AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2006 Issue 4; VOLUME 3 NEW/REVISED CODES

Implantation of Intraocular Telescope Prosthesis

Effective October 1, 2006, a new code has been created to capture the surgical implantation of an intraocular telescope prosthesis. This visual prosthetic device is a miniature telescope used to treat patients with moderate to profound visual impairment due to end-stage age-related macular degeneration. Macular degeneration is the leading cause of blindness in patients over 55 years of age. The implanted intraocular telescope functions as a fixed focus telephoto quartz optical device comprised of multiple wide-angle micro-optics. The device is implanted in one eye, providing central vision. The nonimplanted eye can continue to provide peripheral vision for orientation and...

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