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What is the transparent part of the eye? - -Cornea
What is the abbreviation for EACH EYE? - -O.U.
A surgeon performed a cataract extraction with an intraocular lens implant on
the right eye of a Medicare patient. What modifier(s) would be reported? -
-RT
What is exophthalmos? - -Protrusion of the eyeballs
What ICD-10-CM code is used to report acute actinic otitis externa of the left
ear? - -H60.512
A patient had another recession strabismus procedure of the lateral rectus
muscle. This muscle had previously been recessed during an operative
session six months ago which resulted in scarring of the extraocular muscle.
What CPT® code(s) is/are reported? - -67311, 67332
A 65 year-old patient presents with an ectropion of the right lower eyelid.
Repair with tarsal wedge excision is performed for correction. Attention was
then directed to the left eye. The patient also has an ectropion of the left lower
eyelid which is repaired by suture repair. What CPT® code(s) is/are reported? -
-67916-E4, 67914-E2
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A 12 year-old male patient has an abscess located at the external auditory
meatus. The ENT incises the abscess and packs it to absorb the drainage.
What CPT® code is reported? - -69020
An 89 year-old patient who has significant partial opacities in the lens of the
left eye presents for phacoemulsification and lens implantation. What ICD-
10-CM code is reported? - -H26.9
The patient was taken to the operating room. The provider everts the upper
eyelid and places clamps across the everted undersurface of the upper lid.
The tissue distal to the clamps is excised or resected. This tissue includes
conjunctiva, tarsus, Muller's muscle and the distal insertion of the levator
aponeurosis. The remaining tissue is reattached and sutured. What CPT®
code is reported? - -67908
What CPT® code is reported for removal of foreign body from the external
auditory canal without general anesthesia? - -69200
An ENT performs a patch repair on the left eardrum of a 10 year-old patient.
What CPT® code is reported? - -69610-LT
To code for the operating microscope, what verbiage are you looking for in the
medical record? - -The operating microscope was sterilely draped and
brought into the surgical field.