Since the superior oblique muscle is anatomically a vertical extraocular muscle, how is this reported

CPT® Knowledge Base is a compendium of real life coding questions asked by the coding community and answered by CPT® coding experts.

Over 2900 questions and authoritative answers from the CPT® professionals at the AMA. Get specific answers to challenging coding questions, and search the knowledge base of others' real world questions.

Access to this feature is available in the following products:

AMA's CPT® Advanced Coding Pack

Articles are listed in order of calculated relevance.

What CPT code should be reported when a strabismus surgery is performed on two horizontal (2023)
The patient had surgery for bilateral lateral rectus recessions of 5 mm with tendon transposition (2017)
A 63-year-old female with fibrous adhesions between the extraocular muscle and the orbital contents of (2026)
What would be the appropriate code to report a suborbicularis oculi fat (SOOF) lift? (2025)
If my physician performs a bilateral paravaginal defect repair, should the bilateral procedure be reported (2006)
What code should be reported for a medial or spindle procedure for a diagnosis of (2020)
Would it be appropriate to report codes 15823 for browpexy that is performed at the (2023)
A patient presented to my physician's office for removal of chalazions, one on the right (2006)
Please describe CPT code 67345, Chemodenervation of extraocular muscle. (2015)
Would it be appropriate to report code 66825 when an intraocular lens (IOL) is repositioned (2025)
What is the CPTs coding systems recommendation for indicating a bilateral surgical procedure on a (2013)
When a physician performs both a blepharoplasty (15823) and a ptosis repair (67908), is it (2021)

Thank you for choosing Find-A-Code, please Sign In to remove ads.

MY NEWSLETTERS

FEES

FACILITY

RISK ADJUSTMENT

AMA CPT® Knowledge Base - Jan 21, 2010

Article Overview

Why This Topic Matters

What You Will Learn

Who Should Read This

Codes Discussed

Related Articles