Medicare pays $546 on average nationally for this procedure.

CPT code 65272 describes surgical repair of a conjunctival laceration where the wound edges are jagged and do not approximate directly, requiring tissue rearrangement and mobilization to achieve closure; this is an operative ophthalmic service typically performed as a minor surgical procedure in an outpatient ambulatory surgery center or clinic setting without hospitalization.

For related coverage guidance, see recent payer policy updates: Fixed Wing Air Ambulance Transport, Air Ambulance, Ambulance Services (for New Mexico Only).