Local Coverage Article Billing and Coding

Billing and Coding: YAG Capsulotomy

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General Information

Article ID
A56792
Article Title
Billing and Coding: YAG Capsulotomy
Article Type
Billing and Coding
Original Effective Date
08/08/2019
Revision Effective Date
03/23/2023
Revision Ending Date
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Retirement Date
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Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, §1833(e) prohibits Medicare payment for any claim which lacks the necessary information to process the claim.

Article Guidance

Article Text

The information in this article contains billing, coding or other guidelines that complement the Local Coverage Determination (LCD) for YAG Capsulotomy L37644.

Coding Information

CPT/HCPCS Codes

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(1 Code)
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Group 1 Codes
CodeDescription
66821 DISCISSION OF SECONDARY MEMBRANOUS CATARACT (OPACIFIED POSTERIOR LENS CAPSULE AND/OR ANTERIOR HYALOID); LASER SURGERY (EG, YAG LASER) (1 OR MORE STAGES)

CPT/HCPCS Modifiers

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ICD-10-CM Codes that Support Medical Necessity

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(5 Codes)
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Group 1 Codes
CodeDescription
H26.491 Other secondary cataract, right eye
H26.492 Other secondary cataract, left eye
H26.493 Other secondary cataract, bilateral
T85.21XA Breakdown (mechanical) of intraocular lens, initial encounter
T85.29XA Other mechanical complication of intraocular lens, initial encounter

ICD-10-CM Codes that DO NOT Support Medical Necessity

Group 1

Group 1 Paragraph

Any ICD-10-CM code that is not listed under the Covered ICD-10 Codes section of this article.

Group 1 Codes

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ICD-10-PCS Codes

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Additional ICD-10 Information

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Bill Type Codes

Contractors may specify Bill Types to help providers identify those Bill Types typically used to report this service. Absence of a Bill Type does not guarantee that the article does not apply to that Bill Type. Complete absence of all Bill Types indicates that coverage is not influenced by Bill Type and the article should be assumed to apply equally to all claims.

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Revenue Codes

Contractors may specify Revenue Codes to help providers identify those Revenue Codes typically used to report this service. In most instances Revenue Codes are purely advisory. Unless specified in the article, services reported under other Revenue Codes are equally subject to this coverage determination. Complete absence of all Revenue Codes indicates that coverage is not influenced by Revenue Code and the article should be assumed to apply equally to all Revenue Codes.

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Other Coding Information

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Revision History Information

Revision History DateRevision History NumberRevision History Explanation
03/23/2023 R5

Formatting was corrected throughout the article.

03/11/2021 R4

Under CMS National Coverage Policy added description to regulation. Typographical errors were corrected throughout the LCD.

10/24/2019 R3

This article is being revised in order to adhere to CMS requirements per chapter 13, section 13.5.1 of the Program Integrity Manual, to remove all coding from LCDs and incorporate into related Billing and Coding Articles. Regulations regarding billing and coding were removed from the CMS National Coverage Policy section of the related YAG Capsulotomy L37644 LCD and placed in this article.

08/08/2019 R2

All coding located in the Coding Information section has been removed from the related YAG Capsulotomy L37644 and added to this article.

08/08/2019 R1

All coding located in the Coding Information section has been removed from the related YAG Capsulotomy L37644 and added to this article.

Associated Documents

Related Local Coverage Documents
LCDs
L37644 - YAG Capsulotomy
Related National Coverage Documents
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Rules and Regulations URLs
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CMS Manual Explanations URLs
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Public Versions
Updated On Effective Dates Status
03/13/2023 03/23/2023 - N/A Currently in Effect You are here
03/01/2021 03/11/2021 - 03/22/2023 Superseded View
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Keywords

  • YAG
  • Capsulotomy
  • Cataract