JAN 12, 2016
Gas Bubble Injection to Displace Blood
Question: Our physician injects a gas bubble into a patient’s eye trying to displace blood. He states it is not a pneumatic retinopexy. What is the appropriate CPT code?
Answer: CPT code 67025 Injection of vitreous substitute, pars plana or limbal approach, (fluid-gas exchange), with or without aspiration (separate procedure) and if performed, 65800 Paracentesis of anterior chamber of eye (separate procedure).