$406.37
Both treat the ciliary body with cyclophotocoagulation, but 66711 uses endoscopic visualization while 66710 uses a transscleral approach.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
66711 Endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation Medicare reimbursement rates in Alabama
Reports endoscopic laser treatment of the ciliary body to reduce aqueous production in glaucoma when the surgeon uses direct endoscopic visualization. Compare 66711 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Alabama.
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.
What does Medicare pay for 66711 in Alabama?
Alabama has 1 payment locality in this comparison. Use the service location to choose the applicable amount. These are the supported base rates for the payment area shown below, using the same CMS release.
Office / nonfacility
No supported rate
Facility setting
$408.90
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Alabama
One mapped payment locality.
These are locality ranges, not averages or address-specific quotes. A facility-setting amount covers the physician service; it does not include a hospital’s separate bill. Choose a locality below to inspect its calculation, compare other payment areas, or price a percentage of Medicare.
Glaucoma surgery
About 66711: Endoscopic ciliary body cyclophotocoagulation
Reports endoscopic laser treatment of the ciliary body to reduce aqueous production in glaucoma when the surgeon uses direct endoscopic visualization.
An ophthalmologist uses an endoscope and laser probe inside the eye to view and treat the ciliary processes, reducing aqueous humor production and helping lower intraocular pressure. The procedure is used for glaucoma that remains difficult to control, including cases in which medication or prior treatment has not adequately controlled pressure. It is generally performed in an operating room or other surgical setting.
Select this code for the endoscopic approach, rather than a transscleral or other ciliary-body treatment. The operative report should support the endoscopic method, treated eye, and procedure performed. CMS assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. For bilateral treatment, modifier 50 is paid at 150%. When related endoscopies are performed together, endoscopy-family pricing applies. Assistant-at-surgery payment is restricted; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 66711
- 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
- Endoscopy family pricing applies when related endoscopies are performed together.
- Bilateral procedures
- Bilateral procedure with modifier 50 is paid at 150%.
- Assistant at surgery
- Statutory restriction: assistant at surgery is not paid.
- Co-surgeons
- Co-surgeons not permitted.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU5.48 · 41%
- Practice expense (office) RVU7.45 · 56%
- Malpractice RVU0.43 · 3%
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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.
66711 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Alabama, from the same CMS release.
$416.31
66700 describes ciliary body destruction by diathermy; choose 66711 when the procedure uses endoscopic laser treatment.
$429.93
66720 is ciliary body destruction by cyclocryotherapy. It differs from the endoscopic laser approach reported with 66711.
Compare 66711 by payment locality
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1 of 1 payment localities
Alabama →
Office / nonfacility
Unavailable
Facility
$408.90
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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 66711 in Alabama.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
7,389
- Code
- 66711
- Physician work
- 5.48
- Practice expense
- 7.45
- Malpractice
- 0.43
GPCI2026.csv
4
- Locality
- Alabama
- Physician work
- 1.000
- Practice expense
- 0.875
- Malpractice
- 0.566
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 5.48 | × 1.000 | 5.4800 |
| Practice expense | 7.45 | × 0.875 | 6.5187 |
| Malpractice | 0.43 | × 0.566 | 0.2434 |
| Total RVUs | 12.2421 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Alabama$408.90
Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula
Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 5.48 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 7.45 | 0.875 |
| Malpractice | 0.43 | 0.566 |
(5.48 × 1 + 7.45 × 0.875 + 0.43 × 0.566) × $33.4009 = $408.90
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.
66711 billing questions
When should 66711 be selected instead of 66710?
Use 66711 for ciliary body treatment performed with endoscopic visualization. Code 66710 describes the transscleral cyclophotocoagulation approach.
What documentation supports 66711?
The operative report should identify the endoscopic technique, the ciliary body treatment performed, and the eye treated.
How is bilateral treatment reported?
For bilateral treatment, report modifier 50; CMS pays the bilateral procedure at 150%.
What postoperative care is included?
The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care.
Can an assistant surgeon or co-surgeon be reported?
Assistant-at-surgery payment is restricted for this code. Co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
How does CMS price this with another endoscopic procedure?
When related endoscopies are performed together, CMS applies endoscopy-family pricing.
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.
7,38666683,,Implantation iris prosthesis,A,,10.40,8.56,NA,8.56,,0.83,19.79,19.79,0,090,0.10,0.70,0.20,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,38766700,,Destruction ciliary body,A,,5.01,8.26,,4.63,,0.40,13.67,10.04,0,090,0.10,0.70,0.20,2,1,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,38866710,,Ciliary transsleral therapy,A,,5.01,7.92,,4.63,,0.40,13.33,10.04,0,090,0.10,0.70,0.20,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,38966711,,Ecp ciliary body destruction,A,,5.48,7.45,NA,7.45,,0.43,13.36,13.36,0,090,0.10,0.70,0.20,3,1,1,0,0,9,66710,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,39066720,,Destruction ciliary body,A,,4.63,9.18,,5.83,,0.37,14.18,10.83,0,090,0.10,0.70,0.20,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,39166740,,Destruction ciliary body,A,,5.01,7.87,,4.63,,0.40,13.28,10.04,0,090,0.10,0.70,0.20,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,39266761,,Revision of iris,A,,2.93,5.81,,2.90,,0.22,8.96,6.05,0,010,0.10,0.80,0.10,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
1ADDENDUM E. FINAL CY 2026 GEOGRAPHIC PRACTICE COST INDICES (GPCIs) BY STATE AND MEDICARE LOCALITY,,,,,,
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3Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC),State,Locality Number,Locality Name,2026 PW GPCI (with 1.0 Floor)***,2026 PE GPCI,2026 MP GPCI
410112,AL,00,ALABAMA,1.000,0.875,0.566
502102,AK,01,ALASKA*,1.500,1.065,0.551
603102,AZ,00,ARIZONA,1.000,0.969,0.856
707102,AR,13,ARKANSAS,1.000,0.859,0.515