Question: A patient is going to have a secondary IOL implant. Is 66985 the right code? What’s the difference between 66985 and 66986?
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Answer: If the ophthalmologist is inserting an IOL implant in a patient who had cataract surgery previously but did not have a lens implanted at the time of the previous surgery, report 66985 (Insertion of intraocular lens prosthesis [secondary implant], not associated with concurrent cataract removal). For example, if complications during [...]
