AMA CPT® Assistant - 2003 Issue 3 (March)

Eye and Ocular Adnexa/ Surgery (March 2003)

March 2003 page 23b Coding Consultation:Questions and Answers Eye and Ocular Adnexa/ Surgery, 65855 (Q&A) Question We have a patient that is coming in for the second laser trabeculoplasty treatment in a series of three treatments. We have already billed code 65855 for the first treatment. Should we report the second and third treatments using 65855 and the modifier '-76' for repeat procedure by the same physician? AMA Comment Code 65855, Trabeculoplasty by laser surgery, one or more sessions (defined treatment series), is intended to represent all treatment sessions performed in a given treatment series. Therefore, code 65855...

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