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CPT® 67311, Under Strabismus surgery with Other Extra Ocular Muscle Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 67311 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Strabismus surgery with Other Extra Ocular Muscle Procedures.

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The provider realigns an imbalance in the eye muscles by either recession, which weakens the eye muscle or resection, which strengthens the muscles so as to restore normal vision. This procedure is done to correct an imbalance in the eye muscles that control the movement of the eyeball.

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Hello coding community :) I am new to eye surgeries for strabismus and your help will be greatly appreciated in defining 67334 CPT for my case below specifically for the LEFT eye. I know that 67334 a... [ Read More ]
Eye Help!
[b]Eye Help[/b] I would code the 67311-LT 67345 J0585 The CPT code 67340 states strabismus surgery involving exploration and/or repair of detached extraocular muscle(s). After reading the op report,... [ Read More ]
Eye Help!
I have a provider stating the coding on a report was done incorrectly. I am hoping someone can help: for this case it was coded as 67340, 67345, 67311 and J0585x5units for the botox PREOPERATIVE DIAGN... [ Read More ]
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does anyone have any information on these procedures? Especially the add-on codes. Thank you!... [ Read More ]
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[b]This has to do with 67311[/b] If someone could help me on the 67311 code staff releases incorrect muscle and then has to go back and release correct muscle. Can we enter 67311 twice with the fir... [ Read More ]
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Look at 67311-50 for the bilateral procedure.... [ Read More ]
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Can someone look at the report below? I think cpt code 67311, office says 67312. I appreciate any information. Thanks, Vickie PREOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: Constant esotropia. POSTOPERATIVE DIAGNO... [ Read More ]
67312-50 ?
would you just code 67312-50 or would you code this 67311 left- and 67312 rt, since 2 muscles was on right ? POSTOPERATIVE DIAGNOSES: 1. Large right exotropia, 50 diopters. 2. Partial right t... [ Read More ]
Strabismus surgery
[QUOTE="trent123, post: 128695, member: 56977"]If a patient had a right medial rectus recession by 5mm and then a right lateral resection of 8 mm- would this be a horizontal muscle 67311 or vertica... [ Read More ]
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