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Blepharospasm Injection

Published on Fri Oct 31, 2014

Question: How would I report a Botox injection to control blepharospasm in only one eye? California Subscriber Answer: If the ophthalmologist uses Botox to treat blepharospasm with injections into the skin around one eye, you would use 64612 (Chemodenervation of muscle[s]; muscle[s] innervated by facial nerve [e.g., for blepharospasm, hemifacial spasm]) with modifier LT (Left side) or RT (Right side) on the [...]
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