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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

76511 Ocular ultrasound Medicare reimbursement rates in Maine

Reports diagnostic eye ultrasound using quantitative A-scan measurements alone to assess ocular dimensions or structures when a B-scan is not performed. Compare 76511 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Maine.

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 76511 in Maine?

Maine has 2 payment localities in this comparison. Use the service location to choose the applicable amount. These are the supported base rates for the 2 payment areas shown below, using the same CMS release.

Office / nonfacility

$54.31–$56.88

2 of 2 localities have a supported rate.

Lowest: Rest Of Maine

Highest: Southern Maine

A spread of $2.57 per service.

Facility setting

No supported rate

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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Ophthalmic ultrasound

About 76511: Quantitative ocular A-scan ultrasound

Reports diagnostic eye ultrasound using quantitative A-scan measurements alone to assess ocular dimensions or structures when a B-scan is not performed.

This diagnostic study uses reflected ultrasound signals to produce quantitative measurements of the eye. An ophthalmologist interprets the findings; trained ophthalmic staff may acquire the scan in an eye-care office or outpatient facility. It is appropriate when quantitative A-scan information is needed without a B-scan. It is distinct from A-scan biometry performed to support intraocular lens selection.

Report 76511 for the quantitative A-scan study alone, and retain documentation of the eye examined, diagnostic reason, measurements, and physician interpretation. The code has professional and technical components: modifier 26 identifies the interpretation, modifier TC identifies equipment and staff, and no modifier represents the global service. When multiple ophthalmic diagnostic procedures are billed, the CMS multiple-procedure reduction applies to the technical component. For bilateral services, each side is paid separately at 100%.

CMS billing rules for 76511

Professional and technical components
Diagnostic test with a professional component (modifier 26, interpretation) and a technical component (modifier TC, equipment and staff); billing without a modifier is the global service.
Multiple procedures
Ophthalmology diagnostic multiple procedure reduction applies to the technical component.
Bilateral procedures
Each side is paid separately at 100% when performed bilaterally.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU0.62 · 36%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU1.08 · 63%
  • Malpractice RVU0.02 · 1%

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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.

76511 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Maine, from the same CMS release.

76510

Eye ultrasound

B-scan and quantitative A-scan

$64.92–$68.15

76510 is the combined B-scan and quantitative A-scan service. 76511 is for quantitative A-scan alone.

76512

Eye ultrasound

Diagnostic B-scan

$46.13–$48.25

76512 reports diagnostic B-scan alone; 76511 reports quantitative A-scan alone.

76516

Eye biometry

Ultrasound A-scan

$44.79–$47.21

76516 is A-scan biometry, not a diagnostic quantitative A-scan study. Select it when the service is ocular biometry without intraocular lens power calculation.

76519

Ocular biometry

Ultrasound with lens calculation

$65.13–$68.77

76519 reports A-scan biometry with intraocular lens power calculation; 76511 does not describe that biometry service.

Compare 76511 by payment locality

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2 of 2 payment localities

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

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76511 billing questions

When should 76511 be reported instead of 76510?

Use 76511 for quantitative A-scan alone. Report 76510 when both B-scan and quantitative A-scan are performed during the same encounter.

Can the professional and technical services be billed separately?

Yes. Modifier 26 identifies the interpretation, and modifier TC identifies the equipment and staff portion. Billing without either modifier represents the global service.

How is bilateral 76511 handled?

CMS pays each side separately at 100% when the study is performed bilaterally. Document which eye or eyes were examined.

How does 76511 differ from A-scan biometry?

76511 is a diagnostic quantitative A-scan without B-scan imaging. Use 76516 for A-scan biometry without intraocular lens power calculation, or 76519 when that calculation is included.

What documentation supports reporting 76511?

Record the diagnostic indication, eye examined, quantitative findings, and physician interpretation. Documentation should show that the service was a quantitative A-scan only.

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 76511PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 8,709 (RVU26D)