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Safeguard $80 Each Time by Knowing Fundus Photo Rules

Published on Thu Feb 25, 2016

There may be just one CPT® code, but diagnosis coding and bilateral rules could be pitfalls. One CPT® code means straightforward coding with no complications, right? Not necessarily. Your ophthalmologist most likely uses a fundus camera quite often, to screen for diseases and track abnormalities in the retina and optic nerve. Fundus photographs have even entered the smartphone era, as [...]
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