$625.07
Select 67208 for retinal lesion destruction using cryotherapy or diathermy. Select 67218 when radiation is the treatment method.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
67218 Retinal treatment Medicare reimbursement rates in Colorado
Reports radiation-based treatment of a localized retinal lesion, such as a tumor, when the ophthalmic surgeon treats the lesion with radiation rather than laser or cryotherapy. Compare 67218 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Colorado.
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 67218 in Colorado?
Colorado 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
$1179.51
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Colorado
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.
Ophthalmology surgery
About 67218: Retinal lesion radiation treatment
Reports radiation-based treatment of a localized retinal lesion, such as a tumor, when the ophthalmic surgeon treats the lesion with radiation rather than laser or cryotherapy.
This service treats a localized retinal lesion with radiation, commonly through plaque brachytherapy for an intraocular tumor. An ophthalmic surgeon performs the procedure in an operating-room setting, positioning the radiation source to deliver treatment to the targeted area. The exact approach depends on the lesion and treatment plan; this code distinguishes radiation treatment from retinal lesion treatment by photocoagulation or cryotherapy.
Report the code when the treated target is in the retina and radiation is the treatment method. The operative record should identify the lesion and its location, the radiation approach, and the treatment performed. The code covers one or more treatment sessions. Medicare assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When multiple procedures occur in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment is restricted; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 67218
- 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 RVU19.85 · 57%
- Practice expense (office) RVU13.15 · 38%
- Malpractice RVU1.58 · 5%
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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.
67218 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Colorado, from the same CMS release.
$535.09
Select 67210 for retinal lesion treatment by photocoagulation. Radiation-based retinal treatment is reported with 67218.
$550.82
67220 concerns a localized lesion of the choroid. Use 67218 for a retinal target treated with radiation.
Compare 67218 by payment locality
Find the payment area for your service address, then open its rate page for calculation inputs, release history and the percentage-of-Medicare tool. A city may cross payment-area boundaries; the ZIP lookup above helps resolve the location.
1 of 1 payment localities
Colorado →
Office / nonfacility
Unavailable
Facility
$1179.51
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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 67218 in Colorado.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
7,443
- Code
- 67218
- Physician work
- 19.85
- Practice expense
- 13.15
- Malpractice
- 1.58
GPCI2026.csv
37
- Locality
- Colorado
- Physician work
- 1.012
- Practice expense
- 1.064
- Malpractice
- 0.781
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 19.85 | × 1.012 | 20.0882 |
| Practice expense | 13.15 | × 1.064 | 13.9916 |
| Malpractice | 1.58 | × 0.781 | 1.2340 |
| Total RVUs | 35.3138 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Colorado$1179.51
Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula
Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 19.85 | 1.012 |
| Practice expense | 13.15 | 1.064 |
| Malpractice | 1.58 | 0.781 |
(19.85 × 1.012 + 13.15 × 1.064 + 1.58 × 0.781) × $33.4009 = $1179.51
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.
67218 billing questions
How does this differ from 67208 or 67210?
Use 67218 when radiation is used to treat the retinal lesion. Codes 67208 and 67210 distinguish treatment using cryotherapy or diathermy and photocoagulation, respectively.
Does the code include multiple treatment sessions?
Yes. The code covers one or more sessions for the retinal lesion; do not report another unit solely because treatment involves more than one session.
What documentation supports reporting 67218?
Document the retinal lesion and its location, the radiation method, and the treatment performed. The record should support that radiation, rather than laser or cryotherapy, was used.
Can modifier 50 be used for bilateral treatment?
CMS identifies this as a bilateral procedure. When reported bilaterally with modifier 50, it is paid 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 or co-surgeon be paid for this procedure?
CMS restricts assistant-at-surgery payment for this code. Co-surgeons and team surgery are 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.
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