AMA CPT® Assistant - 2009 Issue 12 (December)

Surgery: Eye and Ocular Adnexa (December 2009)

December 2009 page 12b Bonus Feature:Surgery: Eye and Ocular Adnexa Question: Can code 65435, Removal of corneal epithelium; with or without chemocauterization (abrasion, curettage), be reported for rust ring removal of cornea when no foreign body is found or removed? Donna Allshire, CPC, CPC-H, CPC-I, CEDC, RCC Answer: No. Since the rust ring is considered foreign to the cornea, the removal is reported either using code 65220, Removal of foreign body, external eye; corneal, without slit lamp, or 65222, Removal of foreign body, external eye; corneal, with slit lamp, as appropriate. Surgery: Eye and Ocular Adnexa (December 2009). CPT®...

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