Question

Jenny undergoes partial removal of a cataract on one eye. What code would be used to report this procedure? If cataracts on both eyes were partially removed, should a modifier be used, or should the procedure be reported with two codes? Explain your answer in detail.

Answer 1

CPT code 66830 for one eye, modifier -50 for for both eyes.

Step-by-step explanation:

CPT code 66830 is used to report the partial removal of a cataract in one eye. The modifier -50 for bilateral procedure If cataracts on both eyes were partiallyremoved.

Modifiers –RT and –LT may be assigned for bilateral procedures of each anatomic sites or side of the eye that are in pairs in order to code in high specific level.

Thus, CPT code 66830 for one eye, modifier -50 for for both eyes.