$409.22
Both address vitreous strands in the anterior segment. Choose 67030 for surgical nonlaser severing and 67031 for laser severing.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
67030 in El Centro
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$513.69
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 67030: Anterior vitreous strand severing
Reports surgical cutting of vitreous strands in the anterior eye, commonly to address vitreous prolapse that is tethering or distorting anterior-segment structures.
An ophthalmic surgeon uses a surgical instrument to cut vitreous strands in the anterior segment, including strands associated with vitreous prolapse. The service may be encountered when vitreous has moved forward after an eye procedure and remains attached to or pulls on anterior-segment structures. It is generally performed in an operating-room setting rather than as a routine office service.
Choose this code for surgical, nonlaser severing of anterior-segment vitreous strands, not for a procedure whose primary work is removing vitreous or treating the posterior segment. The operative note should identify the prolapse or strands, their anterior-segment location, the indication, and the method used. This major surgery code includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. For bilateral reporting with modifier 50, CMS pays 150%. When multiple procedures occur in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50%. Assistant-at-surgery payment is restricted; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 67030
- 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 paid only with supporting documentation.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU5.96 · 41%
- Practice expense (office) RVU8.27 · 56%
- Malpractice RVU0.47 · 3%
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Medicare services in 2024 · #5957 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.
67030 compared with similar codes
Office rates for El Centro, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
67030 describes cutting anterior-segment vitreous strands; 67010 is an anterior-approach vitreous removal service.
No office rate
67036 is pars plana vitrectomy, a posterior approach to vitreous removal. This code is for nonlaser severing of strands in the anterior segment.
The same code, a different location
How does El Centro compare?
67030 across payment areas
Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0
El Centro · This locality
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No comparable rate is available in this setting.
Other payment areas listed in California appear first, followed by selected cross-country examples. The chart compares amounts, not distance.
The code’s RVUs stay the same in these comparisons. Geographic adjustments to work, practice expense and malpractice change the dollar amount. A city name alone may not identify the payment area for a service address.
Compare all 108 other payment areas
Merced
California · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$513.61
No comparable office rate is available.
Modesto
California · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$513.61
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$583.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$540.92
No comparable office rate is available.
Redding
California · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$513.61
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$513.61
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$518.79
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$535.90
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$533.80
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$543.92
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$614.66
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$614.13
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$627.70
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$625.52
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$525.49
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$547.28
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$535.14
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$552.66
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$513.61
No comparable office rate is available.
Vallejo
California · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$582.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$513.61
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$513.61
No comparable office rate is available.
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
District of Columbia · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$552.69
No comparable office rate is available.
Miami
Florida · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$526.32
No comparable office rate is available.
Chicago
Illinois · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$514.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Manhattan
New York · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$557.68
No comparable office rate is available.
Alaska*
Alaska · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$601.43
No comparable office rate is available.
Alabama
Alabama · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$449.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$444.43
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$480.17
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$507.62
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$519.54
No comparable office rate is available.
Delaware
Delaware · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$487.09
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$507.27
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$486.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$499.17
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$464.17
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$522.23
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$458.05
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$460.62
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$484.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$475.80
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$511.96
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$462.76
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$456.69
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$459.00
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$476.83
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$458.57
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$551.02
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$505.63
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$518.06
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$495.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$462.96
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$482.71
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$492.09
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$468.99
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$487.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$473.78
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$477.77
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$452.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$448.50
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$490.96
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$466.82
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$481.67
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$459.96
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$500.36
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$548.80
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$525.89
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$471.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$488.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$569.39
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$529.49
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$560.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$472.52
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$467.09
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$457.94
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$520.82
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$485.23
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$508.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$467.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$493.80
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$502.20
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$467.65
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$480.57
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$458.59
No comparable office rate is available.
Austin
Texas · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$505.62
No comparable office rate is available.
Beaumont
Texas · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$465.02
No comparable office rate is available.
Brazoria
Texas · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$486.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Dallas
Texas · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$489.45
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Worth
Texas · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$486.89
No comparable office rate is available.
Galveston
Texas · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$487.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Houston
Texas · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$496.55
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$475.38
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$472.82
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$481.68
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$493.80
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$480.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$504.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$560.78
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$468.53
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$461.57
No comparable office rate is available.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 67030
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$486.91
No comparable office rate is available.
See how rates vary across the country
67030 · Office / nonfacility · Non-QP. Choose a state to explore its payment localities. A range means the amount varies within that state.
