AMA CPT® Assistant - 2016 Issue 9 (September)

Repair of Retinal Detachment (September 2016)

September 2016 page 5 Repair of Retinal Detachment Several codes in the Eye and Ocular Adnexa subsection of the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) 2016 code set for the treatment of retinal detachment were revised. A retinal detachment occurs when the inner layer of the eye peels off of the inside of the eye and floats toward the center of the eye. This can occur after the formation of a break in the retina, or from leakage beneath the retina. When repair of retinal detachment is reported, the codes reported refer to the treatment(s) needed to close or repair...

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