67015 Release of eye fluid
What 67015 is
CMS fee schedule short descriptor: Release of eye fluid.
Full CPT long descriptions are licensed by the American Medical Association and are not published on this site; the short descriptor above is the one CMS prints in its own fee schedule file. See About CPT.
Medicare payment for 67015 (CY2026)
| Work RVU | Practice expense RVU | Malpractice RVU | Total | Medicare rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-facility (office) | 6.96 | 8.19 | 0.55 | 15.70 | $524.39 |
| Facility (hospital, ASC) | 6.96 | 8.19 | 0.55 | 15.70 | $524.39 |
National rates: total RVUs x the CY2026 conversion factor of 33.4009 (non-QP), before geographic adjustment. Actual Medicare payment is 80% of the rate shown after the deductible; the patient or secondary payer owes the 20% coinsurance.
Status: Active - payable under the Physician Fee Schedule. Global period: 90-day global period.
Medically Unlikely Edit (MUE)
Medicare caps 67015 at 1 unit per date of service for practitioner claims (MAI 2 - date of service edit (absolute): units above the MUE never pay), rationale: CMS Policy. Units above the cap are denied unless the edit's adjudication rules allow an appeal with documentation.
Billed with 67015? These codes are bundled into it
67015 is a Column 1 code in 246 active NCCI PTP edits. When one of these Column 2 codes is reported on the same date of service, it is denied as bundled - unless the edit's modifier indicator is 1 and documentation supports a distinct service with an NCCI-associated modifier.
| Column 2 code | Short description | Modifier indicator | |
|---|---|---|---|
0213T | Njx paravert w/us cer/thor | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
0216T | Njx paravert w/us lumb/sac | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
0596T | Temp fml iu vlv-pmp 1st insj | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
0597T | Temp fml iu valve-pmp rplcmt | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
0708T | Id ca immntx prep & 1st njx | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
0709T | Id ca immntx each addl njx | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
0903T | Ecg alg 12 lead reduced i&r | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
0904T | Ecg alg 12 ld rdcd trcg only | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
0905T | Ecg alg 12 ld rdcd i&r only | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
11000 | Dbrdmt ecz/infected skin<10% | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
11001 | Dbrdmt ecz/infct skn ea addl | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
11004 | Dbrdmt skin xtrnl gent&per | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
11005 | Dbrdmt skin abdominal wall | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
11006 | Dbrdmt skin xtrnl gent per | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
11042 | Dbrdmt subq tis 1st 20sqcm/< | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
11043 | Dbrdmt musc&/fsca 1st 20/< | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
11044 | Dbrdmt bone 1st 20 sq cm/< | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
11045 | Dbrdmt subq tiss each addl | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
11046 | Dbrdmt musc&/fsca ea addl | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
11047 | Dbrdmt bone each addl | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
12001 | Rpr s/n/ax/gen/trnk 2.5cm/< | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
12002 | Rpr s/n/ax/gen/trnk2.6-7.5cm | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
12004 | Rpr s/n/ax/gen/trk7.6-12.5cm | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
12005 | Rpr s/n/a/gen/trk12.6-20.0cm | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
12006 | Rpr s/n/a/gen/trk20.1-30.0cm | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
12007 | Rpr s/n/ax/gen/trnk >30.0 cm | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
12011 | Rpr f/e/e/n/l/m 2.5 cm/< | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
12013 | Rpr f/e/e/n/l/m 2.6-5.0 cm | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
12014 | Rpr f/e/e/n/l/m 5.1-7.5 cm | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
12015 | Rpr f/e/e/n/l/m 7.6-12.5 cm | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
Showing 30 of 246 column 2 codes. Use the pair checker for any specific combination.
67015 is bundled into these codes
67015 appears as a Column 2 code in 23 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, 67015 is the code that denies.
| Column 1 code | Short description | Modifier indicator | |
|---|---|---|---|
0100T | Prosth retina receive&gen | 1 | Check pair |
66172 | Incision of eye | 1 | Check pair |
67027 | Implant eye drug system | 1 | Check pair |
67030 | Incise inner eye strands | 1 | Check pair |
67039 | Laser treatment of retina | 1 | Check pair |
67040 | Laser treatment of retina | 1 | Check pair |
67041 | Vit for macular pucker | 1 | Check pair |
67042 | Vit for macular hole | 1 | Check pair |
67043 | Vit for membrane dissect | 1 | Check pair |
67101 | Repair detached retina crtx | 1 | Check pair |
67110 | Repair detached retina | 1 | Check pair |
67113 | Repair retinal detach cplx | 1 | Check pair |
67120 | Remove eye implant material | 1 | Check pair |
67121 | Remove eye implant material | 1 | Check pair |
67208 | Treatment of retinal lesion | 1 | Check pair |
Data: CMS CY2026 Physician Fee Schedule RVU file (October release, RVU26D) and Medicare NCCI PTP practitioner edits v32.3 (2026 Q4). Verify against the official files before billing or contracting decisions.