Ophthalmology and Optometry Coding Alert
Reader Question:
Membrane Extraction
Published on Sat Apr 01, 2000
Question: What is the appropriate code for extraction of subfoveal choroidal neovascular membrane?
Sandra Farr, Patient Accounts Manager
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Lubbock, Texas
Answer: The proper code is 67038 (vitrectomy, mechanical, pars plana approach; with epiretinal membrane stripping).
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