• CPT Code 66982 – Extracapsular cataract removal with insertion of intraocular lens prosthesis (one stage procedure), manual or mechanical technique (e.g., irrigation and aspiration or phacoemulsification), complex, requiring devices or techniques not generally used in routine cataract surgery (e.g., iris expansion device, suture support for intraocular lens, or primary posterior capsulorrhexis) or performed on patients in the amblyogenic development stage,
• CPT Code 66983 – Intracapsular cataract extraction with insertion of intraocular lens prosthesis (one stage procedure), or
• CPT Code 66984 – Extracapsular cataract removal with insertion of intraocular lens prosthesis (one stage procedure), manual or mechanical technique (e.g., irrigation and aspiration or phacoemulsification).
Reference: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/mlnmattersarticles/downloads/MM5527.pdf; http://www.cms.hhs.gov/transmittals/downloads/R1228CP.pdf
Source: CMS
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