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).
Keep these final tips in mind before filing: â¢ Donât report moderate sedation when the procedure code has a bullâs eye symbol beside it in the CPT manual (such as 22526-22527 for percutaneous intradiscal electrothermal annuloplasty, or IDET). For a quick look at procedures that include moderate sedation, see Appendix G in your CPT book.