Case Studies—Eye and Ocular Adnexa Operative and Emergency Department Report - Operative Note
Abstract from Documentation:
1. What documentation is needed to assign the correct CPT code?
2. Time to Code:
1. Whether the procedure required general anesthesia or probing included insertion of tube or stent or balloon catheter dilation
2. Index:
Nasolacrimal Duct, Exploration
Code(s):
68810-LT Probing of nasolacrimal duct, with or without irrigation
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