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Ophthalmology and Optometry Coding Alert

Eyelid Procedures:

67840, 11440-11446, 11640-11646? Find the Right Lesion Removal Code or Risk $116

Published on Mon Mar 25, 2013

Tip: If the surgery involves more than the eyelid’s skin, turn to 67840. When your ophthalmologist removes lesions from a patient’s eyelids, check if the removal involves more than the eyelid’s skin – the added complexity puts you in a different section and boosts your pay. Dig into your ophthalmologist’s procedure documentation to determine which code set you should report. [...]
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