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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

66720 in El Centro

Office / nonfacility

$500.02

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$377.38

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 66720: Ciliary body cryotherapy for glaucoma

Report cyclocryotherapy when an ophthalmologist freezes ciliary body tissue to reduce aqueous production, typically to manage glaucoma inadequately controlled by other treatment.

An ophthalmologist uses a cryoprobe applied externally over the ciliary body to freeze targeted tissue and reduce aqueous humor production. This cyclocryotherapy procedure is used most often for glaucoma that remains difficult to control, including situations in which conventional pressure-lowering treatment has not achieved adequate control. It is generally performed as an eye surgery in an operating room or ambulatory surgery setting.

Choose this code for the cryotherapy technique, not for ciliary body treatment performed with diathermy or laser. The operative report should identify the treated eye, the ciliary body cryotherapy performed, and the clinical indication. 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 50% reduction. For bilateral treatment reported with modifier 50, CMS pays 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment is restricted; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

CMS billing rules for 66720

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 RVU4.63 · 33%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU9.18 · 65%
  • Malpractice RVU0.37 · 3%

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Medicare services in 2024 · #4774 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.

66720 compared with similar codes

Office rates for El Centro, from the same CMS release.

66700

Ciliary body destruction

Diathermy

$479.79

Use 66720 when the ciliary body is treated with a cryoprobe. Code 66700 represents diathermy treatment.

66710

Ciliary body treatment

Transscleral laser

$467.34

66710 is for transscleral cyclophotocoagulation using laser energy; 66720 is for cryotherapy.

66711

Endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation

Ciliary body destruction

No office rate

66711 represents endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation. Select 66720 when the documented ciliary body treatment is cyclocryotherapy.

The same code, a different location

How does El Centro compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 66720 is $501.17—$1.15 higher than the $500.02 rate in El Centro. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

66720 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. El Centro · This locality

    $500.02

  2. Bakersfield

    $501.17

    $1.15 higher than El Centro

  3. Chico

    $499.96

    $0.06 lower than El Centro

  4. Fresno

    $499.96

    $0.06 lower than El Centro

  5. Hanford-Corcoran

    $499.96

    $0.06 lower than El Centro

  6. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (Los Angeles/Orange Cnty)

    $531.92

    $31.90 higher than El Centro

  7. Madera

    $499.96

    $0.06 lower than El Centro

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, 66720 ranges from $424.40 in Arkansas to $620.43 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 · 66720

