CPT^® 65780, Under Other Procedures on the Cornea

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 65780 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Other Procedures on the Cornea.

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In this procedure, the provider uses the membrane from the inner surface of the placenta to reconstruct the surface of a patient’s eye that injury or disease damaged. This procedure involves transplanting multiple layers of the amniograft.

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Excision of pterygium with ocular surface reconstruction

Hi I'm new to coding this procedure and I wanted to get a second opinion on how I coded this note. I REALLY APPRECIATE ANY FEEDBACK ON THIS NOTE!! The DX is Pterygium I coded 65780 and V2790 The e... [ Read More ]

Sx Coding Help

:rolleyes:Patient diagnosis: Ocular Cicatrical pemphigiod with symblepharon and cicaticial entropian and trichiasis. And inclusion cyst of carnucle. Procedure: The symblepharon was identified and an... [ Read More ]

Billing for pterygium excision with Ambio5 AMT

You are correct to use 65426 as it includes all types of grafts. The only time that I have used 65780 is when there was a double-headed pterygium and the conjunctival pedicled graft was not large enou... [ Read More ]

Billing for pterygium excision with Ambio5 AMT

I have come across a coding issue that really has me very puzzled. Our surgeons want us to bill 65780 (Ocular surface reconstruction; amniotic membrane transplantation, multiple layers) for a pterygiu... [ Read More ]

65780

Does anyone know if this procedure can be paid in the office???? I have a denial from Medicare saying this is not payable in the office setting. Our coding program is showing an allowable for the... [ Read More ]

AmbioDry2 graft

As anyone billed for the above graft (IOP disorder Opthamology)? I was looking at V2790 with either procedure code 65778, 65779 or 65780. Thank for the help. :)... [ Read More ]

Bleb revision with amniotic membrane graft

anyone ever coded this, maybe 65780 ?... [ Read More ]

Oculoplastic Surgery

Pre-authorized code 67966 RT - Dx code 277.39 Surgeon replaced code to bill with: 68360 and 65780 x 2 Medical report reads: 1.Anterior Orbitotomy for removal of lesions 2.Reconstructive repa... [ Read More ]

Recurrent pterygium-bare-sclera technique

Year: 2009 CPT ASST Issue: June Pages: 9&11 Title: Coding Communication Ocular Surface Reconstruction CPT code 65780, Ocular surface reconstruction; amniotic membrane transplantation, was... [ Read More ]

Recurrent pterygium-bare-sclera technique

Stuck on this one. Thinking 65420 would be right , but also thinking 65780? Not sure why ? PREOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: Recurrent pterygium, left eye. POSTOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: Recurrent pterygium, left... [ Read More ]

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