2011年10月11日 · Cataract surgery procedures -- including 66982 (Extracapsular cataract removal with insertion of intraocular lens prosthesis [one stage procedure], manual or mechanical technique, complex, requiring devices or techniques not generally used in routine cataract surgery or performed on patients in the amblyogenic developmental stage), 66983 ...

2024年2月22日 · Posterior capsular opacification (PCO) is the most frequent complication of cataract surgery, and the code for PCO laser treatment is 66821 (Discission of secondary membranous cataract (opacified posterior lens capsule and/or anterior hyaloid); laser surgery (eg, YAG laser) (1 or more stages)).

2005年3月12日 · Therefore, full payment for the YAG laser capsulotomy would result in overpayment for the pre- and post-operative work in the service." Translation: When the ophthalmologist performs a YAG capsulotomy within the global of cataract surgery, Medicare will not pay for the pre- and postoperative portion of the YAG procedure. The pre- and ...

2010年11月2日 · Need some help please :) One of my providers is doing and Achilles tendon lengthening and a capsular release. I have 27685 for the tendon lengthening, but am at a loss for the capsular release. Here is that part of the OP note: There was a significant amount of scar tissue around the subtalar...

2010年1月1日 · Answer: Because the second procedure happened outside the 90-day global period for the initial yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG) laser procedure, just report the same code (66821, Discission of secondary membranous cataract [opacified posterior lens capsule and/or anterior hyaloid]; laser surgery [e.g., YAG laser] [one or more stages]) without any ...

This procedure also includes the treatment of retinal diseases affecting a larger area of the retina. For clinical responsibility, terminology, tips and additional info start codify free trial. View any code changes for 2025 as well as historical information on code creation and revision.

1999年6月1日 · Furthermore, if the YAG capsulotomy is done within the first 30 days of the postoperative period, this would raise the ante considerably, says Simerson. Our Medicare carrier would want to talk to the doctor before paying for it, because the procedure is performed so soon after the cataract surgery, the administrator explains.

We have a patient that had yag caps (66821) done on the right eye 6/02/19. Same patient had yag caps (66821) done again on the right eye 6-30-19. We billed this procedure with a 76 modifier. Medi... [ Read More ]

2013年10月28日 · Question: Our ophthalmologist performed a pars plana vitrectomy, removing lens fragments from the posterior segment. We looked at 66852, which does describe the removal of the lens material. But the code is under the “Anterior Segment” category in the CPT® manual. Which code should I use for the posterior segment procedure? Michigan Subscriber

2008年6月10日 · Question: Does the use of Trypan Blue dye to stain dense cataract justify the use of a complicated cataract code 66982, Extracapsular cataract removal with insertion of intraocular lens prosthesis (1-stage procedure), manual or mechanical technique (eg, irrigation and aspiration or phacoemulsification), complex, requiring devices or techniques ...