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Reader Questions: Code Blepharoplasty First in ASC

Published in Ophthalmology Coding Alert, July 2010

Question: Our oculoplastic surgeon performed levator resection and blepharoplasty on both upper eyelids in the same surgical session. Can I code these procedures together (15823 and 67904), or are they considered bundled? Which one should I code as the primary procedure?
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Answer: If the oculoplastic surgeon performs the blepharoplasty (bleph) with excessive weight (15823, Blepharoplasty, upper eyelid; with excessive skin weighting down lid) on one eye and the blepharoptosis (ptosis) repair (67904, Repair of [...]


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Published in Ophthalmology Coding Alert, July 2010
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