AMA CPT® Assistant - 2017 Issue 12 (December)
Surgery: Eye and Ocular Adnexa (Q&A) (December 2017)
December 2017 page 14e Surgery: Eye and Ocular Adnexa Question: What is the appropriate code to report the insertion of a capsular traction ring during a pediatric cataract surgery? Answer: It is appropriate to report code 66982, Extracapsular cataract removal with insertion of intraocular lens prosthesis (1-stage procedure), manual or mechanical technique (eg, irrigation and aspiration or phacoemulsification), complex, requiring devices or techniques not generally used in routine cataract surgery (eg, iris expansion device, suture support for intraocular lens, or primary posterior capsulorrhexis) or performed on patients in the amblyogenic developmental stage, for this procedure. Surgery: Eye and Ocular...
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