67225 Eye photodynamic ther add-on
What 67225 is
CMS fee schedule short descriptor: Eye photodynamic ther add-on.
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 67225 (CY2026)
| Work RVU | Practice expense RVU | Malpractice RVU | Total | Medicare rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-facility (office) | 0.46 | 0.37 | 0.04 | 0.87 | $29.06 |
| Facility (hospital, ASC) | 0.46 | 0.16 | 0.04 | 0.66 | $22.04 |
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: Add-on code: global period of the primary procedure applies.
Medically Unlikely Edit (MUE)
Medicare caps 67225 at 1 unit per date of service for practitioner claims (MAI 2 - date of service edit (absolute): units above the MUE never pay), rationale: Code Descriptor / CPT Instruction. Units above the cap are denied unless the edit's adjudication rules allow an appeal with documentation.
Billed with 67225? These codes are bundled into it
67225 is a Column 1 code in 34 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 | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
0216T | Njx paravert w/us lumb/sac | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
36000 | Place needle in vein | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
36400 | Vnpnxr<3yrs phy/qhp fem/jug | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
36410 | Vnpnxr 3yr/> phy/qhp dx/ther | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
36425 | Venipuncture cutdown 1 yr/> | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
36591 | Draw blood off venous device | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
36592 | Collect blood from picc | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
61650 | Evasc prlng admn rx agnt 1st | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
62324 | Njx interlaminar crv/thrc | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
62325 | Njx interlaminar crv/thrc | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
62326 | Njx interlaminar lmbr/sac | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
62327 | Njx interlaminar lmbr/sac | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
64415 | Njx aa&/strd brch plxs img | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
64416 | Njx aa&/strd brch pl nfs img | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
64417 | Njx aa&/strd ax nerve img | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
64450 | Njx aa&/strd other pn/branch | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
64454 | Njx aa&/strd gnclr nrv brnch | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
64486 | Tap block unil by injection | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
64487 | Tap block uni by infusion | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
64488 | Tap block bi injection | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
64489 | Tap block bi by infusion | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
64490 | Inj paravert f jnt c/t 1 lev | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
64493 | Inj paravert f jnt l/s 1 lev | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
67005 | Partial removal of eye fluid | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
67010 | Partial removal of eye fluid | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
67015 | Release of eye fluid | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
67145 | Proph rta dtchmnt pc | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
67210 | Treatment of retinal lesion | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
67500 | Inject/treat eye socket | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
Showing 30 of 34 column 2 codes. Use the pair checker for any specific combination.
67225 is bundled into these codes
67225 appears as a Column 2 code in 6 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, 67225 is the code that denies.
| Column 1 code | Short description | Modifier indicator | |
|---|---|---|---|
67039 | Laser treatment of retina | 1 | Check pair |
67040 | Laser treatment of retina | 1 | Check pair |
67105 | Repair detached retina pc | 1 | Check pair |
67107 | Repair detached retina | 1 | Check pair |
67108 | Repair detached retina | 1 | Check pair |
67228 | Treatment x10sv retinopathy | 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.