One of the fascinating things about Land Hermit Crabs is that they live in other creatures discarded shells. As they grow they will leave their old shell and find another larger one to move into. To assist the crabs with this, a few spare shells should be kept in the aquarium for such occasions.
The case involved multiple medical conditions and procedures is properly coded as Diagnosis Codes 366.16 (cataract) and 365.10 (glaucoma) and CPT Codes 66982-RT (right eye complex cataract surgery) and 66180-RT (right eye revision of an aqueous shunt/Aquaflo prosthesis).
Ophthalmology Coding. Billing for a suture removal after global period has ended. Ask an Expert. Answers to Compliance and Medical Coding Questions. Posted 4 Year(s) ago. The Ophthamologist I work for performed a corneal transplant on a patient 2 years ago. The patient is having the sutures removed in the office. Can I bill for an E/M visit and a sutural removal and if so what is the CPT code to use for the removal? Posted 4 Year(s) ago. Normally, the surgeon who does a corneal transplant does not bill for removing sutures if the sutures even need to be removed.