Question: My ophthalmologist removed a 6.5-mm section of the lateral rectus muscle of a patient’s left eye and resected the muscle to strengthen it and correct strabismus. He then repeated the procedure on the right eye, again removing 6.5 mm of the lateral rectus muscle and then resecting it. Is 67312 the correct code to report because the ophthalmologist performed a resection procedure on two horizontal muscles?
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Answer: You should not report code 67312 [...]