CPT^® 65730, Under Keratoplasty Procedures on the Cornea

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 65730 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Keratoplasty Procedures on the Cornea.

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Summary

During this procedure, the provider performs keratoplasty, or corneal transplant, in patients without aphakia or pseudophakia. This procedure is the most common method of corneal tissue transplant and is mainly performed when patients have visual acuity issues secondary to corneal opacity.

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Cancel case

When a case is cancel and the patient is in O.R ROOM , do I still bill it with a modifer 73 or 74-? is what the discharge read - Patient was schedule for an operation today for a cornea transplant... [ Read More ]

Focus on Ophthalmology Coding

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Corneal transplant w/cataract extraction.

Patient had corneal transplant and cataract extraction during the same encounter. I am not quite sure which code would be appropriate 65730 or 65755. The operative report has the cornea removed,... [ Read More ]

Medicaid "Cornea Transplant"

I know [B]medicaid [/B]covers CPT [B]65730 [/B]but not the [B]V2785[/B]...but our doctor is insisting that [B]efective Jan 1, 2009[/B], [B]Medicare[/B] [B][U]approved [/U][/B]a procedure that [B][I]bu... [ Read More ]

Dsaek

[b]Dseak[/b] This is what I found online: "Use of DSLEK/DSAEK results in significantly shorter healing time and is covered by Medicare. Providers should bill DSLEK/DSAEK with CPT NOC code 66999 (unli... [ Read More ]

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