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AMA CPT® Assistant - 2010 Issue 11 (November)
Surgery: Eye and Ocular Adnexa (Q&A) (November 2010)
November 2010 page 9d
Surgery: Eye and Ocular Adnexa
Question: Is CPT code 68815, Probing of nasolacrimal duct, with or without irrigation; with insertion of tube or stent, reported per duct or per eye?
Answer: Code 68815 is reported per eye. If the procedure is performed bilaterally, report code 68815 with modifier 50 appended.
Surgery: Eye and Ocular Adnexa (Q&A) (November 2010). CPT® Assistant. 2010; November 2010 page 9d
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