AMA CPT® Assistant - 2003 Issue 8 (August)

Eye and Ocular Adnexa/Surgery (August 2003)

August 2003 page 15-end Coding Consultation:Questions and Answers Eye and Ocular Adnexa, 67038, 68200 (Q&A) Question Can code 68200 be reported in addition to code 67038 if a patient receives an antibiotic injection into the subconjunctival space at the same operative session? AMA Comment The subconjunctival injection would be included in the procedure described by code 67038, Vitrectomy, mechanical, pars plana approach; with epiretinal membrane stripping. Therefore, code 68200, Subconjunctival injection, should not be reported in addition to code 67038 for the subconjunctival injection performed during the vitrectomy procedure. Eye and Ocular Adnexa/Surgery (August 2003). CPT® Assistant. 2003...

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