April 2016 page 8d
Surgery: Eye and Ocular Adnexa
Question: Is it appropriate to report CPT code 66840, Removal of lens material; aspiration technique, 1 or more stages, when the surgeon removes lens material by irrigation, instead of aspiration as stated in the code descriptor?
Answer: No, code 66840 represents a method of removing a cataract without replacing the natural lens with an intraocular lens (IOL), and the scenario described does not accurately reflect the intent of this code. Unlisted code 66999, Unlisted procedure, anterior segment of eye, should be reported instead. When reporting an unlisted code to describe...
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Article Overview
This April 2016 Q&A article for surgery involving the eye and ocular adnexa discusses coding questions under CPT. It focuses on when an eye procedure should be reported with an unlisted code, and it also clarifies terminology used in CPT image postprocessing descriptors. The article is useful for ophthalmology, ophthalmic surgery, and coding professionals who need to understand the scope of these guidance topics.
Why This Topic Matters
It helps readers determine whether the article is relevant to eye surgery coding questions, especially when procedure wording does not match a specific CPT descriptor or when terminology in imaging-related CPT language needs interpretation.
Article Sections
Eye and Ocular Adnexa Q&A
A set of coding questions and answers for ophthalmic surgery and related CPT terminology. The section covers procedure reporting context and a separate imaging-related terminology question.
What You Will Learn
How this Q&A article frames CPT-related questions in eye and ocular adnexa surgery
The kinds of procedure-reporting topics addressed in the article
The general subject matter of the imaging terminology discussion in the article
What supporting documentation topics are associated with unlisted procedure reporting
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