CPT^® 68200, Under Injection Procedures on the Conjunctiva

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 68200 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Injection Procedures on the Conjunctiva.

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The provider injects medication into the subconjunctival space for a variety of reasons, such as to deliver antibiotics or to treat swelling.

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Coding help, please

Well I think you have two options. 96372 or 68200. I think I might ask the provider for a little more detail to decide between the two.... [ Read More ]

Coding help, please

IF it was into the subconjunctival space, I would use 68200... [ Read More ]

Excision or transpostion of pterygium with graft code 65426

Because this was the same anatomical site, there would be just the one code of 65426. However, if the op note states this was done via subconjunctival injection (most of them are) you would also add 6... [ Read More ]

Cpt 68200

I have a question regarding use of CPT 68200 injections. My patient had cataract surgery and ahmed tube shunt ou. He has had a number of follow-up injections subconjunctivally and I would like to fi... [ Read More ]

Post-op bleeding in ED

What procedure is the patient in the post-op period of? The codes mentioned are not supported by the (brief) documentation: 68200 is a subconjunctival injection; 67999 is an unlisted procedure, eyel... [ Read More ]

Post-op bleeding in ED

Pt seen in ED with following procedure note: Oozing from under lateral L eyelid. Lateral eyelid injected with 1% lido with epi - 2 ml. Good hemostasis , tolerated well, no complications. Some sugge... [ Read More ]

Epithelial Keratoplasty with subjunctical injection

During a recent coding audit of a surgical case, it was found that a subconjunctival injection of Kefzol and dexamethasone was also performed. Although there are not any CCI edits that bundle 65756 & ... [ Read More ]

sweeping the iris away from the wound

Isn't that J9190 for IV use and it's for 500mg. Do you consider the 68200 a staged or pre-planned procedure?... [ Read More ]

sweeping the iris away from the wound

Hello, Can try CPT code 68200-58-eye modifier and J9190 for Fluorouracil; Rgds, LMohan... [ Read More ]

sweeping the iris away from the wound

How do I code sweeping the iris away from the wound? The patient had bleb revision and now has iris strand peaking over the sclerotomy. The physician tells me he wants to remove this piece (snipping i... [ Read More ]

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