CPT Knowledgebase - Dec 16, 2009

When a rust ring is removed from the cornea by scraping or using a drill (burr) at the time of foreign body removal, is it appropriate to report both codes 65222, Removal of foreign body, external eye; corneal, with slit lamp, and 65435, Removal of corneal epithelium; with or without chemocauterization (abrasion, curettage)?

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