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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

66020 in Madera

Office / nonfacility

$208.96

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$118.18

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 procedure

About 66020: Anterior chamber air or liquid injection

Reports an ophthalmologist’s placement of air or nonmedicated liquid into the eye’s anterior chamber to address an anterior-segment condition.

An ophthalmologist uses this procedure to introduce air or a nonmedicated liquid into the anterior chamber, the space between the cornea and iris. The material may be placed to support or restore the chamber in an anterior-segment problem. The code identifies what is introduced, not an injection of medication. The service is typically performed by an ophthalmologist in an office, ambulatory surgical center, or hospital setting.

Select this code when the injected material is air or nonmedicated liquid; use 66030 when medication is injected into the anterior chamber. Document the eye treated, the material introduced, the indication, and the procedure performed. Medicare assigns a 10-day global period, so related postoperative visits during that period are included. 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 performance, modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment is restricted; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

CMS billing rules for 66020

Global period
Minor procedure with a 10-day global period: related postoperative visits for 10 days are included.
Multiple procedures
Standard multiple procedure reduction: the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50% when performed in the same session.
Bilateral procedures
Bilateral procedure with modifier 50 is paid at 150%.
Assistant at surgery
Statutory restriction: assistant at surgery is not paid.
Co-surgeons
Co-surgeons not permitted.
Team surgery
Team surgery not permitted.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU1.60 · 27%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU4.16 · 71%
  • Malpractice RVU0.13 · 2%

2.3K

Medicare services in 2024 · #2369 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.

66020 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Madera, from the same CMS release.

66030

Eye injection

Anterior chamber medication

$188.62

Both involve the anterior chamber, but 66030 is for injected medication; 66020 is for air or nonmedicated liquid.

67028

Intravitreal injection

Medication delivered into vitreous cavity

$119.45

Use 67028 when medication is delivered into the vitreous. Code 66020 concerns air or nonmedicated liquid introduced into the anterior chamber.

65800

Eye paracentesis

Aqueous removal

$125.98

Code 65800 describes aspiration from the anterior chamber. Code 66020 describes introducing air or nonmedicated liquid into it.

The same code, a different location

How does Madera compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 66020 is $209.39—$0.43 higher than the $208.96 rate in Madera. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

66020 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Madera · This locality

    $208.96

  2. $0.43 higher than Madera

  3. Chico

    $208.96

    The same base rate than Madera

  4. El Centro

    $208.99

    $0.03 higher than Madera

  5. Fresno

    $208.96

    The same base rate than Madera

  6. The same base rate than Madera

  7. $13.93 higher than Madera

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, 66020 ranges from $175.03 in Arkansas to $262.01 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 · 66020

    Office

    $208.96

    Facility

    $118.18

    The same base rate than Madera for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 66020

    Office

    $208.96

    Facility

    $118.18

    The same base rate than Madera for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 66020

    Office

    $242.15

    Facility

    $132.97

    $33.19 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 66020

    Office

    $221.88

    Facility

    $123.97

    $12.92 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 66020

    Office

    $208.96

    Facility

    $118.18

    The same base rate than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 66020

    Office

    $208.96

    Facility

    $118.18

    The same base rate than Madera for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 66020

    Office

    $210.39

    Facility

    $119.61

    $1.43 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 66020

    Office

    $219.29

    Facility

    $122.95

    $10.33 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 66020

    Office

    $218.47

    Facility

    $122.46

    $9.51 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 66020

    Office

    $223.58

    Facility

    $124.51

    $14.62 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 66020

    Office

    $256.43

    Facility

    $139.63

    $47.47 higher than Madera for the office setting.

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

    California · 66020

    Office

    $256.28

    Facility

    $139.48

    $47.32 higher than Madera for the office setting.

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

    California · 66020

    Office

    $262.01

    Facility

    $142.56

    $53.05 higher than Madera for the office setting.

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

    California · 66020

    Office

    $261.41

    Facility

    $141.96

    $52.45 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 66020

    Office

    $214.94

    Facility

    $120.59

    $5.98 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 66020

    Office

    $225.71

    Facility

    $125.07

    $16.75 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 66020

    Office

    $219.28

    Facility

    $122.69

    $10.32 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 66020

    Office

    $228.00

    Facility

    $126.28

    $19.04 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 66020

    Office

    $208.96

    Facility

    $118.18

    The same base rate than Madera for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 66020

    Office

    $241.93

    Facility

    $132.76

    $32.97 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 66020

    Office

    $208.96

    Facility

    $118.18

    The same base rate than Madera for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 66020

    Office

    $208.96

    Facility

    $118.18

    The same base rate than Madera for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 66020

