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Dr. Priya Sahu, MD

New Orleans, LA

Accepting patients

Affiliated with a Castle Connolly Top Hospital

    Who is Dr. Sahu, Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon in New Orleans, LA?

    Dr. Priya Sahu, MD is an Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, who primarily practices in New Orleans, LA. Dr. Sahu is fluent in English, and is currently seeing new patients. Dr. Sahu’s practice accepts Medicare and other major insurance plans. To book an appointment or to confirm insurance options, please call Dr. Sahu’s office at (504) 842-3995.

    What are Areas of Expertise for Dr. Sahu?

    Dr. Priya Sahu, MD is a highly-rated, board-certified Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon known for expertly diagnosing, treating, and managing a wide array of related conditions or procedures. Utilizing the latest medical advancements and evidence-based practices, Dr. Sahu empowers patients to confidently navigate their health journey, specializing in Oculoplastic Surgery, or comprehensive wellness support. Serving the New Orleans/LA community, Dr. Sahu is dedicated to enhancing lives through expert, patient-centered care.

    What languages does Dr. Sahu speak?

    Dr. Sahu and their clinical team can communicate with patients in the following languages:

    • English

    What conditions does Dr. Sahu treat?

    As an Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, Dr. Sahu diagnoses, treats, and manages a wide range of conditions. This condition information is derived from anonymized insurance claims and highlights the medical conditions most commonly treated by Dr. Sahu. It provides insight into the doctor’s areas of experience and expertise based on real-world patient encounters from the past two years, updated quarterly. Learn more about our claims-based healthcare methodology here.

    Also known as:

    • Other Post-Surgery Condition
    • Postoperative State
    • Recovery After Surgery
    • Surgical Follow-up

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • Z98890: Other specified postprocedural states

    Also known as:

    • Droopy Eyelid
    • Eyelid Disorder
    • Blepharospasm
    • Eyelid Turning Outward
    • Benign essential blepharospasm
    • Ptosis
    • Eyelid Droop
    • Falling Eyelid
    • Muscle-Related Eyelid Droop
    • Eyelid Problems
    • Eyelid Conditions
    • Blepharitis
    • Stye
    • Eyelid Spasms
    • Benign Essential Blepharospasm
    • Involuntary Eye Twitching
    • Mechanical Eyelid Droop
    • Everted Eyelid
    • Eyelid Eversion
    • Senile Ectropion
    • Spastic Ectropion

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • H02423: Myogenic ptosis of bilateral eyelids
    • H029: Unspecified disorder of eyelid
    • G245: Blepharospasm
    • H02413: Mechanical ptosis of bilateral eyelids
    • H02132: Senile ectropion of right lower eyelid

    Also known as:

    • Drooping Eyebrows in Both Eyes
    • Eyelid Disorder
    • Bilateral Brow Ptosis
    • Sagging Eyebrows Both Sides
    • Eyebrow Droop

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • H57813: Brow ptosis, bilateral

    Also known as:

    • Left Hemifacial Spasm
    • Facial Injuries and Disorder
    • Left Facial Twitch
    • Left Facial Muscle Spasm
    • Left Side Facial Tic

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • G5132: Clonic hemifacial spasm, left

    Also known as:

    • Right-Sided Hemifacial Spasm
    • Facial Injuries and Disorder
    • Right Facial Twitch
    • Involuntary Right Facial Contractions

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • G5131: Clonic hemifacial spasm, right

    What procedures does Dr. Sahu perform?

    As an Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, Dr. Sahu performs a variety of medical procedures. This procedure information is derived from anonymized insurance claims and highlights the medical procedures most commonly performed by Dr. Sahu. It provides insight into the doctor’s areas of experience and expertise based on real-world patient encounters from the past two years, updated quarterly. Learn more about our claims-based healthcare methodology here.

    Also known as:

