A physician took an impression of a 47-year-old woman's left orbital socket and created a custom prosthesis. What is the correct code for this service?

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The correct code for this service is 21077 (Impression and Custom Preparation; Orbital Prosthesis). According to the CPT guidelines, code 21077 is used when a physician or other qualified health care professional designs and prepares the prosthesis. The modifier -LT should be appended to indicate that the prosthesis was created for the left orbital socket.

A Physician Took an Impression of a 47-Year-Old Woman's Left