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CPT® 0253T, Under Various Services - Category III Codes

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 0253T as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Various Services - Category III Codes.

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The provider drains the aqueous fluid from the eye to lower intraocular pressure in a patient with glaucoma.

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