CPT^® 67840, Under Excision and Destruction Procedures on the Eyelids

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 67840 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Excision and Destruction Procedures on the Eyelids.

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In this procedure, the provider excises a diseased or damaged area from the eyelid, excluding a chalazion, an inflamed oil gland. If necessary, he closes the wound with sutures.

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Eye lid cyst removal

[QUOTE="tdbrown, post: 492341, member: 38460"] My provider was attempting to do eye lid cyst removal, 67840, but his note states, Area was dissected into deep tissue cyst was identified and we dissect... [ Read More ]

Eye lid cyst removal

My provider was attempting to do eye lid cyst removal, 67840, but his note states, Area was dissected into deep tissue cyst was identified and we dissected around the cyst but it appeared to be attach... [ Read More ]

67840 question

My response was per the[URL='https://www.aao.org/practice-management/news-detail/multiple-lesion-removal-versus-chalazion'] American Academy of Opthalmology, here (click me): [/URL] [HEADING=3]******... [ Read More ]

67840 question

67840 is per eyelid.... [ Read More ]

67840 question

Can someone please help me with coding for the following: 67840 RUL X 3 LUL X 1 LLL X 2 The patient has Aetna insurance. I'm confused if the code is reported once per... [ Read More ]

Excision of lesion of lateral canthus

Doctor wants to bill 67840 for a lesion located RLL/lateral canthus - excision was more than just skin and involved the orbicularis and the lesion rested on the lateral orbital rim. it was 1.4cm. It d... [ Read More ]

excision of benign lesion eyelid 11443 or 67840

Under the section where you find 67840 in the CPT book, it says when the removal of a lesion includes more than skin (ie, involving lid margin, tarsus, and/or palpebral conjunctiva), see 11310-11313, ... [ Read More ]

excision of benign lesion eyelid 11443 or 67840

what would be the difference in using the above 2 codes ?... [ Read More ]

Modifier when 67840 and 67700 are both billed

My doctor is billing 67840 lesion excision and 67700 abscess drainage. His chart note states the abscess is adjacent to the lesion. Is this billable, modifier 59 does not seem appropriate to me, but I... [ Read More ]

Excision Eye Skin Tag/Lesion

Based on the defined procedure, "Excision of skin tags x2 involving the left upper eyelid and excision of a pigmented sessile lesion involving the left lateral canthal area" it would appear that both ... [ Read More ]

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