AMA CPT® Assistant - 2009 Issue 12 (December)

Surgery: Eye and Ocular Adnexa (December 2009)

December 2009 page 12c Bonus Feature:Surgery: Eye and Ocular Adnexa Question: What code is assigned for Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK)? Ann Waters, RHIT, CCS Answer: Prior to January 1, 2009, code 65730, Keratoplasty (corneal transplant); penetrating (except in aphakia), with Modifier 52 appended was reported to describe Descemet's stripping with endothelial keratoplasty (DSEK). For CPT 2009 codebook, code 65756, Keratoplasty (corneal transplant); endothelial was added to describe removal of the diseased posterior layer of the cornea (endothelium) that has become dysfunctional through aging or disease with replacement of grafted functional endothelium. Endothelial keratoplasty involves replacement of only...

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