tci Outpatient Facility Coding Alert - 2017 Issue 12

Reader Question: Decode This Pupilloplasty Coding Puzzle

Question: If the physician performed a pupilloplasty, which CPT® code should I report? Colorado Subscriber Answer: When the physician performs a pupilloplasty with a laser to improve vision, you will report 66762 (Iridoplasty by photocoagulation (1 or more sessions) (e.g., for improvement of vision, for widening of anterior chamber angle)). If glaucoma was the cause, and the physician performs the procedure without a laser, report 66630 (Iridectomy, with corneoscleral or corneal section; sector for glaucoma (separate procedure)). On the other hand, if the physician used a laser, report 66761 (Iridotomy/iridectomy by laser surgery (e.g., for glaucoma) (per...

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