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Ophthalmology and Optometry Coding Alert

Compliance:

Avoid These Common Issues to Stay off CMS' List of Errors

Published on Wed Jan 22, 2020

Report: Optometrists log more DME coding errors than any other specialty. Keeping track of all the coding rules specific to ophthalmology and optometry can be endlessly challenging. And apparently, chief among the challenges is coding for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, and orthotics (DMEPOS), since a new CMS report indicates that optometrists logged the highest error rates in reporting these services. [...]
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