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Patient has esotropia of the right eye and presents to operating suite for strabismus surgery. The physician resects the medial rectus horizontal and lateral rectus muscles of the eye and secures them

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Patient has esotropia of the right eye and presents to operating suite for strabismus surgery. The physician resects the medial rectus horizontal and lateral rectus muscles of the eye and secures them with adjustable sutures. Extensive scar tissue is noted, due to a previous surgery involving an extraocular muscle. Extraocular muscle is isolated, and the muscle is freed from surrounding scar tissues. What CPT® codes are reported for this surgery?

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  • A67314, 67334
  • B67316, 67335
  • C67312, 67335
  • D67311, 67334

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#strabismus surgery#extraocular muscle resection#adjustable sutures#scar tissue lysis
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