    • Droopy Eyelid Repair
    • Upper Eyelid Lift (Blepharoplasty)
    • Eyelid Lesion Removal
    • Droopy Eyelid Repair (Ptosis Surgery)
    • Extensive Ectropion Repair
    • Temporary Eyelid Closure
    • Eyelid Turning In Repair
    • Chalazion Removal
    • Eyelid Lesion Removal and Repair
    • Eyelid Closure Surgery
    • Eyelid Corner Reconstruction (Canthoplasty)
    • Ptosis Repair (Fasanella-Servat Type)
    • Entropion Repair with Suture
    • Eyelid Repair (Extensive)
    • Eyelid Surgery to Help Eye Close (Gold Weight Implant)
    • Lower Eyelid Lift with Fat Removal
    • Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery
    • Ptosis Repair
    • Blepharoptosis Correction
    • Levator Resection
    • Eyelid Lift Surgery
    • Droopy Eyelid Surgery
    • Upper Eyelid Reduction
    • Cosmetic Eyelid Surgery
    • Eyelid growth removal
    • Eyelid bump excision
    • Eyelid skin lesion surgery
    • Blepharoptosis Repair
    • Ptosis Correction
    • Eyelid Ectropion Surgery
    • Tarsal Strip Operation
    • Lower Eyelid Repair
    • Outward Turning Eyelid Repair
    • Eyelid suturing
    • Frost suture procedure
    • Temporary tarsorrhaphy
    • Entropion Repair
    • Inward Eyelid Surgery
    • Tarsal Strip Repair
    • Eyelid Cyst Excision
    • Stye Removal Surgery
    • Meibomian Cyst Removal
    • Eyelid Margin Excision and Repair
    • Full Thickness Eyelid Repair
    • Eyelid Reconstruction
    • Tarsorrhaphy
    • Canthorrhaphy
    • Eyelid Adhesion Surgery
    • Canthoplasty
    • Eyelid corner repair
    • Eye shape surgery
    • Reconstructive eyelid surgery
    • Levator Resection for Ptosis
    • Suture Entropion Correction
    • Inward-Turning Eyelid Surgery
    • Lagophthalmos correction
    • Gold weight eyelid implant
    • Upper eyelid load
    • Eyelid closure surgery
    • Lower Blepharoplasty
    • Eye Bag Removal
    • Transconjunctival Blepharoplasty

    CPT Codes:

    • 67903: Repair of blepharoptosis; (tarso) levator resection or advancement, internal approach
    • 15823: Blepharoplasty, upper eyelid; with excessive skin weighting down lid
    • 67840: Excision of lesion of eyelid (except chalazion) without closure or with simple direct closure
    • 67904: Repair of blepharoptosis; (tarso) levator resection or advancement, external approach
    • 67917: Repair of ectropion; extensive (eg, tarsal strip operations)
    • 67875: Temporary closure of eyelids by suture (eg, Frost suture)
    • 67924: Repair of entropion; extensive (eg, tarsal strip or capsulopalpebral fascia repairs operation)
    • 67800: Excision of chalazion; single
    • 67961: Excision and repair of eyelid, involving lid margin, tarsus, conjunctiva, canthus, or full thickness, may include preparation for skin graft or pedicle flap with adjacent tissue transfer or rearrangement; up to one-fourth of lid margin
    • 67880: Construction of intermarginal adhesions, median tarsorrhaphy, or canthorrhaphy;
    • 67950: Canthoplasty (reconstruction of canthus)
    • 67908: Repair of blepharoptosis; conjunctivo-tarso-Muller's muscle-levator resection (eg, Fasanella-Servat type)
    • 67921: Repair of entropion; suture
    • 67966: Excision and repair of eyelid, involving lid margin, tarsus, conjunctiva, canthus, or full thickness, may include preparation for skin graft or pedicle flap with adjacent tissue transfer or rearrangement; over one-fourth of lid margin
    • 67912: Correction of lagophthalmos, with implantation of upper eyelid lid load (eg, gold weight)
    • 15821: Blepharoplasty, Lower Eyelid; With Extensive Herniated Fat Pad

    Also known as:

    • Drooping Brow Repair
    • Brow Lift
    • Forehead Lift
    • Ptosis Repair (Brow)

    CPT Codes:

    • 67900: Repair of brow ptosis (supraciliary, mid-forehead or coronal approach)

    Also known as:

    • Tear Duct Probing
    • Lacrimal Duct Probing
    • Tear Duct Irrigation
    • Unblocking Tear Duct

    CPT Codes:

    • 68840: Probing of lacrimal canaliculi, with or without irrigation

    Also known as:

    • Tear Duct Probing with Stent Placement
    • Nasolacrimal Duct Probing with Stent
    • Tear Duct Stent Insertion
    • Blocked Tear Duct Repair
    • Dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) Stent

    CPT Codes:

    • 68815: Probing of nasolacrimal duct, with or without irrigation; with insertion of tube or stent

    Also known as:

    • Eye Socket Exploration and Biopsy
    • Eye Socket Lesion Removal
    • Orbitotomy without bone removal
    • Orbital exploration
    • Eye socket biopsy
    • Orbitotomy
    • Orbital Tumor Removal
    • Eye Socket Growth Surgery

