CPT^® 65920, Under Removal Procedures on the Anterior Chamber of the Eye

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 65920 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Removal Procedures on the Anterior Chamber of the Eye.

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In this procedure, the physician removes previously implanted material, such as an artificial lens, from the anterior segment of the eye.

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Intacs Implant Removal

Stacey, Good morning! Removal of Intacs is best described by CPT 65920 "Removal of implanted material, anterior segment of eye." Teresa Troutman, CPC, COPC... [ Read More ]

Cataract surgery cataract implanting iol plan surgery

What code should i bill. My doctor did cataract surgery and removed lens but did not replace with an IOL. I dont think i should use 66984 since we plan on Implanting IOL later, I cant use 65920 since ... [ Read More ]

Cataract surgery with removal of Implantable Contact Lens

Our case came down to the ICL removal and a catarct removal. It was coded and paid as was stated above. The 65920 plus the 66984 were both paid. Because there was no new placement of ICL, we steere... [ Read More ]

Cataract surgery with removal of Implantable Contact Lens

I have a similar case that our doctor is wanting to schedule at our office. My front office staff was trying to schedule it in our system and the doctors office just wrote ICL removal and cataract sur... [ Read More ]

Cataract surgery with removal of Implantable Contact Lens

My surgeon removed an ICL, then removed the cataract, then placed an IOL. I originally coded it as a 65920 plus the 66984. There are no bundling issues with CCI, so this is how I left the coding. I... [ Read More ]

Cataract surgery with removal of Implantable Contact Lens

[QUOTE="w_burns@peoplepc.com, post: 191710, member: 93259"]My doctor removed an ICL (Implantable Contact Lens) during cataract surgery. Would it be appropriate to bill 66984 and 65920 (removal of impl... [ Read More ]

Cataract surgery with removal of Implantable Contact Lens

My doctor removed an ICL (Implantable Contact Lens) during cataract surgery. Would it be appropriate to bill 66984 and 65920 (removal of implanted material, anterior segment)? Wendy Burns CPC Cod... [ Read More ]

Cataract Surgery with ICL Removal

My doctor removed an ICL (Implantable Contact Lens) during cataract surgery. Would it be appropriate to bill 66984 and 65920 (removal of implanted material, anterior segment)?... [ Read More ]

95867, 95920 & 60240

Can someone shed some light on codes 95867 (EMG) and 65920 (monitoring). Can the same physican who perform a surgery i.e. 60240 (Thyroidectomy) bill for 95867 and 65920 at the same time of the surgery... [ Read More ]

Removal of exposed Ahmed Valve

[QUOTE="trent123, post: 107890, member: 56977"]Patient had a removal of exposed Valve in the left supratemporal quadrant . I look could not find a code. Iwork at an ASC and doc office booked it as a r... [ Read More ]

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