CPT^® 65285, Under Repair of Laceration Procedures on the Eyeball

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 65285 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Repair of Laceration Procedures on the Eyeball.

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The provider repairs a tear wound in the cornea and or sclera, then repositions or removes some of the vascular middle layer of the eye due to a trauma to the globe.

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