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| State / territory | Rate range | Localities |
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| AK | No published base rate | 1 |
| AL | No published base rate | 1 |
| AR | No published base rate | 1 |
| AZ | No published base rate | 1 |
| CA | No published base rate | 29 |
| CO | No published base rate | 1 |
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| MI | No published base rate | 2 |
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| MS | No published base rate | 1 |
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| WA | No published base rate | 2 |
| WI | No published base rate | 1 |
| WV | No published base rate | 1 |
| WY | No published base rate | 1 |
Where does this rate apply?
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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Turn a percentage into dollars for 67030 in El Centro. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$565.06
$513.69 × 110% = $565.06
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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 67030 in El Centro.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
7,422
- Code
- 67030
- Physician work
- 5.96
- Practice expense
- 8.27
- Malpractice
- 0.47
GPCI2026.csv
10
- Locality
- El Centro
- Physician work
- 1.017
- Practice expense
- 1.096
- Malpractice
- 0.541
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 5.96 | × 1.017 | 6.0613 |
| Practice expense | 8.27 | × 1.096 | 9.0639 |
| Malpractice | 0.47 | × 0.541 | 0.2543 |
| Total RVUs | 15.3795 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, El Centro$513.69
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 5.96 | 1.017 |
| Practice expense | 8.27 | 1.096 |
| Malpractice | 0.47 | 0.541 |
(5.96 × 1.017 + 8.27 × 1.096 + 0.47 × 0.541) × $33.4009 = $513.69
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
67030 · Office / nonfacility
Rate unavailable
Effective 2026-10-01
A rate is unavailable in one of these releases, so a change cannot be calculated.
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| Effective from | Office / nonfacility | Facility | CMS release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $513.69 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $513.69 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $513.69 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $513.69 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $560.86 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $560.86 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $560.86 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $560.86 | RVU25A |
67030 billing questions
How does this differ from 67031?
67030 is for surgical, nonlaser severing of anterior-segment vitreous strands. Use 67031 when the strands are severed with laser.
Is this code for removing vitreous?
The defining work is cutting vitreous strands in the anterior segment. A procedure focused on removing vitreous may instead fit an anterior-approach removal code such as 67010.
What should the operative note support?
Document the vitreous strands or prolapse, their anterior-segment location, why severing was needed, and the surgical method. The record should make clear whether the work was nonlaser severing rather than vitreous removal or laser treatment.
How are multiple procedures in the same session paid?
CMS pays the highest-valued procedure in full and other procedures at 50% under the standard multiple procedure reduction. The code also has a 90-day global period that includes the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care.
Can the code be reported bilaterally, and are surgical assistants paid?
For bilateral reporting with modifier 50, CMS pays 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment is restricted; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team surgery is 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.
7,41967025,,Replace eye fluid,A,,7.91,13.70,,7.64,,0.62,22.23,16.17,0,090,0.10,0.70,0.20,2,1,1,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,42067027,,Implant eye drug system,A,,11.33,9.17,NA,9.17,,0.91,21.41,21.41,0,090,0.10,0.70,0.20,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,42167028,,Injection eye drug,A,,1.40,1.91,,0.75,,0.11,3.42,2.26,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,42267030,,Incise inner eye strands,A,,5.96,8.27,NA,8.27,,0.47,14.70,14.70,0,090,0.10,0.70,0.20,2,1,1,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,42367031,,Laser surgery eye strands,A,,4.36,6.96,,4.44,,0.35,11.67,9.15,0,090,0.10,0.70,0.20,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,42467036,,Removal of inner eye fluid,A,,11.83,9.95,NA,9.95,,0.95,22.73,22.73,0,090,0.10,0.70,0.20,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,42567039,,Laser treatment of retina,A,,12.87,10.32,NA,10.32,,1.04,24.23,24.23,0,090,0.10,0.70,0.20,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
707102,AR,13,ARKANSAS,1.000,0.859,0.515
801112,CA,54,BAKERSFIELD,1.019,1.096,0.609
901112,CA,55,CHICO,1.017,1.096,0.536
1001182,CA,71,EL CENTRO,1.017,1.096,0.541
1101112,CA,56,FRESNO,1.017,1.096,0.536
1201112,CA,57,HANFORD-CORCORAN,1.017,1.096,0.536
1301182,CA,18,LOS ANGELES-LONG BEACH-ANAHEIM (LOS ANGELES/ORANGE CNTY),1.041,1.183,0.664