AMA CPT® Assistant - 2002 Issue 11 (November)

Surgery Eye and Ocular Adnexa (November 2002)

November 2002 page 11d Coding Consultation:Questions and Answers Eye and Ocular Adnexa, 68811, 68815 (Q&A) Question When probing of the nasolacrimal duct is performed and a tube or stent is inserted, would it be appropriate to report both 68811 and 68815? AMA Comment If probing of a nasolacrimal duct, with insertion of a tube or stent, is performed, only code 68815 should be reported. Since nasolacrimal duct probing is included in the descriptor for 68815, it would not be appropriate to report code 68810 or 68811 in addition to code 68815. Surgery Eye and Ocular Adnexa (November 2002)...

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