CPT^® 65772, Under Other Procedures on the Cornea

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 65772 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Other Procedures on the Cornea.

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The provider incises the cornea to change the corneal shape and correct astigmatism that prior surgery caused, such as cataract surgery when the provider inserted an intraocular lens.

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[b]Help with modifiers![/b] Can these codes be billed out this way? 66982-rt-79-54, 67010-rt-79-54-51, 65772-rt-79-54-51. I thought these were bundled together according to the NCCI Edits, and the o... [ Read More ]

limbal relaxation

Does anyone bill 65772 with 66984? CCI edits state 65772 is a column 2 code for 66984 but can be billed with modifier. I am new to coding these and our previous coder ALWAYS billed the 2 together if... [ Read More ]

phacoemulsification with limbal relaxing incision

No! You would not code an L.R.I. that was not surgically induced as CPT 65772 therefore the edits would not apply and the patient would pay out of pocket as stated prior. Sharon... [ Read More ]

phacoemulsification with limbal relaxing incision

no it would still be 66984 and 65772 bundles per CCI... [ Read More ]

Phaco and keraoplasty

Greetings, my ? Of the day is can you code 65772 when an phaco iol(66984) is done and this procedure for astigmatism is done at the same time if i don't report the 66984?... [ Read More ]

Medicare Denial as routine

Missy, You don't state which code you are billing (00140?) nor which procedure the surgeon performed (65772/65775) so I'm only guessing, but according to my information (Coding Companion for Ophthalmo... [ Read More ]

66984 with 65772

I have billed for an Ophthalmologist for many years and have never been paid for an L.R.I. by an insurance company for astigmatism that was caused by a cataract operation. It has been my experience t... [ Read More ]

66984 with 65772 65772 66984 astigmatism cataract ophthalmology

I have a Ophthalmologist who is doing cataract surgery (66984) and at the same time is doing a corneal relaxing incision (65772) because his 66984 will cause an astigmatism and he doesn't want to inco... [ Read More ]

Can't find CPT code

Look at 65772 and 65775. Hope this helps !... [ Read More ]

LRI pre-ex astigmatism

My understanding of this procedure (65772) is that it is to correct a surgically induced astigmatism only, not a pre-existing astigmatism which would probably be considered elective and not medically ... [ Read More ]

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