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Medical Coding

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The physician removed the lens of a patient with severe cataracts via the pars plana approach, without a vitrectomy. During the operative session, the physician used viscoelastic agents and enzymatic zonulysis to aid in the procedure. How should the physician code for the procedure?
  1. 66852
  2. 66840
  3. 66983
  4. 66852, 66982
Explanation
Answer: A - The physician should code the procedure using the code 66852 only (Removal of Lens Material; Pars Plana Approach, With or Without Vitrectomy). Codes: 66983 and 66982 are used for the removal and implantation of a lens, but this procedure does not include the implantation of a lens, only the removal. Code 66840 is also inappropriate because it is used to report the removal of the lens via an aspiration technique.
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