    Office

    $499.96

    Facility

    $377.32

    $0.06 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 66720

    Office

    $499.96

    Facility

    $377.32

    $0.06 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 66720

    Office

    $574.79

    Facility

    $427.32

    $74.77 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 66720

    Office

    $529.10

    Facility

    $396.84

    $29.08 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 66720

    Office

    $499.96

    Facility

    $377.32

    $0.06 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 66720

    Office

    $499.96

    Facility

    $377.32

    $0.06 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 66720

    Office

    $504.03

    Facility

    $381.39

    $4.01 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 66720

    Office

    $523.44

    Facility

    $393.31

    $23.42 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 66720

    Office

    $521.44

    Facility

    $391.75

    $21.42 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 66720

    Office

    $532.70

    Facility

    $398.88

    $32.68 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 66720

    Office

    $607.34

    Facility

    $449.58

    $107.32 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · 66720

    Office

    $606.92

    Facility

    $449.16

    $106.90 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · 66720

    Office

    $620.43

    Facility

    $459.08

    $120.41 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · 66720

    Office

    $618.71

    Facility

    $457.36

    $118.69 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 66720

    Office

    $513.14

    Facility

    $385.69

    $13.12 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 66720

    Office

    $537.06

    Facility

    $401.11

    $37.04 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 66720

    Office

    $523.12

    Facility

    $392.65

    $23.10 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 66720

    Office

    $542.44

    Facility

    $405.03

    $42.42 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 66720

    Office

    $499.96

    Facility

    $377.32

    $0.06 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 66720

    Office

    $574.19

    Facility

    $426.71

    $74.17 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 66720

    Office

    $499.96

    Facility

    $377.32

    $0.06 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 66720

    Office

    $499.96

    Facility

    $377.32

    $0.06 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 66720

    Office

    $537.95

    Facility

    $406.14

    $37.93 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 66720

    Office

    $505.09

    Facility

    $388.61

    $5.07 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 66720

    Office

    $492.24

    Facility

    $379.79

    $7.78 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 66720

    Office

    $540.44

    Facility

    $410.42

    $40.42 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 66720

    Office

    $565.33

    Facility

    $446.16

    $65.31 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 66720

    Office

    $429.93

    Facility

    $332.03

    $70.09 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 66720

    Office

    $424.40

    Facility

    $328.28

    $75.62 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 66720

    Office

    $462.34

    Facility

    $353.92

    $37.68 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 66720

    Office

    $492.40

    Facility

    $373.34

    $7.62 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 66720

    Office

    $502.92

    Facility

    $382.41

    $2.90 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 66720

    Office

    $469.47

    Facility

    $358.92

    $30.55 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 66720

    Office

    $487.60

    Facility

    $374.25

    $12.42 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 66720

    Office

    $466.35

    Facility

    $359.38

    $33.67 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 66720

    Office

    $481.48

    Facility

    $367.80

    $18.54 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 66720

    Office

    $442.88

    Facility

    $343.07

    $57.14 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 66720

    Office

    $510.43

    Facility

    $383.21

    $10.41 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 66720

    Office

    $440.11

    Facility

    $337.73

    $59.91 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 66720

    Office

    $442.58

    Facility

    $339.64

    $57.44 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 66720

    Office

    $461.63

    Facility

    $358.68

    $38.39 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 66720

    Office

    $453.91

    Facility

    $351.75

    $46.11 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 66720

    Office

    $492.53

    Facility

    $377.61

    $7.49 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 66720

    Office

    $444.89

    Facility

    $341.16

    $55.13 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 66720

    Office

    $438.06

    Facility

    $336.91

    $61.96 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 66720

    Office

    $438.54

    Facility

    $339.07

    $61.48 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 66720

    Office

    $457.21

    Facility

    $351.92

    $42.81 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 66720

    Office

    $437.84

    Facility

    $338.82

    $62.18 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 66720

    Office

    $538.09

    Facility

    $404.49

    $38.07 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 66720

    Office

    $489.84

    Facility

    $372.02

    $10.18 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 66720

    Office

    $501.41

    Facility

    $381.35

    $1.39 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 66720

    Office

    $477.84

    Facility

    $364.60

    $22.18 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 66720

    Office

    $444.42

    Facility

    $341.48

    $55.60 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 66720

    Office

    $466.30

    Facility

    $355.42

    $33.72 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 66720

    Office

    $471.37

    Facility

    $363.39

    $28.65 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 66720

    Office

    $448.54

    Facility

    $346.38

    $51.48 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 66720

    Office

    $473.82

    Facility

    $358.68

    $26.20 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 66720

    Office

    $454.64

    Facility

    $349.57

    $45.38 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 66720

    Office

    $458.93

    Facility

    $352.41

    $41.09 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 66720

    Office

    $430.99

    Facility

    $334.54

    $69.03 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 66720

    Office

    $427.78

    Facility

    $331.44

    $72.24 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 66720

    Office

    $473.60

    Facility

    $361.71

    $26.42 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 66720

    Office

    $448.62

    Facility

    $344.22

    $51.40 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 66720

    Office

    $466.28

    Facility

    $354.39

    $33.74 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 66720

    Office

    $442.33

    Facility

    $339.05

    $57.69 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 66720

    Office

    $484.65

    Facility

    $368.17

    $15.37 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 66720

    Office

    $533.27

    Facility

    $403.47

    $33.25 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 66720

    Office

    $509.22

    Facility

    $387.03

    $9.20 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 66720

    Office

    $450.66

    Facility

    $348.05

    $49.36 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 66720

    Office

    $471.87

    Facility

    $359.86

    $28.15 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 66720

    Office

    $552.06

    Facility

    $419.02

    $52.04 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 66720

    Office

    $512.31

    Facility

    $389.79

    $12.29 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 66720

    Office

    $544.79

    Facility

    $412.53

    $44.77 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 66720

    Office

    $454.62

    Facility

    $348.32

    $45.40 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 66720

    Office

    $447.05

    Facility

    $344.89

    $52.97 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 66720

    Office

    $438.06

    Facility

    $338.14

    $61.96 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 66720

    Office

    $506.97

    Facility

    $382.66

    $6.95 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 66720

    Office

    $468.73

    Facility

    $357.28

    $31.29 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 66720

    Office

    $491.36

    Facility

    $374.88

    $8.66 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 66720

    Office

    $447.80

    Facility

    $345.08

    $52.22 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 66720

    Office

    $476.81

    Facility

    $363.69

    $23.21 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 66720

    Office

    $485.35

    Facility

    $369.76

    $14.67 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 66720

    Office

    $448.47

    Facility

    $345.08

    $51.55 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 66720

    Office

    $465.42

    Facility

    $353.53

    $34.60 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 66720

    Office

    $440.00

    Facility

    $338.29

    $60.02 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 66720

    Office

    $490.31

    Facility

    $371.93

    $9.71 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 66720

    Office

    $445.15

    Facility

    $343.33

    $54.87 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 66720

    Office

    $469.38

    Facility

    $358.50

    $30.64 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 66720

    Office

    $472.04

    Facility

    $360.59

    $27.98 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 66720

    Office

    $469.13

    Facility

    $358.80

    $30.89 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 66720

    Office

    $470.59

    Facility

    $359.48

    $29.43 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 66720

    Office

    $477.36

    Facility

    $366.25

    $22.66 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 66720

    Office

    $456.79

    Facility

    $350.60

    $43.23 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 66720

    Office

    $453.97

    Facility

    $348.79

    $46.05 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 66720

    Office

    $464.78

    Facility

    $354.79

    $35.24 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 66720

    Office

    $476.81

    Facility

    $363.69

    $23.21 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 66720

    Office

    $464.45

    Facility

    $353.68

    $35.57 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 66720

    Office

    $488.93

    Facility

    $371.11

    $11.09 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 66720

    Office

    $548.70

    Facility

    $411.41

    $48.68 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 66720

    Office

    $452.19

    Facility

    $345.00

    $47.83 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 66720

    Office

    $438.78

    Facility

    $341.55

    $61.24 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 66720

    Office

    $470.41

    Facility

    $358.52

    $29.61 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

66720 · 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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Local rates. Clear comparisons.

