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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

67043 Vitrectomy Medicare reimbursement rates in Indiana

Reports pars plana vitrectomy to remove a preretinal membrane and the internal limiting membrane, commonly for a macular pucker requiring both membrane procedures. Compare 67043 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Indiana.

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 67043 in Indiana?

Indiana 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

$953.00

1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.

Payment area: Indiana

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.

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Vitreoretinal surgery

About 67043: Vitrectomy with dual membrane removal

Reports pars plana vitrectomy to remove a preretinal membrane and the internal limiting membrane, commonly for a macular pucker requiring both membrane procedures.

A vitreoretinal surgeon performs this pars plana vitrectomy to remove a preretinal cellular membrane and the retina’s internal limiting membrane. A common setting is surgery for a macular pucker when the surgeon also peels the internal limiting membrane. The work takes place in an operating room, usually in a facility setting, and may include other operative steps needed to complete the retinal procedure.

Report this code when the operative documentation supports removal of both membrane layers; removal of only the preretinal membrane or only the internal limiting membrane points to a different code. The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. For multiple procedures in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures at 50%. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment may be available; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.

CMS billing rules for 67043

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
Assistant at surgery may be paid.
Co-surgeons
Co-surgeons paid only with supporting documentation.
Team surgery
Team surgery not permitted.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU16.97 · 56%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU11.77 · 39%
  • Malpractice RVU1.34 · 4%

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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.

67043 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Indiana, from the same CMS release.

67041

Vitrectomy

Preretinal membrane removal

No office rate

Choose 67041 when the preretinal membrane is removed without internal limiting membrane removal. Choose 67043 when both membrane layers are removed.

67042

Retinal surgery

Internal limiting membrane peel

No office rate

67042 describes internal limiting membrane removal without the combined preretinal membrane work; 67043 represents removal of both.

67036

Vitrectomy

Pars plana approach

No office rate

67036 is mechanical pars plana vitrectomy without the membrane-removal work that distinguishes 67043.

Compare 67043 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

Office and facility base rates · shared scale starting at $0
  • Indiana →

    Office / nonfacility

    Unavailable

    Facility

    $953.00

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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 67043 in Indiana.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

7,429

Code
67043
Physician work
16.97
Practice expense
11.77
Malpractice
1.34

GPCI2026.csv

52

Locality
Indiana
Physician work
1.000
Practice expense
0.927
Malpractice
0.486
Facility calculation for 67043 in Indiana
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work16.97× 1.00016.9700
Practice expense11.77× 0.92710.9108
Malpractice1.34× 0.4860.6512
Total RVUs28.5320
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Facility rate, Indiana$953.00

Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work16.971
Practice expense11.770.927
Malpractice1.340.486

(16.97 × 1 + 11.77 × 0.927 + 1.34 × 0.486) × $33.4009 = $953.00

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.

67043 billing questions

When should 67043 be selected instead of 67041?

Use 67043 when the surgeon removes both the preretinal membrane and the internal limiting membrane. Removal of the preretinal membrane without the internal limiting membrane is represented by 67041.

How does 67043 differ from 67042?

67043 covers removal of both membrane layers. 67042 is for internal limiting membrane removal without the paired preretinal membrane removal described by 67043.

Is internal limiting membrane peeling included?

Yes, when performed as part of the membrane-removal service. The operative report should identify the membranes removed.

How is bilateral surgery reported?

For bilateral procedures, modifier 50 is associated with payment at 150% under the CMS rule for this code.

What postoperative care is included?

The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care.

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 67043PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 7,429 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for IndianaGPCI2026.csv, line 52 (RVU26D)