0.59 × 1 + 0.52 × 0.91 + 0.03 × 0.929) × $33.4009 = $36.44

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work0.591
Practice expense0.280.91
Malpractice0.030.929

(0.59 × 1 + 0.28 × 0.91 + 0.03 × 0.929) × $33.4009 = $29.15

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

65210 · Office / nonfacility

$36.44

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $1.19 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $35.25 to $36.44 (3.4%).

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

    $35.25changed to$36.44

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 0.61 changed to 0.59
    • Practice expense RVU 0.50 changed to 0.52
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.903 changed to 0.910
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.947 changed to 0.929

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: $35.25

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$36.44$29.15RVU26D
2026-07-01$36.44$29.15RVU26C
2026-04-01$36.44$29.15RVU26B
2026-01-01$36.44$29.15RVU26A
2025-10-01$35.25$33.21RVU25D
2025-07-01$35.25$33.21RVU25C
2025-04-01$35.25$33.21RVU25B
2025-01-01$35.25$33.21RVU25A

65210 billing questions

How is 65210 different from 65205?

Use 65210 when the foreign body is embedded in the conjunctiva and requires removal from within the tissue. Code 65205 is for a superficial conjunctival particle.

What if the foreign body is in the cornea?

Use the corneal foreign-body code that matches the service: 65220 or 65222. Code 65210 describes an embedded conjunctival foreign body, not a corneal one.

Does the 0-day global period include same-day care?

Yes. Same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included in the procedure's 0-day global period.

How is removal from both eyes paid?

Report bilateral performance with modifier 50. CMS pays the bilateral procedure at 150%.

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.

What documentation supports choosing 65210?

Record the affected eye, the conjunctival site, the embedded nature of the material, and how it was removed. These details distinguish the service from superficial conjunctival and corneal removal.

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 65210PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 7,304 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for BeaumontGPCI2026.csv, line 97 (RVU26D)
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