Ophthalmology and Optometry Coding Alert
Watch for Amniotic Membrane, Implant Bundles
Ophthalmology and Optometry Coding Alert
- CCI Update:
Watch for Amniotic Membrane, Implant Bundles
Note modifier indicators to see if separate reporting is possible. Amid the thousands of edit [...] - ICD-10:
Focus on New Diabetes With Ophthalmic Manifestations Dx Codes
In some cases, in 2015, one code will do where you once used two. The [...] - Payment:
Look For Proposed CMS Global Period Overhaul
You could charge separate E/M, in many cases. A big surprise hit the presses in [...] - Modifiers:
CMS Debuts 4 New Modifiers to Substitute for 59
Medicare will still accept modifier 59, but use the new modifiers instead when applicable. Popularity [...] - ICD-10:
These 3 ICD-10 Answers May Surprise You
Hint: Forget everything you know about ICD-9’s ‘excludes’ codes after next October. With the ICD-10 [...] - Reader Question:
Iris Hooks Help Make Complex Cataract Case
Question: Our ophthalmologist wants me to submit a claim for 66982, along with stretching of pupil [...] - Reader Question:
V-Codes Tell Drug Effect Exam Story
Question: Which diagnosis code should I use to report visual field tests to evaluate the effects [...] - Reader Question:
Use Caution With Write Offs
Question: At what point can we write off a patient balance as bad debt? Are there [...] - You Be the Coder:
Vitreous Strands
Question: Our ophthalmologist has performed a YAG laser for a diagnosis of “vitreous strands.” I don’t [...]
