CPT 66172

Fluid Flow and Drainage of Eye (Any Method)

Current code36 hospitals with prices

This name is the CMS category the code belongs to (CMS's Restructured BETOS Classification System), shared with similar codes. The official CPT description belongs to the American Medical Association and isn't shown.

What Washington hospitals publish for this code

Other government program: TRICARE, VA, Indian Health Service, workers' compensation, or another public program.

Prices for CPT 66172 by hospital
Hospital	Other government program rates (lowest – highest)	Cash price	List price (before discounts)
Harborview Medical CenterSeattleFile dated 2026-04-01	—	$4,587 – $6,881	$6,554 – $9,830
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical CenterVancouverFile dated 2026-04-01	—	Doctor’s fee: $1,516 – $2,332	Doctor’s fee: $2,332 – $3,588
Virginia Mason Medical CenterSeattle	—	$2,954	$5,793

Lowest and highest amounts each hospital lists for this code during a hospital stay, including lines it lists for both settings or without saying which. A doctor’s fee is shown separately when the hospital lists one with the code. “At least” means plans were counted in more than one group and some may be the same plan. This is one line of a bill; most care brings several.

Medicare (traditional) reference

Only for people on original Medicare. These are CMS’s 2026 amounts. They aren’t what private insurance or cash patients pay.

Doctor's fee, Seattle (King County): $1,161 in a hospital or surgery center
Doctor's fee, rest of Washington: $1,053 in a hospital or surgery center
Hospital outpatient payment (national): $2,358 (APC 5491)
Surgery center payment (national): $1,256

How hospitals also write this code

Some price files write it differently. These are counted as CPT 66172:

66172P (with a letter after it, P; 4 price lines)