Question: What is the code for a levator resection? New Jersey Subscriber Answer: For an internal approach for the levator resection, use 67903 (Repair of blepharoptosis; [tarso] levator resection or advancement, internal approach). For an external approach, assign 67904 ( [tarso] levator resection or advancement, external approach). Answers to You Be the Coder and Reader Questions contributed by Dennis Sandoval, MD, Eye and Facial Surgery of New Mexico, Albuquerque; Lise Roberts, vice president of Health Care Compliance Strategies, Jericho, N.Y.; and Raequell Duran, president of Practice Solutions, Santa Barbara, Calif.