CPT Knowledgebase - Jul 27, 2006

A patient presented to my physician's office for removal of chalazions, one on the right upper eyelid and another on the left upper eyelid. Would it be appropriate to report code 67800 with the modifier 50, or would it be more appropriate to report code 67805?

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