E121

Penetrating

Fee

ComponentValue
Provider fee$740.00
Assistant, listing; PDF p. 7696 basic units
Anaesthesia, listing; PDF p. 7697 basic units
Schedule and sources
Fee edition
October 1, 2026
Record effective
2026-04-01
Schedule edition
July 22, 2026; effective July 1, 2026
Official files

PDF page 769 / Y3

- penetrating ......................................................................... 6 740.00 7
Passages mentioning E121

PDF page 769 / Y3

REPLACEMENT
    Corneal transplant
# E121 - penetrating .........................................................................      6     740.00    7
# E951   - with artificial prosthesis .............................................. add                   52.40
# E122 - lamellar...............................................................................    6     590.00    7
# E124 Limbal stem cell transplant .....................................................            6     740.00    8
# E123 Division of iris to cornea and/or angle.....................................                       161.75    6
      Payment rules:
      1.E117 is not eligible for payment with E124.
         2.E123 is not eligible for payment with E133, E132, E114, E115, E156 or E157
         3.E121 is eligible for payment for performing DSEK (Descemet's Stripping Endothelial
           Keratoplasty), DMEK (Descemet's Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty) and DALK (Deep
           Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty)
         4.E123 is only eligible for payment in addition to E121 under one of the following
           circumstances:
            a.Previous corneal transplantation,
            b.Post-operative corneal melt,
            c.Corneal perforation from trauma or infection, or
            d.Congenital conditions with iris corneal adhesions only when the iris adhesion is
               documented preoperatively and documented in the operative record.
         5.E117 is not eligible for payment with E121.
Fee master record

Master, record 948. Record Layout PDF, page 1.

E12120260401999999990000740000000000774600000000000000000111720000001117200

Auxiliary master fields are preserved as raw scaled values. The linked layout calls them zero-filled, but this edition contains non-zero values. They are not presented as final dollar fees or PDF units.

FieldRaw / scale 10,000
provider00007400000 / 740
assistant00000774600 / 77.46
specialist00000000000 / 0
anaesthetist00001117200 / 111.72
non anaesthetist00001117200 / 111.72
Explanation

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A penetrating corneal transplant, listed under the Ocular Surgical Procedures, Replacement, Corneal transplant heading.

Watch out for

E117 is not eligible for payment with E121. E123 is only eligible for payment in addition to E121 under listed circumstances, including previous corneal transplantation documented preoperatively and in the operative record.

Sources and updates
Fee master effective October 1, 2026Schedule effective July 1, 2026Source versions and changes
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