    Office

    $224.84

    Facility

    $127.26

    $15.88 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 66020

    Office

    $209.07

    Facility

    $122.84

    $0.11 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 66020

    Office

    $203.42

    Facility

    $120.17

    $5.54 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 66020

    Office

    $225.21

    Facility

    $128.95

    $16.25 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 66020

    Office

    $230.53

    Facility

    $142.32

    $21.57 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 66020

    Office

    $177.48

    Facility

    $105.00

    $31.48 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 66020

    Office

    $175.03

    Facility

    $103.88

    $33.93 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 66020

    Office

    $191.80

    Facility

    $111.53

    $17.16 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 66020

    Office

    $205.31

    Facility

    $117.18

    $3.65 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 66020

    Office

    $209.41

    Facility

    $120.20

    $0.45 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 66020

    Office

    $194.89

    Facility

    $113.05

    $14.07 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 66020

    Office

    $202.05

    Facility

    $118.13

    $6.91 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 66020

    Office

    $192.80

    Facility

    $113.61

    $16.16 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 66020

    Office

    $199.99

    Facility

    $115.83

    $8.97 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 66020

    Office

    $182.56

    Facility

    $108.67

    $26.40 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 66020

    Office

    $213.94

    Facility

    $119.76

    $4.98 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 66020

    Office

    $182.30

    Facility

    $106.51

    $26.66 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 66020

    Office

    $183.33

    Facility

    $107.12

    $25.63 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 66020

    Office

    $190.02

    Facility

    $113.81

    $18.94 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 66020

    Office

    $187.09

    Facility

    $111.46

    $21.87 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 66020

    Office

    $204.21

    Facility

    $119.14

    $4.75 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 66020

    Office

    $184.36

    Facility

    $107.57

    $24.60 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 66020

    Office

    $181.24

    Facility

    $106.36

    $27.72 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 66020

    Office

    $180.94

    Facility

    $107.30

    $28.02 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 66020

    Office

    $189.12

    Facility

    $111.18

    $19.84 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 66020

    Office

    $180.57

    Facility

    $107.26

    $28.39 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 66020

    Office

    $225.40

    Facility

    $126.50

    $16.44 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 66020

    Office

    $204.07

    Facility

    $116.84

    $4.89 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 66020

    Office

    $208.76

    Facility

    $119.88

    $0.20 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 66020

    Office

    $198.58

    Facility

    $114.75

    $10.38 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 66020

    Office

    $183.97

    Facility

    $107.77

    $24.99 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 66020

    Office

    $193.88

    Facility

    $111.79

    $15.08 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 66020

    Office

    $194.85

    Facility

    $114.91

    $14.11 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 66020

    Office

    $185.20

    Facility

    $109.58

    $23.76 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 66020

    Office

    $197.70

    Facility

    $112.47

    $11.26 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 66020

    Office

    $188.16

    Facility

    $110.37

    $20.80 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 66020

    Office

    $190.07

    Facility

    $111.21

    $18.89 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 66020

    Office

    $177.44

    Facility

    $106.04

    $31.52 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 66020

    Office

    $176.28

    Facility

    $104.96

    $32.68 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 66020

    Office

    $196.72

    Facility

    $113.89

    $12.24 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 66020

    Office

    $185.85

    Facility

    $108.57

    $23.11 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 66020

    Office

    $194.15

    Facility

    $111.32

    $14.81 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 66020

    Office

    $183.33

    Facility

    $106.88

    $25.63 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 66020

    Office

    $201.89

    Facility

    $115.65

    $7.07 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 66020

    Office

    $222.63

    Facility

    $126.54

    $13.67 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 66020

    Office

    $212.07

    Facility

    $121.62

    $3.11 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 66020

    Office

    $186.07

    Facility

    $110.11

    $22.89 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 66020

    Office

    $196.15

    Facility

    $113.23

    $12.81 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 66020

    Office

    $230.13

    Facility

    $131.64

    $21.17 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 66020

    Office

    $213.25

    Facility

    $122.54

    $4.29 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 66020

    Office

    $227.36

    Facility

    $129.45

    $18.40 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 66020

    Office

    $188.49

    Facility

    $109.80

    $20.47 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 66020

    Office

    $184.68

    Facility

    $109.05

    $24.28 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 66020

    Office

    $180.90

    Facility

    $106.92

    $28.06 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 66020

    Office

    $211.90

    Facility

    $119.87

    $2.94 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 66020

    Office

    $194.89

    Facility

    $112.38

    $14.07 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 66020

    Office

    $204.23

    Facility

    $118.00

    $4.73 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 66020

    Office

    $185.10

    Facility

    $109.06

    $23.86 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 66020

    Office

