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How Much Does Placement of amniotic membrane on eye surface for wound healing Cost on Medicare?

Cost analysis for CPT 65778 — Placement of amniotic membrane on eye surface for wound healing

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Average Medicare Payment

$1061.49

2023 data

Total Payments (2023)

$43.4M

Services (2023)

40.7K

Price Change (2014–2023)

-3.6%

📈 Year-over-Year Cost Trend

YearAvg PaymentTotal PaymentsServicesYoY Change
2014$1100.92$4.1M3.7K—
2015$1082.98$7.9M7.4K-1.6%
2016$1109.38$15.4M13.8K+2.4%
2017$1089.67$23.1M21.3K-1.8%
2018$1111.47$27.3M24.6K+2.0%
2019$1129.28$32.8M28.8K+1.6%
2020$1144.66$26.6M23.1K+1.4%
2021$1192.61$34.6M28.7K+4.2%
2022$1127.82$40.1M35.6K-5.4%
2023$1061.49$43.4M40.7K-5.9%

🗺️ State-by-State Cost Variation

The most expensive state pays 1.4x more than the cheapest for this procedure. MD averages $1243.63 vs MS at $894.50.

StateAvg PaymentTotal PaymentsServicesProviders
MD$1243.63$671.6K54011
NY$1242.57$3.4M2.7K33
CT$1241.61$458.2K3693
MA$1229.09$129.1K1054
NJ$1224.94$1.2M1.0K20
HI$1204.40$425.2K3531
CA$1187.85$9.5M8.0K91
AK$1185.45$120.9K1023
WA$1156.08$349.1K3029
IL$1070.72$836.2K78112
NV$1045.29$1.1M1.1K10
TX$1039.63$6.5M6.2K102
WI$1035.59$113.9K1104
CO$1035.32$360.3K3487
VA$1030.15$973.5K94512
FL$1029.71$2.0M1.9K38
PA$1007.41$1.8M1.8K30
AZ$1005.93$2.4M2.4K27
MO$989.26$439.2K4449
MI$987.11$1.4M1.4K15
GA$985.53$561.8K57011
UT$976.55$250.0K2566
IN$973.88$576.5K59212
OH$972.28$1.4M1.4K19
NC$970.05$337.6K34810
KS$965.75$283.0K29310
SC$951.70$443.5K4667
TN$945.48$2.5M2.6K15
OK$933.83$859.1K92014
KY$930.15$385.1K41413
LA$913.72$406.6K4458
AL$907.76$679.0K7489
MS$894.50$358.7K40110

💰 Who Bills the Most for This Procedure?

ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
Helen BoermanOptometryTN$1.0M1.1K$941.30
Baljit SohalOptometryCA$1.0M892$1146.59
Bradley HamarOptometryCA$1.0M891$1143.08
Adam DaoOphthalmologyCA$951.4K777$1224.41
Elise SvennevikOptometryTN$681.0K723$941.91
Sandra BelmontOphthalmologyNY$622.7K453$1374.70
Sarjan PatelOphthalmologyCA$586.2K483$1213.58
Vincent VerdiOphthalmologyVA$494.2K491$1006.42
Christopher RichardsonGeneral SurgeryNV$448.0K442$1013.62
Justin TreatOptometryCA$430.7K379$1136.31
Timothy AndersonOptometryMI$425.8K444$959.07
Kellen KashiwaOptometryHI$425.2K353$1204.40
Debora Garcia-ZalisnakOphthalmologyAZ$424.7K419$1013.65
Nicholas PefkarosOphthalmologyFL$382.4K357$1071.18
Steven YapleeOphthalmologyCA$354.0K310$1142.07
Edward BustamanteOptometryTX$352.7K353$999.13
Brian LandrumOptometryOH$344.5K356$967.58
Dawn PhillipsOphthalmologyIL$337.3K310$1088.20
Andrew JamesOptometryTX$335.1K326$1028.04
Yuna RapoportOphthalmologyNY$333.1K269$1238.41

🤔 Is Placement of amniotic membrane on eye surface for wound healing Overpriced?

Based on the data, CPT 65778 shows a 1.4x variation in pricing across states — relatively consistent by Medicare standards.

Costs have decreased 3.6% since 2014. Medicare's fee schedule attempts to standardize pricing, though some variation is expected due to geographic cost-of-living adjustments and practice expense differences.

This analysis is based on publicly available CMS data and does not account for patient complexity, comorbidities, or facility-specific factors that may justify pricing differences.

Data Sources

  • • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • • Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data (2014-2023)
  • • Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.