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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

66740 in Chico

Office / nonfacility

$465.44

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$346.84

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 66740: Ciliary body destruction by other method

Ophthalmologists report this procedure when an uncommon method is used to ablate ciliary tissue to reduce aqueous production in difficult-to-control glaucoma.

An ophthalmologist uses this procedure to ablate ciliary body tissue by a method not represented by the separately identified diathermy, transscleral laser, endoscopic laser, or cryotherapy options. Reducing aqueous humor production can lower intraocular pressure in glaucoma that remains difficult to control despite other treatment. It is generally performed as an operative eye procedure in a facility; CMS utilization shows facility services rather than office services for 2024.

Report the code when the operative documentation identifies the ciliary-body destruction method and supports that it is not one of the specifically coded techniques. Record the treated eye, indication, and operative details; laterality supports bilateral reporting. This major surgery code carries a 90-day global period, including the day before surgery and 90 days of related postoperative care. For bilateral procedures, modifier 50 is paid at 150%. In same-session multiple procedures, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and additional procedures at 50%. Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery for this code; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

CMS billing rules for 66740

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) RVU7.87 · 59%
  • Malpractice RVU0.40 · 3%

574

Medicare services in 2024 · #3439 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.

66740 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Chico, from the same CMS release.

66710

Ciliary body treatment

Transscleral laser

$467.27

Use 66710 when the documented method is transscleral cyclophotocoagulation. This code is for another destruction method not represented by a specific technique code.

66711

Endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation

Ciliary body destruction

No office rate

Use 66711 for endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation of the ciliary body. Choose this code only when the documented method is a different, otherwise-unspecified destruction technique.

66720

Ciliary body destruction

Cyclocryotherapy

$499.96

Use 66720 when ciliary-body destruction is performed with cryotherapy. This code describes a method outside that specifically identified technique.

The same code, a different location

How does Chico compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 66740 is $466.75—$1.31 higher than the $465.44 rate in Chico. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

66740 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Chico · This locality

    $465.44

  2. $1.31 higher than Chico

  3. El Centro

    $465.51

    $0.07 higher than Chico

  4. Fresno

    $465.44

    The same base rate than Chico

  5. The same base rate than Chico

  6. $28.60 higher than Chico

  7. Madera

    $465.44

    The same base rate than Chico

Other payment areas listed in California 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, 66740 ranges from $400.02 in Arkansas to $571.96 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
  • Merced

    California · 66740

    Office

    $465.44

    Facility

    $346.84

    The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 66740

    Office

    $465.44

    Facility

    $346.84

    The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 66740

    Office

    $531.12

    Facility

    $388.49

    $65.68 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 66740

    Office

    $491.05

    Facility

    $363.14

    $25.61 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 66740

    Office

    $465.44

    Facility

    $346.84

    The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 66740

    Office

    $465.44

    Facility

    $346.84

    The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 66740

    Office

    $469.85

    Facility

    $351.24

    $4.41 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 66740

    Office

    $486.24

    Facility

    $360.38

    $20.80 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 66740

    Office

    $484.35

    Facility

    $358.92

    $18.91 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 66740

    Office

    $493.99

    Facility

    $364.56

    $28.55 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 66740

    Office

    $560.01

    Facility

    $407.42

    $94.57 higher than Chico for the office setting.

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

    California · 66740

    Office

    $559.55

    Facility

    $406.96

    $94.11 higher than Chico for the office setting.

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

    California · 66740

    Office

    $571.96

    Facility

    $415.91

    $106.52 higher than Chico for the office setting.

