Ophthalmology and Optometry Coding Alert

You Be the Coder:

Can You Correctly Apply +67331?

Question: When should I use +67331? I have been told in the past to only use the code if the patient has had a different type of eye surgery leading to the strabismus, not a previous strabismus surgery, but I can’t tell if this is accurate. Tennessee Subscriber Answer: CPT® code +67331 (Strabismus surgery on patient with previous eye surgery [...]
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