No office rate
Use 66710 for laser treatment delivered through the sclera; 66711 is for endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation performed from inside the eye.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
66710 Ciliary body treatment Medicare reimbursement rates in Pennsylvania
An ophthalmologist applies laser treatment through the sclera to reduce aqueous production for glaucoma that remains inadequately controlled. Compare 66710 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Pennsylvania.
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 66710 in Pennsylvania?
Pennsylvania 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
$422.81–$461.67
2 of 2 localities have a supported rate.
Facility setting
$321.93–$347.28
2 of 2 localities have a 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.
Ophthalmology procedure
About 66710: Transscleral cyclophotocoagulation
An ophthalmologist applies laser treatment through the sclera to reduce aqueous production for glaucoma that remains inadequately controlled.
An ophthalmologist directs laser energy through the outer wall of the eye to treat the ciliary body and reduce aqueous humor production. This procedure is used to lower intraocular pressure in glaucoma, particularly when pressure remains difficult to control despite other treatment. It is typically performed in an outpatient surgical setting, with the treated eye and transscleral approach documented in the operative report.
Report 66710 for transscleral cyclophotocoagulation; distinguish it from ciliary-body destruction using another technique. Document the indication, eye treated, method, and procedure performed. The code has a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. For bilateral treatment with modifier 50, CMS pays 150%. When multiple procedures occur in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50%. CMS does not pay an assistant at surgery; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 66710
- 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 RVU5.01 · 38%
- Practice expense (office) RVU7.92 · 59%
- Malpractice RVU0.40 · 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.
66710 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Pennsylvania, from the same CMS release.
$421.27–$459.93
66710 describes transscleral laser treatment. Code 66740 describes ciliary-body destruction by cryotherapy.
$447.80–$491.36
66710 uses transscleral laser energy; 66720 uses diathermy to destroy ciliary-body tissue.
Compare 66710 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.
2 of 2 payment localities
Metropolitan Philadelphia →
Office / nonfacility
$461.67
Facility
$347.28
Rest Of Pennsylvania →
Office / nonfacility
$422.81
Facility
$321.93
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66710 billing questions
How is 66710 distinguished from 66711?
66710 is for cyclophotocoagulation delivered through the sclera. Code 66711 describes the endoscopic approach, in which treatment is delivered from inside the eye.
Can both eyes be reported?
When both eyes are treated, report bilateral treatment with 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.
How does the multiple procedure rule affect payment?
When other procedures are performed in the same session, CMS pays the highest-valued procedure in full and the others at 50%.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?
CMS does not pay an assistant at surgery 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.
7,38566682,,Repair iris & ciliary body,A,,8.52,7.77,NA,7.77,,0.67,16.96,16.96,0,090,0.10,0.70,0.20,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,38666683,,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