An 81-year-old female has primary open angle glaucoma, severe stage of the left eye. The patient was sent to the OR for a sequential cyclocryotherapy. After moderate sedation was administered by the physician, a wire lid speculum was used to separate the lids of the left eye. The cyroprobe with liquid nitrogen and nitrous oxide was applied. A freeze-thaw-freeze triple row of cryotheraphy was done. The entire procedure took 45 minutes, and the patient tolerated the procedure well and was sent home. Select the appropriate CPT and ICD-10-CM codes.

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CPT code 66720-LT indicates cyclocryotherapy for glaucoma on the left eye, which matches the procedure described. 99152 is for the initial 15 minutes of moderate sedation by the physician for a patient aged 5 years or older, and 99153 x 2 represents additional 15-minute increments of sedation, appropriate given the 45-minute procedure duration. H40.1123 is the ICD-10-CM code for primary open angle glaucoma, severe stage, left eye, which matches the patient's condition.

An 81-Year-Old Female Has Primary Open Angle Glaucoma, Severe Stage