AMA CPT® Assistant - 2010 Issue 12 (December)

Surgery: Ophthalmology (Q & A) (December 2010)

December 2010 page 15 Surgery: Ophthalmology Question: When a bleb fails after a trabeculectomy procedure, is it appropriate to report the revision of that bleb with code 66250, Revision or repair of operative wound of anterior segment, any type, early or late, major or minor procedure? Paul Cadorette CPC, CPC-H, CPC-P, CEDC, COSC, CASCC, Houston, TX Answer: Yes, it is appropriate to report code 66250 to describe the revision of the bleb following a trabeculectomy procedure. Surgery: Ophthalmology (Q & A) (December 2010). CPT® Assistant. 2010; December 2010 page 15 ...

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