CPT^® 67311, Under Strabismus surgery with Other Extra Ocular Muscle Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 67311 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Strabismus surgery with Other Extra Ocular Muscle Procedures.

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The provider realigns an imbalance in the eye muscles by either recession, which weakens the eye muscle or resection, which strengthens the muscles so as to restore normal vision. This procedure is done to correct an imbalance in the eye muscles that control the movement of the eyeball.

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