AMA CPT® Assistant - 2018 Issue 2 (February)
Surgery: Eye and Ocular Adnexa (Q&A) (February 2018)
February 2018 page 11c Surgery: Eye and Ocular Adnexa Question: Codes 65778-65780 for ocular surface reconstruction with placement of an amniotic membrane graft are in the Eye and Ocular Adnexa/Cornea subsection of the CPT code set and are reported for corneal conditions. If the patient has a conjunctival lesion that is excised with placement of amniotic membrane graft, is this procedure considered a conjunctivoplasty with amniotic membrane graft? Answer: Yes, the amniotic membrane tissue codes 65778, Placement of amniotic membrane on the ocular surface; without sutures, 65779, Placement of amniotic membrane on the ocular surface; single layer, sutured, and...
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