    CPT Codes:

    • 67400: Orbitotomy without bone flap (frontal or transconjunctival approach); for exploration, with or without biopsy
    • 67412: Orbitotomy without bone flap (frontal or transconjunctival approach); with removal of lesion

    Also known as:

    • Eyelash Correction for Trichiasis
    • Eyelash Removal for Trichiasis
    • Trichiasis Treatment
    • Ingrown Eyelash Removal
    • Electrosurgery for Eyelashes
    • Trichiasis Epilation
    • Forceps Epilation of Eyelashes

    CPT Codes:

    • 67825: Correction of trichiasis; epilation by other than forceps (eg, by electrosurgery, cryotherapy, laser surgery)
    • 67820: Correction of trichiasis; epilation, by forceps only

    Also known as:

    • Eye Content Removal with Implant
    • Conjunctival Lesion Removal
    • Ocular evisceration with implant
    • Eye removal (partial) with prosthetic
    • Evisceration of eye
    • Eye Growth Excision
    • Conjunctiva Lesion Surgery
    • Pterygium Removal

    CPT Codes:

    • 65093: Evisceration of ocular contents; with implant
    • 68110: Excision of lesion, conjunctiva; up to 1 cm

    Also known as:

    • Tear Duct Obstruction Removal
    • Lacrimal Passage Clearance
    • Dacryolith Removal
    • Tear Duct Stone Removal
    • Eye Foreign Body Removal (Tear Duct)

    CPT Codes:

    • 68530: Removal of foreign body or dacryolith, lacrimal passages

    Also known as:

    • Eyelid Reconstruction with Flap
    • Full Thickness Eyelid Repair
    • Tarsoconjunctival Flap
    • Eyelid Surgery

    CPT Codes:

    • 67971: Reconstruction of eyelid, full thickness by transfer of tarsoconjunctival flap from opposing eyelid; up to two-thirds of eyelid, 1 stage or first stage

    Also known as:

    • Eyelid Wound Repair (Full Thickness)
    • Eyelid laceration repair
    • Full thickness eyelid suture
    • Lid margin repair

    CPT Codes:

    • 67935: Suture of recent wound, eyelid, involving lid margin, tarsus, and/or palpebral conjunctiva direct closure; full thickness

    Also known as:

    • Facial Muscle Injection for Spasms (One Side)
    • Botox for facial spasms
    • Facial nerve chemodenervation
    • Blepharospasm treatment
    • Hemifacial spasm injection

    CPT Codes:

    • 64612: Chemodenervation of muscle(s); muscle(s) innervated by facial nerve, unilateral (eg, for blepharospasm, hemifacial spasm)

    Also known as:

    • Computer-Assisted Brain Navigation
    • Stereotactic Cranial Navigation
    • Image-Guided Brain Surgery
    • Computer-Guided Neurosurgery

    CPT Codes:

    • 61782: Stereotactic computer-assisted (navigational) procedure; cranial, extradural (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)

    Also known as:

    • Continuous Pulse Oximetry
    • Pulse Oximetry
    • Oxygen Saturation Monitoring
    • Oximetry Test
    • Blood Oxygen Level Check

    CPT Codes:

    • 94761: Noninvasive ear or pulse oximetry for oxygen saturation; multiple determinations (eg, during exercise)

    Also known as:

    • Small Benign Lesion Removal (Face/Ears/Eyelids/Nose/Lips)
    • Removal of Benign Facial Lesion (0.6-1.0 cm)
    • Facial Lesion Excision
    • Ear Lesion Removal
    • Eyelid Lesion Surgery
    • Lip Lesion Removal
    • Facial Skin Growth Excision
    • Benign Lesion Removal (Face)
    • Eyelid Lesion Excision

    CPT Codes:

    • 11440: Excision, other benign lesion including margins, except skin tag (unless listed elsewhere), face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, mucous membrane; excised diameter 0.5 cm or less
    • 11441: Excision, other benign lesion including margins, except skin tag (unless listed elsewhere), face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, mucous membrane; excised diameter 0.6 to 1.0 cm

    Also known as:

    • Facial Tissue Transfer (Eyelids, Nose, Ears, Lips)
    • Local Flap Surgery
    • Adjacent Tissue Rearrangement
    • Facial Reconstruction

    CPT Codes:

    • 14060: Adjacent tissue transfer or rearrangement, eyelids, nose, ears and/or lips; defect 10 sq cm or less

    Also known as:

