# CPT 66982: Extracapsular cataract removal with insertion of IOL, complex

Medicare CPT 66982 pays $630.61 in a non-facility setting and $630.61 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $579.66 in Arkansas to $803.18 in Alaska, a 39% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/66982-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Surgery and Procedures
Billed by: Ophthalmology

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $630.61 |
| National facility | $630.61 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alaska | $803.18 | $803.18 |
| District of Columbia | $699.77 | $699.77 |
| New York | $687.19 | $687.19 |
| New Jersey | $684.06 | $684.06 |
| California | $680.07 | $680.07 |
| Washington | $673.43 | $673.43 |
| Massachusetts | $669.40 | $669.40 |
| Connecticut | $663.66 | $663.66 |
| Hawaii | $656.57 | $656.57 |
| Florida | $656.49 | $656.49 |
| Maryland | $648.49 | $648.49 |
| Illinois | $646.69 | $646.69 |
| Colorado | $646.15 | $646.15 |
| Rhode Island | $643.03 | $643.03 |
| Oregon | $640.46 | $640.46 |
| New Hampshire | $638.40 | $638.40 |
| Puerto Rico | $633.19 | $633.19 |
| Virgin Islands | $633.19 | $633.19 |
| Montana | $630.56 | $630.56 |
| Pennsylvania | $629.89 | $629.89 |
| Nevada | $626.47 | $626.47 |
| Texas | $626.38 | $626.38 |
| Delaware | $626.37 | $626.37 |
| Michigan | $624.86 | $624.86 |
| Georgia | $623.85 | $623.85 |
| Wyoming | $623.75 | $623.75 |
| Minnesota | $619.88 | $619.88 |
| Arizona | $618.42 | $618.42 |
| Virginia | $618.25 | $618.25 |
| North Dakota | $614.94 | $614.94 |
| Vermont | $614.87 | $614.87 |
| New Mexico | $613.46 | $613.46 |
| South Dakota | $613.09 | $613.09 |
| Utah | $611.68 | $611.68 |
| Maine | $608.72 | $608.72 |
| Louisiana | $608.32 | $608.32 |
| Missouri | $607.92 | $607.92 |
| Ohio | $607.28 | $607.28 |
| West Virginia | $606.54 | $606.54 |
| South Carolina | $606.09 | $606.09 |
| North Carolina | $602.96 | $602.96 |
| Wisconsin | $600.99 | $600.99 |
| Kentucky | $598.34 | $598.34 |
| Indiana | $597.30 | $597.30 |
| Oklahoma | $595.78 | $595.78 |
| Idaho | $595.06 | $595.06 |
| Tennessee | $593.77 | $593.77 |
| Nebraska | $593.36 | $593.36 |
| Iowa | $591.70 | $591.70 |
| Kansas | $591.55 | $591.55 |
| Mississippi | $586.12 | $586.12 |
| Alabama | $585.34 | $585.34 |
| Arkansas | $579.66 | $579.66 |

## 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 66982 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