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We have been advised by a professional association to bill CPT code 92135 for pachymetry, but there is also code 0025T. Which is correct?

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We have been advised by a professional association to bill CPT code 92135 for pachymetry, but there is also code 0025T. Which is correct?

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CPT code 92135 is for optical laser scan for glaucoma which is not the same as pachymetry. Pachymetry measures the thickness of the cornea and should be billed using CPT code 0025T (*). Related bulletin article/LMRP: (*) See March 2003 Medicare Bulletin on Pachymetry.