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

    California · 66740

    Office

    $570.10

    Facility

    $414.05

    $104.66 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 66740

    Office

    $476.75

    Facility

    $353.49

    $11.31 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 66740

    Office

    $497.39

    Facility

    $365.91

    $31.95 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 66740

    Office

    $485.69

    Facility

    $359.50

    $20.25 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 66740

    Office

    $502.32

    Facility

    $369.43

    $36.88 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 66740

    Office

    $465.44

    Facility

    $346.84

    The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 66740

    Office

    $530.47

    Facility

    $387.84

    $65.03 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 66740

    Office

    $465.44

    Facility

    $346.84

    The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 66740

    Office

    $465.44

    Facility

    $346.84

    The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 66740

    Office

    $500.90

    Facility

    $373.42

    $35.46 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 66740

    Office

    $474.77

    Facility

    $362.11

    $9.33 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 66740

    Office

    $463.35

    Facility

    $354.59

    $2.09 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 66740

    Office

    $504.69

    Facility

    $378.94

    $39.25 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 66740

    Office

    $538.32

    Facility

    $423.07

    $72.88 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 66740

    Office

    $404.91

    Facility

    $310.22

    $60.53 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 66740

    Office

    $400.02

    Facility

    $307.06

    $65.42 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 66740

    Office

    $433.49

    Facility

    $328.63

    $31.95 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 66740

    Office

    $459.47

    Facility

    $344.32

    $5.97 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 66740

    Office

    $469.96

    Facility

    $353.41

    $4.52 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 66740

    Office

    $439.90

    Facility

    $332.98

    $25.54 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 66740

    Office

    $457.78

    Facility

    $348.15

    $7.66 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 66740

    Office

    $438.72

    Facility

    $335.26

    $26.72 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 66740

    Office

    $450.96

    Facility

    $341.01

    $14.48 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 66740

    Office

    $417.74

    Facility

    $321.21

    $47.70 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 66740

    Office

    $473.95

    Facility

    $350.91

    $8.51 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 66740

    Office

    $413.16

    Facility

    $314.14

    $52.28 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 66740

    Office

    $415.49

    Facility

    $315.93

    $49.95 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 66740

    Office

    $436.08

    Facility

    $336.52

    $29.36 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 66740

    Office

    $428.22

    Facility

    $329.41

    $37.22 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 66740

    Office

    $462.15

    Facility

    $351.01

    $3.29 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 66740

    Office

    $417.51

    Facility

    $317.19

    $47.93 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 66740

    Office

    $411.70

    Facility

    $313.87

    $53.74 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 66740

    Office

    $413.25

    Facility

    $317.04

    $52.19 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 66740

    Office

    $429.87

    Facility

    $328.04

    $35.57 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 66740

    Office

    $412.77

    Facility

    $317.00

    $52.67 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 66740

    Office

    $499.95

    Facility

    $370.74

    $34.51 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 66740

    Office

    $457.46

    Facility

    $343.51

    $7.98 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 66740

    Office

    $468.60

    Facility

    $352.48

    $3.16 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 66740

    Office

    $447.30

    Facility

    $337.78

    $18.14 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 66740

    Office

    $417.48

    Facility

    $317.92

    $47.96 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 66740

    Office

    $436.27

    Facility

    $329.02

    $29.17 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 66740

    Office

    $443.53

    Facility

    $339.10

    $21.91 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 66740

    Office

    $422.42

    Facility

    $323.61

    $43.02 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 66740

    Office

    $441.78

    Facility

    $330.42

    $23.66 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 66740

    Office

    $427.22

    Facility

    $325.60

    $38.22 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 66740

    Office

    $430.97

    Facility

    $327.95

    $34.47 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 66740

    Office

    $406.94

    Facility

    $313.66

    $58.50 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 66740

    Office

    $403.54

    Facility

    $310.36

    $61.90 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 66740

    Office

    $443.54

    Facility

    $335.32

    $21.90 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 66740

    Office

    $421.13

    Facility

    $320.16

    $44.31 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 66740

    Office

    $435.63

    Facility

    $327.41

    $29.81 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 66740

    Office

    $415.01

    Facility

    $315.13

    $50.43 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 66740

    Office

    $452.67

    Facility

    $340.02

    $12.77 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 66740

    Office

    $497.07

    Facility

    $371.54

    $31.63 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 66740

    Office

    $475.74

    Facility

    $357.56

    $10.30 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 66740

    Office

    $424.43

    Facility

    $325.19

    $41.01 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 66740

    Office

    $441.60

    Facility

    $333.27

    $23.84 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 66740

    Office

    $515.40

    Facility

    $386.73

    $49.96 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 66740

    Office

    $478.87

    Facility

    $360.37

    $13.43 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 66740

    Office

    $508.02

    Facility

    $380.11

    $42.58 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 66740

    Office

    $426.45

    Facility

    $323.64

    $38.99 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 66740

    Office

    $420.80

    Facility

    $322.00

    $44.64 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 66740

    Office

    $412.46

    Facility

    $315.82