    • Midface Flap Reconstruction
    • Zygomaticofacial Flap
    • Cheek Flap Surgery
    • Midface Tissue Transfer

    CPT Codes:

    • 15730: Midface flap (ie, zygomaticofacial flap) with preservation of vascular pedicle(s)

    Also known as:

    • Benign Facial Lesion Removal (1.1-2.0 cm)
    • Facial mole removal
    • Eyelid lesion excision
    • Lip lesion removal
    • Benign growth removal from face

    CPT Codes:

    • 11442: Excision, other benign lesion including margins, except skin tag (unless listed elsewhere), face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, mucous membrane; excised diameter 1.1 to 2.0 cm

    Also known as:

    • Full Thickness Skin Graft (Face)
    • Facial Skin Graft
    • Free Skin Graft (Nose/Ears/Eyelids/Lips)
    • Full Thickness Graft for Face
    • Cosmetic Skin Graft (Face)

    CPT Codes:

    • 15260: Full thickness graft, free, including direct closure of donor site, nose, ears, eyelids, and/or lips; 20 sq cm or less

    Also known as:

    • Injection for Skin Lesions (Up to 7)
    • Intralesional Injection
    • Lesion Injection Therapy
    • Steroid Injection for Skin Bumps

    CPT Codes:

    • 11900: Injection, intralesional; up to and including 7 lesions

    Also known as:

    • Diagnostic Nasal Endoscopy
    • Endoscopy
    • Nose Scope
    • Rhinoscope
    • Nasal Examination with Scope

    CPT Codes:

    • 31231: Nasal endoscopy, diagnostic, unilateral or bilateral (separate procedure)

    Also known as:

    • Tear Duct Surgery (Endoscopic)
    • Endoscopy
    • Dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR)
    • Endoscopic Tear Duct Opening
    • Nasal Endoscopy for Tear Duct

    CPT Codes:

    • 31239: Nasal/sinus endoscopy, surgical; with dacryocystorhinostomy

    Does Dr. Sahu accept my insurance?

    Dr. Sahu accepts most major insurance plans. Important: Please call our office at (504) 842-3995 before your appointment to verify that your specific plan and network are accepted.

    What insurance plans does Dr. Sahu accept in New Orleans, LA?

    Dr. Sahu in New Orleans, LA accepts plans from many carriers. While this list is updated regularly, it is not a guarantee of coverage.

    Top Insurances

    • BCBS Unspecified

    • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana

    • CVS Health (formerly Aetna)

    • Federal government of the United States

    • Humana

    • Independence Health Group

    • Medicare

    • Ochsner Health

    • UnitedHealth Group

    • Unknown

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    Where is Dr. Sahu's office located?

    Dr. Priya Sahu's Primary Practice

    1514 Jefferson Hwy

    New Orleans, LA 70121

    (504) 842-3995

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    What is Dr. Sahu's NPI number?An National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique ID number that identifies doctors and healthcare providers nationwide.

    Dr. Sahu's National Provider Identifier (NPI) number is 1366686727.

    What common questions do patients ask about Dr. Sahu?

    Here are answers to patients Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) about Dr. Sahu

    What is Dr. Priya Sahu's specialty?

    Dr. Sahu is a Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon near New Orleans, LA. A physician specializing in oculofacial plastic and reconstructive surgery combines orbital and periocular surgery with facial plastic surgery. This subspecialty involves both aesthetic and reconstructive procedures for the face, orbit, eyelid, and lacrimal system. Practitioners evaluate, diagnose, and treat conditions affecting the eyelids, brows, midface, orbits, lacrimal systems, and the surrounding structures of the face and neck. Contact Dr. Sahu to book an appointment today.

    Is this Dr. Priya Sahu affiliated with a ranked Castle Connolly Top Hospital?

    Yes, Dr. Sahu is affiliated with Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans which is a Castle Connolly Top Hospital. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals are healthcare institutions recognized for their excellence in specific medical procedures and overall patient care. They are identified through a rigorous peer nomination process, evaluating factors like patient outcomes, quality of care, and expertise. The list recognizes hospitals that excel in 20 or more specific medical procedures, representing the top 25% nationwide. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals

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    Is Priya Sahu accepting new patients in New Orleans, LA?

    Yes, Dr. Priya Sahu is accepting new patients at this time.

    Does Dr. Priya Sahu offer online booking?

    Please contact Dr. Sahu's office at (504) 842-3995 for information about online booking, telehealth, or to schedule an appointment.

    How can I make an appointment with Priya Sahu?

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