    $198.19

    Facility

    $114.45

    $10.77 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 66020

    Office

    $201.86

    Facility

    $116.30

    $7.10 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 66020

    Office

    $185.52

    Facility

    $108.98

    $23.44 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 66020

    Office

    $193.85

    Facility

    $111.01

    $15.11 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 66020

    Office

    $182.08

    Facility

    $106.78

    $26.88 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 66020

    Office

    $204.40

    Facility

    $116.76

    $4.56 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 66020

    Office

    $183.92

    Facility

    $108.54

    $25.04 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 66020

    Office

    $194.95

    Facility

    $112.86

    $14.01 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 66020

    Office

    $196.04

    Facility

    $113.54

    $12.92 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 66020

    Office

    $194.71

    Facility

    $113.03

    $14.25 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 66020

    Office

    $195.44

    Facility

    $113.18

    $13.52 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 66020

    Office

    $197.82

    Facility

    $115.56

    $11.14 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 66020

    Office

    $189.22

    Facility

    $110.61

    $19.74 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 66020

    Office

    $187.95

    Facility

    $110.09

    $21.01 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 66020

    Office

    $193.09

    Facility

    $111.67

    $15.87 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 66020

    Office

    $198.19

    Facility

    $114.45

    $10.77 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 66020

    Office

    $193.20

    Facility

    $111.19

    $15.76 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 66020

    Office

    $203.75

    Facility

    $116.53

    $5.21 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 66020

    Office

    $230.15

    Facility

    $128.51

    $21.19 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 66020

    Office

    $187.89

    Facility

    $108.54

    $21.07 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 66020

    Office

    $180.40

    Facility

    $108.42

    $28.56 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 66020

    Office

    $195.60

    Facility

    $112.77

    $13.36 lower than Madera for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

66020 · 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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$175.03

$235.49

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$230.531
AL$177.481
AR$175.031
AZ$191.801
CA$208.96–$262.0129
CO$205.311
CT$209.411
DC$224.841
DE$194.891
FL$192.80–$209.073
GA$182.56–$199.992
GU$213.941
HI$213.941
IA$182.301
ID$183.331
IL$187.09–$204.214
IN$184.361
KS$181.241
KY$180.941
LA$180.57–$189.122
MA$204.07–$225.402
MD$198.58–$224.843
ME$183.97–$193.882
MI$185.20–$194.852
MN$197.701
MO$177.44–$190.073
MS$176.281
MT$196.721
NC$185.851
ND$194.151
NE$183.331
NH$201.891
NJ$212.07–$222.632
NM$186.071
NV$196.151
NY$188.49–$230.135
OH$184.681
OK$180.901
OR$194.89–$211.902
PA$185.10–$204.232
PR$198.191
RI$201.861
SC$185.521
SD$193.851
TN$182.081
TX$183.92–$204.408
UT$187.951
VA$193.09–$224.842
VI$198.191
VT$193.201
WA$203.75–$230.152
WI$187.891
WV$180.401
WY$195.601

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Where does this rate apply?

Madera is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 17 cities and communities in California, including the examples shown here.

Some communities span more than one payment area. Follow a city link to compare all of its mapped areas, or check the service-location ZIP above for an address-level starting point.

Why are the office and facility amounts different?

For 66020 in Madera, the physician’s office rate is $208.96 and the facility-setting rate is $118.18: a difference of $90.78.

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

$229.86

$208.96 × 110% = $229.86

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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 66020 in Madera.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

7,360

Code
66020
Physician work
1.60
Practice expense
4.16
Malpractice
0.13

GPCI2026.csv

14

Locality
Madera
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.536
Office / nonfacility calculation for 66020 in Madera
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work1.60× 1.0171.6272
Practice expense4.16× 1.0964.5594
Malpractice0.13× 0.5360.0697
Total RVUs6.2562
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Madera$208.96

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work1.61.017
Practice expense4.161.096
Malpractice0.130.536

(1.6 × 1.017 + 4.16 × 1.096 + 0.13 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $208.96

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work1.61.017
Practice expense1.681.096
Malpractice0.130.536

(1.6 × 1.017 + 1.68 × 1.096 + 0.13 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $118.18

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

66020 · Office / nonfacility

$208.96

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $9.27 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $199.69 to $208.96 (4.6%).

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

    $199.69changed to$208.96

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 1.64 changed to 1.60
    • Practice expense RVU 4.06 changed to 4.16
    • 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: $199.69

    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$208.96$118.18RVU26D
2026-07-01$208.96$118.18RVU26C
2026-04-01$208.96$118.18RVU26B
2026-01-01$208.96$118.18RVU26A
2025-10-01$199.69$132.16RVU25D
2025-07-01$199.69$132.16RVU25C
2025-04-01$199.69$132.16RVU25B
2025-01-01$199.69$132.16RVU25A

66020 billing questions

How do I choose between 66020 and 66030?

Use 66020 for air or nonmedicated liquid placed in the anterior chamber. Use 66030 when the injected material is medication.

Does the 10-day global period include postoperative visits?

Yes. Related postoperative visits during the 10-day global period are included in this procedure’s payment.

How is 66020 handled when another procedure is performed in the same session?

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

How should bilateral treatment be reported?

For bilateral performance, modifier 50 is paid at 150% under the CMS rule for this code.

Can an assistant or surgical team be reported?

Assistant-at-surgery payment is restricted. Co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted for this code.

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 66020PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 7,360 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for MaderaGPCI2026.csv, line 14 (RVU26D)