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Confirm Retinal Break to Report H33 Series
Published on Mon Jun 21, 2021
Question: Our retinal doctor performed a surgery for a retinal detachment (67108) and said the diagnosis code should be “retinal detachment with occult breaks of the right eye.” Would that be coded as a single break? In the op note it states that no definitive retinal break was noted. How should we report the ICD-10 code? Indiana Subscriber Answer: The [...]