    $52.98 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 66740

    Office

    $472.00

    Facility

    $351.77

    $6.56 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 66740

    Office

    $438.54

    Facility

    $330.76

    $26.90 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 66740

    Office

    $459.93

    Facility

    $347.28

    $5.51 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 66740

    Office

    $421.27

    Facility

    $321.93

    $44.17 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 66740

    Office

    $446.26

    Facility

    $336.85

    $19.18 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 66740

    Office

    $453.98

    Facility

    $342.18

    $11.46 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 66740

    Office

    $421.58

    Facility

    $321.59

    $43.86 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 66740

    Office

    $434.69

    Facility

    $326.47

    $30.75 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 66740

    Office

    $413.46

    Facility

    $315.09

    $51.98 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 66740

    Office

    $457.62

    Facility

    $343.13

    $7.82 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 66740

    Office

    $418.96

    Facility

    $320.48

    $46.48 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 66740

    Office

    $439.60

    Facility

    $332.35

    $25.84 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 66740

    Office

    $442.12

    Facility

    $334.34

    $23.32 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 66740

    Office

    $439.67

    Facility

    $332.96

    $25.77 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 66740

    Office

    $440.76

    Facility

    $333.30

    $24.68 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 66740

    Office

    $448.09

    Facility

    $340.62

    $17.35 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 66740

    Office

    $428.86

    Facility

    $326.16

    $36.58 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 66740

    Office

    $426.43

    Facility

    $324.70

    $39.01 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 66740

    Office

    $435.17

    Facility

    $328.79

    $30.27 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 66740

    Office

    $446.26

    Facility

    $336.85

    $19.18 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 66740

    Office

    $434.34

    Facility

    $327.20

    $31.10 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 66740

    Office

    $456.48

    Facility

    $342.52

    $8.96 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 66740

    Office

    $509.16

    Facility

    $376.37

    $43.72 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 66740

    Office

    $423.28

    Facility

    $319.60

    $42.16 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 66740

    Office

    $414.89

    Facility

    $320.84

    $50.55 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 66740

    Office

    $440.09

    Facility

    $331.87

    $25.35 lower than Chico for the office setting.

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66740 · 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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$400.02

$538.32

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$538.321
AL$404.911
AR$400.021
AZ$433.491
CA$465.44–$571.9629
CO$459.471
CT$469.961
DC$500.901
DE$439.901
FL$438.72–$474.773
GA$417.74–$450.962
GU$473.951
HI$473.951
IA$413.161
ID$415.491
IL$428.22–$463.354
IN$417.511
KS$411.701
KY$413.251
LA$412.77–$429.872
MA$457.46–$499.952
MD$447.30–$500.903
ME$417.48–$436.272
MI$422.42–$443.532
MN$441.781
MO$406.94–$430.973
MS$403.541
MT$443.541
NC$421.131
ND$435.631
NE$415.011
NH$452.671
NJ$475.74–$497.072
NM$424.431
NV$441.601
NY$426.45–$515.405
OH$420.801
OK$412.461
OR$438.54–$472.002
PA$421.27–$459.932
PR$446.261
RI$453.981
SC$421.581
SD$434.691
TN$413.461
TX$418.96–$457.628
UT$426.431
VA$435.17–$500.902
VI$446.261
VT$434.341
WA$456.48–$509.162
WI$423.281
WV$414.891
WY$440.091

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Why are the office and facility amounts different?

For 66740 in Chico, the physician’s office rate is $465.44 and the facility-setting rate is $346.84: a difference of $118.60.

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

$511.98

$465.44 × 110% = $511.98

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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 66740 in Chico.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

7,391

Code
66740
Physician work
5.01
Practice expense
7.87
Malpractice
0.40

GPCI2026.csv

9

Locality
Chico
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.536
Office / nonfacility calculation for 66740 in Chico
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work5.01× 1.0175.0952
Practice expense7.87× 1.0968.6255
Malpractice0.40× 0.5360.2144
Total RVUs13.9351
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Chico$465.44

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work5.011.017
Practice expense7.871.096
Malpractice0.40.536

(5.01 × 1.017 + 7.87 × 1.096 + 0.4 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $465.44

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work5.011.017
Practice expense4.631.096
Malpractice0.40.536

(5.01 × 1.017 + 4.63 × 1.096 + 0.4 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $346.84

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

66740 · Office / nonfacility

$465.44

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $23.38 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $442.06 to $465.44 (5.3%).

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

Base rate by release · bars start at $0 · select a bar to compare

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

    $442.06changed to$465.44

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 5.14 changed to 5.01
    • Practice expense RVU 7.53 changed to 7.87
    • Work GPCI 1.014 changed to 1.017
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.093 changed to 1.096
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.560 changed to 0.536

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: $442.06

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Each row uses the accepted CMS release effective on that date and the same contractor and locality identifiers. Missing rates stay visible. Historical boundaries may differ; verify the service address for an older claim.

Inspect every release and its CMS source
Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$465.44$346.84RVU26D
2026-07-01$465.44$346.84RVU26C
2026-04-01$465.44$346.84RVU26B
2026-01-01$465.44$346.84RVU26A
2025-10-01$442.06$391.50RVU25D
2025-07-01$442.06$391.50RVU25C
2025-04-01$442.06$391.50RVU25B
2025-01-01$442.06$391.50RVU25A

66740 billing questions

When should this code be selected instead of another ciliary-body destruction code?

Yes. The global period includes the day before surgery and 90 days of related postoperative care.

How is a bilateral procedure reported?

Report modifier 50 for bilateral treatment; CMS pays the bilateral procedure at 150%.

How does the multiple-procedure reduction work?

When procedures subject to the rule are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the others at 50%.

Can an assistant 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 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 66740PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 7,391 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for ChicoGPCI2026.csv, line 9 (RVU26D)