Icd 9 Code For Cataract Surgery. H21 221 degeneration of ciliary body right eye. Home 2012 icd 9 cm diagnosis codes diseases of the nervous system and sense organs 320 389 disorders of the eye and adnexa 360 379 cataract 366 a cataract is a clouding of the lens in your eye.
Z96 1 pseudophakia h27 01 h27 02 h27 03 aphakia q12 3 congenital aphakia cpt codes to report. Information provided by our coding experts is copyrighted by the american academy of ophthalmology and intended for individual practice use only. Covered medical and other health services 120 b 3.
Many patients elect to have cataract surgery on their other eye during the initial 90 day global period.
Submit a claim for the postoperative care of the second eye as you did for the first eye but in addition to the 55 modifier you also need to add modifier 79. Cms states that one pair of conventional eyeglasses or conventional contact lenses furnished after each cataract surgery with insertion of an iol is covered according to the medicare benefit policy manual ch. Complex cataract surgery 66982 when you submit cpt code 66982 local coverage determinations lcds require more than the traditional cataract diagnosis codes. For medicare claims do not report a hcpcs code.
