Wiki Cataract Surgery w/vitrectomy

[coderguy1939]

This is a medicare patient who had cataract surgery and a vitrectomy on the same eye. The doctor listed the vitrectomy as a planned procedure. Vitrectomies are generally bundled into cataract surgeries except for pediatrics. If the vitrectomy is planned can it be unbundled?

 

[mbort]

which vitrectomy code are you using? I most often see and use the 67036 which does not bundle.

 

[coderguy1939]

Anterior.

 

[Melanie Daugherty]

When my ophthalmologists perform an anterior vitrectomy, we code a complex phaco, 66982, with the 67010-59. Hope this helps.

 

[coderguy1939]

Thanks for your response. I appreciate it.