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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

65772 in Redding

Office / nonfacility

$483.88

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$364.17

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 65772: Corneal relaxing incision for postsurgical astigmatism

Report this procedure when an ophthalmic surgeon makes corneal relaxing incisions to reduce astigmatism caused by prior eye surgery.

An ophthalmic surgeon makes one or more planned corneal incisions to reduce astigmatism that developed after an earlier eye operation. The incisions relax the steep part of the cornea rather than remove a wedge of tissue. A patient with troublesome astigmatism after a corneal transplant is a typical example. The procedure may be performed in an office or surgical facility.

Report 65772 for the relaxing-incision technique when the record identifies the earlier surgery, the affected eye, the astigmatism, and the incision plan. A corneal wedge resection is reported differently. CMS treats this as major surgery: the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care are included. When multiple procedures are performed in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50%. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. CMS does not pay an assistant at surgery for this code; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

CMS billing rules for 65772

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 RVU4.96 · 36%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU8.42 · 61%
  • Malpractice RVU0.40 · 3%

1.2K

Medicare services in 2024 · #2849 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.

65772 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Redding, from the same CMS release.

65775

Corneal surgery

Wedge resection

No office rate

Both address astigmatism through corneal surgery. Select 65772 for relaxing incisions; select 65775 when the surgeon excises a corneal wedge.

65771

Radial keratotomy

No office rate

65771 describes radial keratotomy for refractive correction. Select 65772 when the documented procedure is a corneal relaxing incision for astigmatism caused by earlier surgery.

The same code, a different location

How does Redding compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 65772 is $485.19—$1.31 higher than the $483.88 rate in Redding. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

65772 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Redding · This locality

    $483.88

  2. Bakersfield

    $485.19

    $1.31 higher than Redding

  3. Chico

    $483.88

    The same base rate than Redding

  4. El Centro

    $483.95

    $0.07 higher than Redding

  5. Fresno

    $483.88

    The same base rate than Redding

  6. Hanford-Corcoran

    $483.88

    The same base rate than Redding

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

    $514.03

    $30.15 higher than Redding

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, 65772 ranges from $414.13 in Arkansas to $596.59 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

  • Madera

    California · 65772

    Office

    $483.88

    Facility

    $364.17

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 65772

    Office

    $483.88

    Facility

    $364.17

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 65772

    Office

    $483.88

    Facility

    $364.17

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 65772

    Office

    $553.56

    Facility

    $409.61

    $69.68 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 65772

    Office

    $511.05

    Facility

    $381.95

    $27.17 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 65772

    Office

    $483.88

    Facility

    $364.17

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 65772

    Office

    $488.28

    Facility

    $368.57

    $4.40 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 65772

    Office

    $505.87

    Facility

    $378.85

    $21.99 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 65772

    Office

    $503.92

    Facility

    $377.33

    $20.04 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 65772

    Office

    $514.24

    Facility

    $383.61

    $30.36 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 65772

    Office

    $584.08

    Facility

    $430.08

    $100.20 higher than Redding for the office setting.

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

    California · 65772

    Office

    $583.63

    Facility

    $429.63

    $99.75 higher than Redding for the office setting.

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

    California · 65772

    Office

    $596.59

    Facility

    $439.10

    $112.71 higher than Redding for the office setting.

