# CPT 66852: Removal of lens material, pars plana approach

Medicare CPT 66852 pays $710.10 in a non-facility setting and $710.10 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $652.12 in Arkansas to $902.55 in Alaska, a 38% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/66852-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Surgery and Procedures
Billed by: Ophthalmology

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $710.10 |
| National facility | $710.10 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alaska | $902.55 | $902.55 |
| District of Columbia | $788.51 | $788.51 |
| New York | $774.11 | $774.11 |
| New Jersey | $770.62 | $770.62 |
| California | $766.43 | $766.43 |
| Washington | $758.79 | $758.79 |
| Massachusetts | $754.20 | $754.20 |
| Connecticut | $747.56 | $747.56 |
| Hawaii | $739.92 | $739.92 |
| Florida | $739.27 | $739.27 |
| Maryland | $730.37 | $730.37 |
| Illinois | $728.06 | $728.06 |
| Colorado | $727.82 | $727.82 |
| Rhode Island | $724.15 | $724.15 |
| Oregon | $721.39 | $721.39 |
| New Hampshire | $719.05 | $719.05 |
| Puerto Rico | $713.06 | $713.06 |
| Virgin Islands | $713.06 | $713.06 |
| Montana | $710.04 | $710.04 |
| Pennsylvania | $709.16 | $709.16 |
| Nevada | $705.45 | $705.45 |
| Delaware | $705.25 | $705.25 |
| Texas | $705.24 | $705.24 |
| Michigan | $703.37 | $703.37 |
| Wyoming | $702.37 | $702.37 |
| Georgia | $702.29 | $702.29 |
| Minnesota | $698.14 | $698.14 |
| Arizona | $696.24 | $696.24 |
| Virginia | $696.11 | $696.11 |
| North Dakota | $692.45 | $692.45 |
| Vermont | $692.33 | $692.33 |
| New Mexico | $690.43 | $690.43 |
| South Dakota | $690.36 | $690.36 |
| Utah | $688.53 | $688.53 |
| Maine | $685.25 | $685.25 |
| Louisiana | $684.62 | $684.62 |
| Missouri | $684.20 | $684.20 |
| Ohio | $683.46 | $683.46 |
| West Virginia | $682.44 | $682.44 |
| South Carolina | $682.16 | $682.16 |
| North Carolina | $678.67 | $678.67 |
| Wisconsin | $676.56 | $676.56 |
| Kentucky | $673.28 | $673.28 |
| Indiana | $672.27 | $672.27 |
| Oklahoma | $670.42 | $670.42 |
| Idaho | $669.72 | $669.72 |
| Tennessee | $668.22 | $668.22 |
| Nebraska | $667.82 | $667.82 |
| Iowa | $665.92 | $665.92 |
| Kansas | $665.70 | $665.70 |
| Mississippi | $659.40 | $659.40 |
| Alabama | $658.58 | $658.58 |
| Arkansas | $652.12 | $652.12 |

## 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 66852 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