CPT^® 66830, Under Removal of Lens Material Procedures of the Eye

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 66830 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Removal of Lens Material Procedures of the Eye.

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The provider excises the posterior lens capsule to remove haziness, or opacification, from the lens in a patient with a secondary membranous cataract.

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Modifiers -79 & -59

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Cataract Surgery with ICL Removal

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Occasionally our physicians perform a cataract surgery but do not implant the IOL. They state the code 66982 best describes what they have performed. I have had them review code series 66830-66940 and... [ Read More ]

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