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Ophthalmology and Optometry Coding Alert

Op Report Coding:

Translate These Common Acronyms to Decipher Op Reports

Published on Fri May 10, 2019

A few quick tips help you turn abbreviations into codes. Do you know your CRA from your IOP? If not, you might benefit from a quick crash course on ophthalmology acronyms. If you can’t differentiate between the abbreviations in your eye care physician’s chart, you could be applying the wrong codes to your claims. Because ophthalmology and optometry coders encounter [...]
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