# CPT 65772: Corneal relaxing incision for correction of surgically induced astigmatism

Medicare CPT 65772 pays $460.26 in a non-facility setting and $351.04 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $414.13 in Arkansas to $555.38 in Alaska, a 34% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/65772-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Surgery and Procedures
Billed by: Ophthalmology

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $460.26 |
| National facility | $351.04 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alaska | $555.38 | $439.06 |
| District of Columbia | $520.78 | $392.12 |
| California | $511.63 | $382.39 |
| New York | $505.43 | $383.59 |
| New Jersey | $505.34 | $382.35 |
| Washington | $502.04 | $377.53 |
| Massachusetts | $497.63 | $374.92 |
| Hawaii | $493.17 | $368.98 |
| Connecticut | $488.04 | $370.41 |
| Colorado | $477.33 | $361.11 |
| Maryland | $475.41 | $361.55 |
| Florida | $473.85 | $364.26 |
| Oregon | $472.94 | $357.88 |
| Rhode Island | $471.25 | $358.42 |
| New Hampshire | $470.13 | $356.43 |
| Illinois | $463.52 | $357.99 |
| Puerto Rico | $463.16 | $352.74 |
| Virgin Islands | $463.16 | $352.74 |
| Montana | $460.24 | $351.02 |
| Minnesota | $459.01 | $346.63 |
| Nevada | $458.31 | $348.98 |
| Pennsylvania | $456.92 | $349.93 |
| Wyoming | $456.79 | $347.57 |
| Delaware | $456.37 | $348.46 |
| Texas | $455.86 | $348.34 |
| North Dakota | $452.33 | $343.11 |
| Virginia | $451.56 | $344.19 |
| South Dakota | $451.39 | $342.17 |
| Vermont | $450.85 | $342.72 |
| Georgia | $450.21 | $346.01 |
| Arizona | $449.62 | $343.79 |
| Michigan | $448.55 | $346.00 |
| Maine | $442.76 | $338.40 |
| Utah | $442.03 | $339.36 |
| New Mexico | $439.61 | $339.45 |
| Wisconsin | $439.21 | $334.57 |
| Missouri | $436.90 | $336.67 |
| South Carolina | $436.89 | $335.97 |
| North Carolina | $436.60 | $334.70 |
| Louisiana | $436.43 | $336.71 |
| Ohio | $435.90 | $336.19 |
| Indiana | $432.87 | $331.62 |
| Idaho | $430.72 | $330.24 |
| Nebraska | $430.30 | $329.49 |
| West Virginia | $429.18 | $334.27 |
| Tennessee | $428.49 | $329.20 |
| Iowa | $428.30 | $328.37 |
| Kentucky | $427.91 | $330.81 |
| Oklahoma | $427.19 | $329.66 |
| Kansas | $426.64 | $327.90 |
| Alabama | $419.31 | $323.74 |
| Mississippi | $417.69 | $323.65 |
| Arkansas | $414.13 | $320.31 |

## 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
- 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

Commercial negotiated rates for 65772 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