AMA CPT® Assistant - 2012 Issue 10 (October)

Surgery: Eye and Ocular Adnexa (Q&A) (October 2012)

October 2012 page 15a Surgery: Eye and Ocular Adnexa Question: If multiple intravitreal injections of several different pharmacologic agents are given, may code 67028 be reported for each injection Answer: No. Code 67028, Intravitreal injection of a pharmacologic agent (separate procedure), is reported per eye. Although rarely performed, multiple injections would be administered through the same syringe, hence the singular reporting of code 67028. Based on payer requirements, the appropriate HCPCS Level II code(s) may be reported for the drug(s). Surgery: Eye and Ocular Adnexa (Q&A) (October 2012). CPT® Assistant. 2012; October 2012 page 15a ...

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