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

    California · 65772

    Office

    $594.74

    Facility

    $437.24

    $110.86 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 65772

    Office

    $495.97

    Facility

    $371.57

    $12.09 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 65772

    Office

    $518.01

    Facility

    $385.31

    $34.13 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 65772

    Office

    $505.39

    Facility

    $378.04

    $21.51 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 65772

    Office

    $523.16

    Facility

    $389.03

    $39.28 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 65772

    Office

    $483.88

    Facility

    $364.17

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 65772

    Office

    $552.91

    Facility

    $408.95

    $69.03 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 65772

    Office

    $483.88

    Facility

    $364.17

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 65772

    Office

    $483.88

    Facility

    $364.17

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 65772

    Office

    $520.78

    Facility

    $392.12

    $36.90 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 65772

    Office

    $492.22

    Facility

    $378.52

    $8.34 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 65772

    Office

    $480.13

    Facility

    $370.36

    $3.75 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 65772

    Office

    $524.26

    Facility

    $397.34

    $40.38 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 65772

    Office

    $555.38

    Facility

    $439.06

    $71.50 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 65772

    Office

    $419.31

    Facility

    $323.74

    $64.57 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 65772

    Office

    $414.13

    Facility

    $320.31

    $69.75 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 65772

    Office

    $449.62

    Facility

    $343.79

    $34.26 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 65772

    Office

    $477.33

    Facility

    $361.11

    $6.55 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 65772

    Office

    $488.04

    Facility

    $370.41

    $4.16 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 65772

    Office

    $456.37

    Facility

    $348.46

    $27.51 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 65772

    Office

    $474.72

    Facility

    $364.07

    $9.16 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 65772

    Office

    $454.61

    Facility

    $350.20

    $29.27 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 65772

    Office

    $467.95

    Facility

    $356.98

    $15.93 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 65772

    Office

    $432.46

    Facility

    $335.03

    $51.42 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 65772

    Office

    $493.17

    Facility

    $368.98

    $9.29 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 65772

    Office

    $428.30

    Facility

    $328.37

    $55.58 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 65772

    Office

    $430.72

    Facility

    $330.24

    $53.16 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 65772

    Office

    $451.31

    Facility

    $350.83

    $32.57 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 65772

    Office

    $443.32

    Facility

    $343.60

    $40.56 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 65772

    Office

    $479.33

    Facility

    $367.16

    $4.55 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 65772

    Office

    $432.87

    Facility

    $331.62

    $51.01 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 65772

    Office

    $426.64

    Facility

    $327.90

    $57.24 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 65772

    Office

    $427.91

    Facility

    $330.81

    $55.97 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 65772

    Office

    $445.49

    Facility

    $342.71

    $38.39 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 65772

    Office

    $427.36

    Facility

    $330.70

    $56.52 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 65772

    Office

    $520.15

    Facility

    $389.74

    $36.27 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 65772

    Office

    $475.11

    Facility

    $360.10

    $8.77 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 65772

    Office

    $486.61

    Facility

    $369.42

    $2.73 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 65772

    Office

    $464.20

    Facility

    $353.67

    $19.68 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 65772

    Office

    $432.72

    Facility

    $332.23

    $51.16 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 65772

    Office

    $452.80

    Facility

    $344.57

    $31.08 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 65772

    Office

    $459.59

    Facility

    $354.19

    $24.29 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 65772

    Office

    $437.52

    Facility

    $337.80

    $46.36 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 65772

    Office

    $459.01

    Facility

    $346.63

    $24.87 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 65772

    Office

    $442.80

    Facility

    $340.24

    $41.08 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 65772

    Office

    $446.79

    Facility

    $342.81

    $37.09 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 65772

    Office

    $421.11

    Facility

    $326.96

    $62.77 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 65772

    Office

    $417.69

    Facility

    $323.65

    $66.19 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 65772

    Office

    $460.24

    Facility

    $351.02

    $23.64 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 65772

    Office

    $436.60

    Facility

    $334.70

    $47.28 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 65772

    Office

    $452.33

    Facility

    $343.11

    $31.55 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 65772

    Office

    $430.30

    Facility

    $329.49

    $53.58 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 65772

    Office

    $470.13

    Facility

    $356.43

    $13.75 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 65772

    Office

    $516.61

    Facility

    $389.91

    $32.73 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 65772

    Office

    $494.06

    Facility

    $374.79

    $10.18 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 65772

    Office

    $439.61

    Facility

    $339.45

    $44.27 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 65772

    Office

    $458.31

    Facility

    $348.98

    $25.57 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 65772

    Office

    $535.47

    Facility

    $405.61

    $51.59 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 65772

    Office

    $497.24

    Facility

    $377.65

    $13.36 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 65772

    Office

    $527.96

    Facility

    $398.86

    $44.08 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 65772

    Office

    $442.23

    Facility

    $338.47

    $41.65 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 65772

    Office

    $435.90

    Facility

    $336.19

    $47.98 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 65772

