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).
What is the proper coding for the surgical curettage of multiple (40-50) verrucae of the planter aspect of both feet at the same session. Darryl Burns, DPM Monterey, CA Assuming your surgical curettage is designed to eliminate/destroy the warts in question, you would bill the procedures as CPT 17004 (destruction [e.g., laser surgery,