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Wiki counseling a patient about an upcoming surgery

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If a patient comes into the ophthalmology clinic and sits with a tech who goes over a scheduled cataract surgery, reviewing paperwork and documents that describe the surgery and what to expect, how to prepare, etc, I am thinking that I can code this at 99211 with the appropriate cataract diagnosis code. Is there someone out there with similar thoughts or experience with this?
 
I agree with the previous comment, This is considered a major procedure. E&M subsequent to the decision for the surgery is bundled. Everything is specifically related to the surgery and a standard of care pre-op.
 
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