    Office

    $427.19

    Facility

    $329.66

    $56.69 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 65772

    Office

    $490.71

    Facility

    $369.37

    $6.83 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 65772

    Office

    $455.17

    Facility

    $346.39

    $28.71 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 65772

    Office

    $477.36

    Facility

    $363.66

    $6.52 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 65772

    Office

    $436.47

    Facility

    $336.20

    $47.41 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 65772

    Office

    $463.16

    Facility

    $352.74

    $20.72 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 65772

    Office

    $471.25

    Facility

    $358.42

    $12.63 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 65772

    Office

    $436.89

    Facility

    $335.97

    $46.99 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 65772

    Office

    $451.39

    Facility

    $342.17

    $32.49 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 65772

    Office

    $428.49

    Facility

    $329.20

    $55.39 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 65772

    Office

    $475.38

    Facility

    $359.83

    $8.50 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 65772

    Office

    $434.00

    Facility

    $334.61

    $49.88 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 65772

    Office

    $456.12

    Facility

    $347.88

    $27.76 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 65772

    Office

    $458.73

    Facility

    $349.95

    $25.15 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 65772

    Office

    $456.09

    Facility

    $348.40

    $27.79 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 65772

    Office

    $457.32

    Facility

    $348.87

    $26.56 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 65772

    Office

    $464.64

    Facility

    $356.19

    $19.24 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 65772

    Office

    $444.63

    Facility

    $340.97

    $39.25 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 65772

    Office

    $442.03

    Facility

    $339.36

    $41.85 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 65772

    Office

    $451.56

    Facility

    $344.19

    $32.32 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 65772

    Office

    $463.16

    Facility

    $352.74

    $20.72 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 65772

    Office

    $450.85

    Facility

    $342.72

    $33.03 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 65772

    Office

    $474.13

    Facility

    $359.12

    $9.75 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 65772

    Office

    $529.94

    Facility

    $395.93

    $46.06 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 65772

    Office

    $439.21

    Facility

    $334.57

    $44.67 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 65772

    Office

    $429.18

    Facility

    $334.27

    $54.70 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 65772

    Office

    $456.79

    Facility

    $347.57

    $27.09 lower than Redding for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

65772 · 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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$414.13

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$555.381
AL$419.311
AR$414.131
AZ$449.621
CA$483.88–$596.5929
CO$477.331
CT$488.041
DC$520.781
DE$456.371
FL$454.61–$492.223
GA$432.46–$467.952
GU$493.171
HI$493.171
IA$428.301
ID$430.721
IL$443.32–$480.134
IN$432.871
KS$426.641
KY$427.911
LA$427.36–$445.492
MA$475.11–$520.152
MD$464.20–$520.783
ME$432.72–$452.802
MI$437.52–$459.592
MN$459.011
MO$421.11–$446.793
MS$417.691
MT$460.241
NC$436.601
ND$452.331
NE$430.301
NH$470.131
NJ$494.06–$516.612
NM$439.611
NV$458.311
NY$442.23–$535.475
OH$435.901
OK$427.191
OR$455.17–$490.712
PA$436.47–$477.362
PR$463.161
RI$471.251
SC$436.891
SD$451.391
TN$428.491
TX$434.00–$475.388
UT$442.031
VA$451.56–$520.782
VI$463.161
VT$450.851
WA$474.13–$529.942
WI$439.211
WV$429.181
WY$456.791

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Why are the office and facility amounts different?

For 65772 in Redding, the physician’s office rate is $483.88 and the facility-setting rate is $364.17: a difference of $119.71.

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 65772 in Redding. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$532.27

$483.88 × 110% = $532.27

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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 65772 in Redding.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

7,338

Code
65772
Physician work
4.96
Practice expense
8.42
Malpractice
0.40

GPCI2026.csv

19

Locality
Redding
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.536
Office / nonfacility calculation for 65772 in Redding
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work4.96× 1.0175.0443
Practice expense8.42× 1.0969.2283
Malpractice0.40× 0.5360.2144
Total RVUs14.4870
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Redding$483.88

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work4.961.017
Practice expense8.421.096
Malpractice0.40.536

(4.96 × 1.017 + 8.42 × 1.096 + 0.4 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $483.88

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work4.961.017
Practice expense5.151.096
Malpractice0.40.536

(4.96 × 1.017 + 5.15 × 1.096 + 0.4 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $364.17

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

65772 · Office / nonfacility

$483.88

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $23.85 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $460.03 to $483.88 (5.2%).

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

    $460.03changed to$483.88

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 5.09 changed to 4.96
    • Practice expense RVU 8.09 changed to 8.42
    • Malpractice RVU 0.39 changed to 0.40
    • 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: $460.03

    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$483.88$364.17RVU26D
2026-07-01$483.88$364.17RVU26C
2026-04-01$483.88$364.17RVU26B
2026-01-01$483.88$364.17RVU26A
2025-10-01$460.03$407.35RVU25D
2025-07-01$460.03$407.35RVU25C
2025-04-01$460.03$407.35RVU25B
2025-01-01$460.03$407.35RVU25A

65772 billing questions

How is 65772 different from 65775?

Use 65772 when the surgeon relaxes the cornea with incisions. Use 65775 when the surgeon removes a wedge of corneal tissue to correct the astigmatism.

What should the operative note establish?

It should identify the affected eye, the prior surgery associated with the astigmatism, and the location and technique of the relaxing incisions.

How is the procedure reported when both eyes are treated?

CMS pays bilateral 65772 reported with modifier 50 at 150%.

Is a postoperative visit separately payable during the global period?

Related postoperative care during the 90-day global period is included, as is the day-before preoperative visit.

Can an assistant surgeon be paid for 65772?

No. CMS restricts assistant-at-surgery payment for this procedure and does not permit co-surgeons or team surgery.

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 65772PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 7,338 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for ReddingGPCI2026.csv, line 19 (RVU26D)
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