# CPT 65205: Removal of foreign body, external eye, conjunctival superficial

Medicare CPT 65205 pays $28.06 in a non-facility setting and $24.38 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $26.13 in Arkansas to $36.51 in Alaska, a 40% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/65205-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Surgery and Procedures
Billed by: Ophthalmology, Optometrist

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $28.06 |
| National facility | $24.38 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alaska | $36.51 | $32.60 |
| District of Columbia | $31.02 | $26.69 |
| California | $30.41 | $26.06 |
| New Jersey | $30.37 | $26.24 |
| New York | $30.37 | $26.27 |
| Washington | $30.01 | $25.83 |
| Massachusetts | $29.81 | $25.69 |
| Connecticut | $29.39 | $25.44 |
| Hawaii | $29.33 | $25.15 |
| Colorado | $28.83 | $24.92 |
| Maryland | $28.80 | $24.97 |
| Florida | $28.72 | $25.04 |
| Rhode Island | $28.66 | $24.87 |
| Oregon | $28.60 | $24.74 |
| New Hampshire | $28.44 | $24.61 |
| Illinois | $28.34 | $24.79 |
| Puerto Rico | $28.17 | $24.46 |
| Virgin Islands | $28.17 | $24.46 |
| Montana | $28.06 | $24.38 |
| Pennsylvania | $28.02 | $24.42 |
| Nevada | $27.96 | $24.28 |
| Delaware | $27.93 | $24.30 |
| Minnesota | $27.92 | $24.14 |
| Texas | $27.92 | $24.30 |
| Wyoming | $27.88 | $24.21 |
| Georgia | $27.69 | $24.19 |
| Virginia | $27.67 | $24.06 |
| North Dakota | $27.66 | $23.99 |
| Michigan | $27.64 | $24.19 |
| Arizona | $27.61 | $24.05 |
| South Dakota | $27.61 | $23.94 |
| Vermont | $27.61 | $23.98 |
| Maine | $27.31 | $23.80 |
| Utah | $27.31 | $23.85 |
| New Mexico | $27.25 | $23.88 |
| Wisconsin | $27.12 | $23.60 |
| Missouri | $27.11 | $23.74 |
| Louisiana | $27.10 | $23.74 |
| South Carolina | $27.09 | $23.70 |
| Ohio | $27.07 | $23.72 |
| North Carolina | $27.05 | $23.63 |
| Indiana | $26.88 | $23.48 |
| West Virginia | $26.86 | $23.66 |
| Idaho | $26.80 | $23.42 |
| Nebraska | $26.77 | $23.38 |
| Kentucky | $26.74 | $23.47 |
| Tennessee | $26.71 | $23.37 |
| Iowa | $26.69 | $23.33 |
| Oklahoma | $26.69 | $23.41 |
| Kansas | $26.64 | $23.31 |
| Alabama | $26.35 | $23.13 |
| Mississippi | $26.30 | $23.14 |
| Arkansas | $26.13 | $22.98 |

## Related codes

- 65091: Evisceration of ocular contents — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/65091-cpt-fee-schedule
- 65222: Removal of foreign body, external eye, corneal with slit lamp — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/65222-cpt-fee-schedule
- 65400: Excision/transposition of pterygium — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/65400-cpt-fee-schedule
- 65426: Excision/transposition of pterygium with graft — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/65426-cpt-fee-schedule
- 65710: Keratoplasty (corneal transplant), anterior lamellar — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/65710-cpt-fee-schedule
- 65730: Keratoplasty, penetrating, in aphakia — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/65730-cpt-fee-schedule
- 65750: Keratoplasty, penetrating, in pseudophakia — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/65750-cpt-fee-schedule
- 65772: Corneal relaxing incision for correction of surgically induced astigmatism — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/65772-cpt-fee-schedule

Commercial negotiated rates for 65205 by payer and state: https://www.med-reveal.com/solutions/rate-benchmarking

## Sources

- CMS Medicare fee schedules (2026 Q4): https://www.cms.gov/medicare/payment/fee-schedules