tci Part B Insider - 2007 Issue 32

CPT 2008: Prepare To See A New Path To Bill For Retina Surgeries

FOBT code will become more flexible in 2008Heads up: CPT 2008 will eliminate retina surgery code 67038 (Victrectomy, with epiretinal membrane stripping.) Instead, you-ll have three new retina surgery codes to choose from. Patients may have an epiretinal membrane on the surface of the macula because of a previous infection or the results of a past surgery, note experts. The membrane can cause a distortion in vision. Your doctor may also refer to this phenomenon as -macular pucker- or -cellophane maculopathy.- You-ll also have a new code for complex retinal detachment procedures in 2008, sources close to...

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