December 2009 page 12b
Bonus Feature:Surgery: Eye and Ocular Adnexa
Question: Can code 65435, Removal of corneal
epithelium; with or without chemocauterization (abrasion, curettage),
be reported for rust ring removal of cornea when no foreign body is
found or removed? Donna Allshire, CPC, CPC-H, CPC-I, CEDC, RCC
Answer: No. Since the rust ring is considered foreign to the
cornea, the removal is reported either using code 65220, Removal of foreign
body, external eye; corneal, without slit lamp, or 65222, Removal of
foreign body, external eye; corneal, with slit lamp, as appropriate.
Surgery: Eye and Ocular Adnexa (December 2009). CPT®...
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