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11 Ways to Show Medical Necessity for Ptosis Repair
Published on Sun Aug 28, 2005
Pick the right ICD-9 code to show your carrier that eyelid procedures aren't cosmetic Although each carrier may have its own LCD outlining which diagnoses support medical necessity for blepharoptosis repair procedures (67901-67908, Repair of blepharoptosis...), here are 11 ICD-9 codes that will typically do the trick.
374.30 - Ptosis of eyelid, unspecified
374.31 - Paralytic ptosis
374.32 - Myogenic ptosis
374.33 - Mechanical ptosis
374.34 - Blepharochalasis
374.87 - Dermatochalasis
374.89 - Other disorders of eyelid
743.61 - Congenital ptosis
743.62 - Congenital deformities of eyelids
743.63 - Other specified congenital anomalies of eyelid
V52.2 - Fitting and adjustment of artificial eye. Sources: LCDs from Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Cahaba Government Benefit Administrators, CIGNA Government Services, Noridian Administrative Services, and Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corp.