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65820

Incision to improve eye fluid flow

$190.3M in total Medicare payments across 10 years

🔎 Data Analysis

Procedure 65820 (Incision to improve eye fluid flow) received $190.3M in total Medicare payments.

Across 199.0K services, the average Medicare payment was $956.24 per service.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

Spending Trends (2014-2023)

Year-over-Year Breakdown

YearPaymentsServicesYoY Change
2014$17.4K27—
2015$9.7K20-44.2%
2016$3.3M3.4K+33358.1%
2017$7.1M8.0K+117.5%
2018$14.3M16.3K+101.4%
2019$23.3M28.3K+63.1%
2020$21.4M22.1K-7.9%
2021$28.8M28.1K+34.5%
2022$44.4M44.9K+54.1%
2023$47.8M47.9K+7.6%

Top Providers for 65820

#ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
1Essex Specialized Surgical Institute LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterNJ$597.7K375$1.6K
2Brook Plaza Ambulatory Surgical Center, Inc.Ambulatory Surgical CenterNY$549.7K312$1.8K
3Virginia Eye Institute IncAmbulatory Surgical CenterVA$467.5K318$1.5K
4Ophthalmology Surgery Center Of Dallas, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterTX$398.4K265$1.5K
5Rockville Eye Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterMD$363.4K236$1.5K
6Lakeview Surgery Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterMD$349.6K227$1.5K
7Virginia Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterVA$332.8K232$1.4K
8Alicia Surgery Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterCA$319.9K192$1.7K
9Brooklyn Eye Surgery Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterNY$306.7K171$1.8K
10Novamed Management Services LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterGA$254.4K194$1.3K
11Island Eye Surgicenter LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterNY$246.6K177$1.4K
12Hancock Park Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterCA$244.1K202$1.2K
13Douglas GraysonOphthalmologyNJ$223.9K299$748.83
14West Suburban Eye Surgery Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterMA$213.2K138$1.5K
15Sheepshead Bay Surgery Center, Inc.Ambulatory Surgical CenterNY$212.3K124$1.7K
16Vision Care Center, A Medical Group IncAmbulatory Surgical CenterCA$208.8K128$1.6K
17Hea Gramercy Surgery Center, PllcAmbulatory Surgical CenterTX$205.7K134$1.5K
18River Drive Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterNJ$201.1K139$1.4K
19Physicians Eye Surgery Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterSC$195.6K134$1.5K
20Surgical Care Center, Inc.Ambulatory Surgical CenterIN$193.5K196$987.13
21Dupage Eye Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterIL$188.4K121$1.6K
22Central Virginia Surgi-Center LpAmbulatory Surgical CenterVA$174.3K112$1.6K
23Eye Surgical Specialists Of New JerseyAmbulatory Surgical CenterNJ$168.6K143$1.2K
24Maryland Eye Surgery Center, L.L.C.Ambulatory Surgical CenterMD$166.0K109$1.5K
25Columbia Eye Surg Center IncAmbulatory Surgical CenterSC$165.9K121$1.4K

Spending by State

StatePaymentsServicesProvidersAvg/Provider
CA$4.8M4.2K113$42.5K
NY$4.3M3.7K90$48.0K
FL$3.7M3.9K98$37.6K
TX$3.5M3.5K94$37.0K
NJ$3.0M2.6K58$50.9K
VA$2.8M2.5K44$63.1K
MD$2.2M1.9K41$53.9K
IL$1.8M1.9K54$33.9K
PA$1.8M1.8K49$36.2K
SC$1.5M1.5K37$40.4K
GA$1.5M1.5K38$39.0K
OH$1.4M1.7K43$33.3K
MI$1.4M1.6K55$25.6K
MO$1.3M1.6K44$29.1K
IN$1.2M1.4K31$38.6K
NC$1.2M1.5K37$31.4K
MA$1.1M1.1K30$37.9K
WA$776.3K70221$37.0K
AZ$694.9K71517$40.9K
MS$565.6K72716$35.3K
TN$523.0K56620$26.1K
MN$468.4K45915$31.2K
KS$441.5K54815$29.4K
NV$422.0K36214$30.1K
NE$414.2K46610$41.4K
NH$402.0K3747$57.4K
AL$396.4K45211$36.0K
CO$391.9K41413$30.1K
WI$378.1K43415$25.2K
OK$376.7K43915$25.1K

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  • • Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data (2014-2023)
  • • CMS National Health Expenditure Data

Last Updated: February 2026 (data through 2023, the latest CMS release)

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