CPT procedure code

66850

Medicare payment

$670.02

2026 Physician Fee Schedule · non-facility

Source: CMS Physician Fee Schedule (PPRRVU 2026). CMS fee schedules ↗ · PFS status indicator A

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Code definition

Code

66850

Code system

CPT (Current Procedural Terminology)

This CPT code is not in our curated reference. CPT codes are maintained by the American Medical Association (AMA). Full descriptions require an AMA license.

Category

Short description sourced from CMS publicly available fee schedule data. Full CPT descriptions are copyright AMA. Not a substitute for the official CPT codebook.

Policy activity for CPT 66850

CLV Intelligence is tracking 3 policy changes that cite CPT 66850 most recently on 2026-06-05, drawn from 3 LCD/NCD coverage updates. The changes span Ophthalmology. 3 are flagged critical or high priority.

LCD/NCD coverage updates
3

Counts reflect the source documents CLV has matched to CPT 66850 to date; each links to the government publication that is authoritative. Monitored daily from CMS, the Federal Register, and Medicare Administrative Contractor publications.

Policy changes matched to 66850

Matched to this code by CLV analysis of each policy. The linked source document is authoritative.

LCD L37027: Cataract Surgery in Adults — Noridian

Ophthalmology · LCD-L37027

Government source· CMS / MACverify ↗
High

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LCD L37578: Micro-Invasive Glaucoma Surgery (MIGS) — CGS

Ophthalmology · LCD-L37578

Government source· CMS / MACverify ↗
High

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LCD L34203: Cataract Surgery in Adults — Noridian

Ophthalmology · LCD-L34203

Government source· CMS / MACverify ↗
High

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