AMA CPT® Assistant - 2004 Issue 6 (June)

Eye and Ocular Adnexa (June 2004)

June 2004 page 10a Coding Consultation:Questions and Answers Eye and Ocular Adnexa, 67917, 68320 (Q&A) Question If conjunctivoplasty with conjunctival graft is performed in addition to an extensive ectropion repair (code 67917), can code 68320 be reported separately or is it included in the ectropion repair code? AMA Comment Code 68320, Conjunctivoplasty; with conjunctival graft or extensive rearrangement, may be reported with code 67917, Repair of ectropion; blepharoplasty, extensive (eg, Kuhnt-Szymanowski or tarsal strip operations), as it is not considered an inherent component of the ectropion repair described by code 67917. Eye and Ocular Adnexa (June 2004). CPT®...

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