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Identify the Code for Eyelid Retraction Injections

Published on Wed Apr 16, 2025

Question: A patient presented with complaints of chronic bilateral upper lid cicatricial retraction with lagophthalmos. The ophthalmologist injected the patient’s upper eyelids with 5-fluorouracil into scar tissue on each eyelid. How would I report this procedure? Connecticut Subscriber Answer: Assign 11900 (Injection, intralesional; up to and including 7 lesions) to report the injections into the patient’s upper eyelids. Depending on [...]
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