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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ophthalmology. 2014 May 15;121(9):1720–1726. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2014.03.029

Table 2.

Medicare-Allowable Charges Per Procedure for Non-Facility/ASC Billing

Medicare Allowables (US $)
Procedure Code Professional Fees ASC Fees Pharmaceutical Fees Total
New patient visit (Level 4) 99204 183 -- -- 183
Follow up visit (Level 3) 99213 120 -- -- 120
PPV for MH 67042 1,788 1,635 -- 3,423
Intravitreal injection 67028 120 -- -- 120
OCT macula 92134 50 -- -- 50
Ocriplasmin -- -- -- 3,950 3,950
Saline -- -- -- 100 100
Maintenance fee ocriplasmin (6% drug cost) -- 237 -- -- 237
Maintenance fee saline (6% drug cost) -- 6 -- -- 6
Phacoemulsification of cataract 66984 769 971 -- 1,740
IOL Biometry 92136 98 -- -- 98
Repair of retinal detachment 67108 1,892 1,635 -- 3,527
Anesthesia fees for VR surgery 00145 -- 255 -- 255
Anesthesia fees for cataract surgery 00142 -- 153 -- 153

US = United States, ASC = ambulatory surgery center, PPV = pars plana vitrectomy, MH = macular hole, OCT = optical coherence tomography, IOL = intraocular lens, VR = vitreoretinal