MAY 20, 2015
Surgical procedure for recurrent retinal detachment
Question: Can you help me choose the best CPT code for the following procedures performed in the right eye: Drainage of serous choroidal detachment, scleral buckle, pars plana vitrectomy with air fluid exchange, internal drainage, and endolaser photocoagulation.
Diagnoses were recurrent retinal detachment with serous choroidal detachment, s/p cataract surgery, repositioning of IOL and repair of giant retinal tear OD.
Answer: Submit CPT code is 67108 Repair of retinal detachment; with vitrectomy, any method, with or without air or gas tamponade, focal endolaser photocoagulation, cryotherapypy, drainage of subretinal fluid, scleral buckling, and/or removal of lens by same technique.