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).
Code This! Assign the appropriate ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM/PCS diagnosis and procedure codes for hospital ambulatory surgery. PREOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: Bilateral upper eyelid lateral levator aponeurotic ptosis due to senescence, bilateral upper eyelid functional dermatochalasis. POSTOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: Bilateral upper eyelid lateral levator aponeurotic ptosis due to senescence, bilateral upper eyelid functional dermatochalasis. OPERATIONS PERFORMED: Bilateral blepharoptosis repair by external levator resection, bilateral blepharoplasty.