AMA CPT® Assistant - 2002 Issue 9 (September)

Eye and Ocular Adnexa (September 2002)

September 2002 page 10 Coding Consultation:Eye and Ocular Adnexa Eye and Ocular Adnexa, 67312, 67311 (Q&A) Question If strabismus surgery is performed on one horizontal extraocular muscle in each eye, should code 67312, Strabismus surgery, recession or resection procedure; two horizontal muscles, be reported? AMA Comment No. Code 67312 is intended to describe strabismus surgery on two horizontal extraocular muscles in the same eye. In the instance when strabismus surgery is performed on one horizontal muscle in each eye, code 67311-50, Strabismus surgery, recession or resection procedure; one horizontal muscle, should be reported. Modifier '-50,' Bilateral procedure...

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