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Ophthalmology and Optometry Coding Alert

ICD-10 Coding:

Look for New Orbital Fracture, Vision Screening Codes Oct. 1

Published on Tue Aug 20, 2019

ICD-10 makes over 400 changes effective this fall. When ICD-10 initially went into effect, many medical practices discussed the massive breadth of codes that went into it. However, the thickness of the manual didn’t mean that the codes within it were exhaustive. In reality, some ophthalmology coders have lamented the fact that certain conditions weren’t covered with diagnosis codes. Fortunately, [...]
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