AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2015 Issue 2; Ask the Editor

Penetrating Keratoplasty and Anterior Segment Reconstruction

A patient status post multiple eye procedures, who is diagnosed with corneal edema with anterior segment membrane of the right eye, presented for penetrating keratoplasty and anterior segment reconstruction. The anterior chamber was entered with a blade, the corneal wound was completed, a dense membrane was resected from the iris, and the donor tissue was placed to the recipient bed. Adhesions on the iris were also lysed. What are the correct root operations and approach for the penetrating keratoplasty and anterior segment reconstruction?  ...

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