CPT Knowledgebase - Oct 26, 2017

What code should be reported for a selective facial myectomy on a patient with apraxia of eyelid opening and blepharospasm? The surgeon performs a myectomy of the orbicularis oculi muscle of the upper eyelid and a frontalis suspension blepharoptosis repair (67901). The only code found for myectomy is 67399, Unlisted procedure, extraocular muscle. Is this the correct code to report?

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