# CPT 99173: Screening test of visual acuity

Medicare CPT 99173 pays $3.34 in a non-facility setting and $3.34 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $2.75 in Arkansas to $3.91 in District of Columbia, a 42% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/99173-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Medical and Therapeutic Services
Billed by: Optometrist, Pediatrics

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $3.34 |
| National facility | $3.34 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| District of Columbia | $3.91 | $3.91 |
| New York | $3.81 | $3.81 |
| New Jersey | $3.75 | $3.75 |
| California | $3.74 | $3.74 |
| Washington | $3.69 | $3.69 |
| Florida | $3.67 | $3.67 |
| Massachusetts | $3.66 | $3.66 |
| Connecticut | $3.64 | $3.64 |
| Hawaii | $3.61 | $3.61 |
| Illinois | $3.55 | $3.55 |
| Maryland | $3.50 | $3.50 |
| Colorado | $3.46 | $3.46 |
| New Hampshire | $3.42 | $3.42 |
| Oregon | $3.41 | $3.41 |
| Rhode Island | $3.40 | $3.40 |
| Alaska | $3.39 | $3.39 |
| Puerto Rico | $3.37 | $3.37 |
| Virgin Islands | $3.37 | $3.37 |
| Montana | $3.34 | $3.34 |
| Pennsylvania | $3.31 | $3.31 |
| Michigan | $3.29 | $3.29 |
| Nevada | $3.29 | $3.29 |
| Delaware | $3.27 | $3.27 |
| Georgia | $3.27 | $3.27 |
| Texas | $3.27 | $3.27 |
| Wyoming | $3.25 | $3.25 |
| Arizona | $3.20 | $3.20 |
| Minnesota | $3.19 | $3.19 |
| Virginia | $3.19 | $3.19 |
| New Mexico | $3.16 | $3.16 |
| Vermont | $3.15 | $3.15 |
| North Dakota | $3.14 | $3.14 |
| Utah | $3.13 | $3.13 |
| South Dakota | $3.12 | $3.12 |
| Louisiana | $3.10 | $3.10 |
| Missouri | $3.09 | $3.09 |
| West Virginia | $3.09 | $3.09 |
| Maine | $3.08 | $3.08 |
| Ohio | $3.08 | $3.08 |
| South Carolina | $3.06 | $3.06 |
| North Carolina | $3.02 | $3.02 |
| Kentucky | $2.98 | $2.98 |
| Wisconsin | $2.98 | $2.98 |
| Indiana | $2.95 | $2.95 |
| Oklahoma | $2.94 | $2.94 |
| Idaho | $2.92 | $2.92 |
| Tennessee | $2.91 | $2.91 |
| Nebraska | $2.90 | $2.90 |
| Kansas | $2.89 | $2.89 |
| Iowa | $2.88 | $2.88 |
| Mississippi | $2.84 | $2.84 |
| Alabama | $2.82 | $2.82 |
| Arkansas | $2.75 | $2.75 |

## Related codes

- 99024: Postoperative follow-up visit, included in global service — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/99024-cpt-fee-schedule
- 99050: Services provided after posted office hours — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/99050-cpt-fee-schedule
- 99051: Services provided during regularly scheduled evening, weekend, or holiday office hours — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/99051-cpt-fee-schedule
- 99053: Services provided between 10pm and 8am at a 24-hour facility — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/99053-cpt-fee-schedule
- 99056: Services provided out of office at patient's request, unusual circumstances — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/99056-cpt-fee-schedule
- 99058: Office services provided on an emergency basis — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/99058-cpt-fee-schedule
- 99060: Services provided on an emergency basis, out of office — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/99060-cpt-fee-schedule
- 99070: Supplies and materials provided by physician over and above usual — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/99070-cpt-fee-schedule

Commercial negotiated rates for 99173 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