$19.09–$20.84
Use 67820 when lashes are removed with forceps. Use 67825 when the correction uses a non-forceps method such as electrolysis, cryotherapy, or laser treatment.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
67825 Trichiasis correction Medicare reimbursement rates in Washington
Corrects trichiasis by removing misdirected eyelashes with a method other than forceps, such as electrolysis, cryotherapy, or laser treatment. Compare 67825 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Washington.
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 67825 in Washington?
Washington 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
$139.51–$156.26
2 of 2 localities have a supported rate.
Facility setting
$110.32–$122.24
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.
Ophthalmic surgery
About 67825: Non-forceps trichiasis lash removal
Corrects trichiasis by removing misdirected eyelashes with a method other than forceps, such as electrolysis, cryotherapy, or laser treatment.
An ophthalmologist or other qualified eye-care surgeon uses a non-forceps method, such as electrolysis, cryotherapy, or laser treatment, to address lashes growing toward and irritating the eye. The procedure is commonly performed in an office or outpatient setting when lash misdirection requires more than forceps epilation. The selected method distinguishes this service from forceps removal and from procedures that incise or reposition the eyelid margin.
Report the service when the clinician documents trichiasis, the treated side, and the non-forceps technique used. Medicare assigns a 10-day global period, so related postoperative visits during that period are included. For bilateral treatment, modifier 50 is paid at 150%. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, Medicare pays the highest-valued procedure in full and reduces the others to 50%. Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery; co-surgeon and team-surgery billing are not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 67825
- Global period
- Minor procedure with a 10-day global period: related postoperative visits for 10 days 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 RVU1.39 · 34%
- Practice expense (office) RVU2.55 · 63%
- Malpractice RVU0.11 · 3%
6.6K
Medicare services in 2024 · #1693 by national volume
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.
67825 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Washington, from the same CMS release.
$279.13–$317.48
67830 involves an incision of the tarsus or eyelid margin to correct trichiasis; 67825 describes non-forceps epilation without that incisional approach.
No office rate
67835 is for extensive correction involving incision and repositioning of the eyelid margin. Choose 67825 when correction is by non-forceps epilation instead.
Compare 67825 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
Rest Of Washington →
Office / nonfacility
$139.51
Facility
$110.32
Seattle (King Cnty) →
Office / nonfacility
$156.26
Facility
$122.24
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67825 billing questions
How does 67825 differ from forceps epilation?
67825 is for correcting trichiasis with a method other than forceps, such as electrolysis, cryotherapy, or laser treatment. Forceps epilation is reported with 67820.
What documentation supports reporting 67825?
Document the trichiasis, the side treated, and the non-forceps method used. The record should make clear that the service was not simple forceps epilation.
Are related postoperative visits separately payable?
Related postoperative visits during the 10-day global period are included in the procedure payment.
How is bilateral treatment reported?
For bilateral treatment, report modifier 50; CMS pays the bilateral procedure at 150%.
Can 67825 be reduced when another procedure is performed in the same session?
Yes. Under the standard multiple procedure rule, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are paid at 50%.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported for 67825?
Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery for this service, and co-surgeon and team-surgery billing 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.
7,49367808,,Remove eyelid lesion(s),A,,4.49,4.70,NA,4.70,,0.37,9.56,9.56,0,090,0.10,0.70,0.20,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,49467810,,Incal bx eyelid skn lid mrgn,A,,1.15,4.16,,0.39,,0.11,5.42,1.65,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,49567820,,Revise eyelashes,A,,0.31,0.23,,0.24,,0.02,0.56,0.57,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,49667825,,Revise eyelashes,A,,1.39,2.55,,1.72,,0.11,4.05,3.22,0,010,0.10,0.80,0.10,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,49767830,,Revise eyelashes,A,,1.71,6.19,,1.72,,0.14,8.04,3.57,0,010,0.10,0.80,0.10,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,49867835,,Revise eyelashes,A,,5.56,5.37,NA,5.37,,0.43,11.36,11.36,0,090,0.10,0.70,0.20,2,1,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,49967840,,Remove eyelid lesion,A,,2.04,6.11,,1.81,,0.17,8.32,4.02,0,010,0.10,0.80,0.10,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00