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$424.40

$565.33

Color shows the midpoint of each state’s locality range.

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$565.331
AL$429.931
AR$424.401
AZ$462.341
CA$499.96–$620.4329
CO$492.401
CT$502.921
DC$537.951
DE$469.471
FL$466.35–$505.093
GA$442.88–$481.482
GU$510.431
HI$510.431
IA$440.111
ID$442.581
IL$453.91–$492.534
IN$444.891
KS$438.061
KY$438.541
LA$437.84–$457.212
MA$489.84–$538.092
MD$477.84–$537.953
ME$444.42–$466.302
MI$448.54–$471.372
MN$473.821
MO$430.99–$458.933
MS$427.781
MT$473.601
NC$448.621
ND$466.281
NE$442.331
NH$484.651
NJ$509.22–$533.272
NM$450.661
NV$471.871
NY$454.62–$552.065
OH$447.051
OK$438.061
OR$468.73–$506.972
PA$447.80–$491.362
PR$476.811
RI$485.351
SC$448.471
SD$465.421
TN$440.001
TX$445.15–$490.318
UT$453.971
VA$464.78–$537.952
VI$476.811
VT$464.451
WA$488.93–$548.702
WI$452.191
WV$438.781
WY$470.411

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El Centro is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 18 cities and communities in California, including the examples shown here.

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Why are the office and facility amounts different?

For 66720 in El Centro, the physician’s office rate is $500.02 and the facility-setting rate is $377.38: a difference of $122.64.

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 66720 in El Centro. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$550.02

$500.02 × 110% = $550.02

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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 66720 in El Centro.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

7,390

Code
66720
Physician work
4.63
Practice expense
9.18
Malpractice
0.37

GPCI2026.csv

10

Locality
El Centro
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.541
Office / nonfacility calculation for 66720 in El Centro
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work4.63× 1.0174.7087
Practice expense9.18× 1.09610.0613
Malpractice0.37× 0.5410.2002
Total RVUs14.9702
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, El Centro$500.02

Values as parsed from CMS release RVU26D, effective 2026-10-01. The amount is rounded to the nearest cent only at the end.

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work4.631.017
Practice expense9.181.096
Malpractice0.370.541

(4.63 × 1.017 + 9.18 × 1.096 + 0.37 × 0.541) × $33.4009 = $500.02

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work4.631.017
Practice expense5.831.096
Malpractice0.370.541

(4.63 × 1.017 + 5.83 × 1.096 + 0.37 × 0.541) × $33.4009 = $377.38

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

66720 · Office / nonfacility

$500.02

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $25.91 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $474.11 to $500.02 (5.5%).

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

    $474.11changed to$500.02

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 4.75 changed to 4.63
    • Practice expense RVU 8.80 changed to 9.18
    • Malpractice RVU 0.39 changed to 0.37
    • Work GPCI 1.014 changed to 1.017
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.093 changed to 1.096
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.570 changed to 0.541

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: $474.11

    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.

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Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$500.02$377.38RVU26D
2026-07-01$500.02$377.38RVU26C
2026-04-01$500.02$377.38RVU26B
2026-01-01$500.02$377.38RVU26A
2025-10-01$474.11$414.71RVU25D
2025-07-01$474.11$414.71RVU25C
2025-04-01$474.11$414.71RVU25B
2025-01-01$474.11$414.71RVU25A

66720 billing questions

How is 66720 different from transscleral cyclophotocoagulation?

66720 represents ciliary body destruction by freezing with a cryoprobe. Transscleral cyclophotocoagulation uses laser energy and is reported with 66710.

What should the operative note document?

Document the glaucoma indication, the cryotherapy technique, and the eye treated. The record should make clear that ciliary body tissue was treated with cryotherapy rather than diathermy or laser.

Can both eyes be reported on the same date?

For bilateral treatment, report modifier 50; CMS pays the bilateral procedure at 150%. The operative documentation should support treatment of both eyes.

How does the 90-day global period affect postoperative billing?

The day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care are included in the global period.

Can an assistant surgeon or co-surgeon be billed?

CMS does not pay an assistant at surgery for this code. Co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

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

The highest-valued procedure is paid in full, and other procedures are subject to the standard multiple procedure reduction, with payment at 50%.

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 66720PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 7,390 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for El CentroGPCI2026.csv, line 10 (RVU26D)
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