CPT^® 65220, Under Removal of Foreign Body Procedures on the Eyeball

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 65220 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Removal of Foreign Body Procedures on the Eyeball.

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In this procedure, the provider removes a foreign object from the cornea without the aid of a slit lamp, a special lighting device designed for viewing the eye.

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