CPT^® 67412, Under Exploration, Excision, Decompression on the Orbit of the Ocular Adnexa

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 67412 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Exploration, Excision, Decompression on the Orbit of the Ocular Adnexa.

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In this procedure, the provider incises the orbit, the bony cavity that holds the eyes, through an incision in the eyelid or through the conjunctival membrane covering the eye, to remove diseased or damaged tissue. He does not create a bone flap, the temporary removal of a segment of bone.

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67412 POS denial

Aetna denied 67412 as " The procedure code/type of bill is inconsistent with the place of service. " POS used 11 (office). All Aetna can tell me is that denial was based on CMS policy. I am unable to ... [ Read More ]

eye mass

375.81 looks like it might be a little closer to the location you're describing, but I'm having a hard time connecting 67412 for the excision.... [ Read More ]

eye mass

Hello all, Pre/Post dx: orbital mass in lacrimal gland Path came back chronic dacryoadenitis with microgranulomas Procedure: Orbitotomy with removal of mass Op reads: lid crease incision, blunt an... [ Read More ]

mass help

Excision of prolapsed orbital fat

[b]Orbital Fat Prolapse[/b] Actually, we do these excisions with some regularity, (in addition to the bleph and ptosis previously mentioned) and the coding that we use is 67412, as doctor must breach... [ Read More ]

Lesion Removal

67412 states the lesion is in the orbit and the approach is subciliary, frontal (thru the lid), or transconjunctival. I have not found a better match than 11443 and I was certain that there would be... [ Read More ]

Lesion Removal

Lesion Removal -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This may sound silly but I read the report below and came up with 11443 but my provider states it sho... [ Read More ]

Lesion Removal

This may sound silly but I read the report below and came up with 11443 but my provider states it should be 67412 because he went into the muscle. Please let me know who is right. :( DX: Dermal incl... [ Read More ]

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