AMA CPT® Assistant - 2016 Issue 2 (February)
Coding Brief: Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking (0402T) (February 2016)
February 2016 page 12 Coding Brief: Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking (0402T) For the 2016 Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set, a new category III code, 0402T, was created to describe collagen cross-linking (CXL) of the cornea, including removal of the corneal epithelium and intraoperative pachymetry, when performed. Code 0402T is reported for conditions, such as corneal ectasia (eg, keratoconus) to stop or slow down the degradation of corneal collagen. CXL typically involves irradiating the cornea with ultraviolet-A (UV-A) light while introducing a photosensitizer (riboflavin or vitamin B2). This treatment involves removal of the epithelium (code 65435) and/or the introduction...
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