# CPT 65222: Removal of foreign body, external eye, corneal with slit lamp

Medicare CPT 65222 pays $66.80 in a non-facility setting and $41.75 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $60.78 in Arkansas to $82.37 in Alaska, a 36% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/65222-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Surgery and Procedures
Billed by: Ophthalmology, Optometrist

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $66.80 |
| National facility | $41.75 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alaska | $82.37 | $55.69 |
| District of Columbia | $75.21 | $45.70 |
| California | $74.15 | $44.51 |
| New Jersey | $73.12 | $44.91 |
| New York | $72.98 | $45.04 |
| Washington | $72.72 | $44.16 |
| Massachusetts | $72.07 | $43.93 |
| Hawaii | $71.46 | $42.97 |
| Connecticut | $70.56 | $43.58 |
| Colorado | $69.27 | $42.62 |
| Maryland | $68.88 | $42.77 |
| Oregon | $68.69 | $42.30 |
| Rhode Island | $68.43 | $42.56 |
| Florida | $68.20 | $43.06 |
| New Hampshire | $68.20 | $42.12 |
| Puerto Rico | $67.20 | $41.87 |
| Virgin Islands | $67.20 | $41.87 |
| Minnesota | $66.97 | $41.19 |
| Illinois | $66.83 | $42.63 |
| Montana | $66.80 | $41.75 |
| Nevada | $66.62 | $41.54 |
| Wyoming | $66.45 | $41.40 |
| Pennsylvania | $66.36 | $41.83 |
| Delaware | $66.35 | $41.60 |
| Texas | $66.27 | $41.61 |
| North Dakota | $66.01 | $40.96 |
| South Dakota | $65.91 | $40.86 |
| Vermont | $65.76 | $40.96 |
| Virginia | $65.76 | $41.14 |
| Arizona | $65.43 | $41.15 |
| Georgia | $65.36 | $41.46 |
| Michigan | $65.03 | $41.50 |
| Maine | $64.61 | $40.67 |
| Utah | $64.38 | $40.83 |
| Wisconsin | $64.28 | $40.28 |
| New Mexico | $63.91 | $40.94 |
| North Carolina | $63.77 | $40.40 |
| South Carolina | $63.71 | $40.56 |
| Missouri | $63.65 | $40.66 |
| Louisiana | $63.55 | $40.68 |
| Ohio | $63.50 | $40.63 |
| Indiana | $63.34 | $40.11 |
| Idaho | $63.05 | $40.00 |
| Nebraska | $63.04 | $39.92 |
| Iowa | $62.76 | $39.84 |
| Tennessee | $62.72 | $39.95 |
| Kansas | $62.48 | $39.84 |
| Kentucky | $62.46 | $40.19 |
| Oklahoma | $62.43 | $40.06 |
| West Virginia | $62.39 | $40.62 |
| Alabama | $61.46 | $39.54 |
| Mississippi | $61.16 | $39.59 |
| Arkansas | $60.78 | $39.27 |

## Related codes

- 65091: Evisceration of ocular contents — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/65091-cpt-fee-schedule
- 65205: Removal of foreign body, external eye, conjunctival superficial — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/65205-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 65222 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