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Clear Up Cataract Sx Coding Confusion in 3 Simple Steps

Published on Fri Oct 20, 2023

Remember: You won’t always bill for the lens, and some aren’t fully covered. Nearly 20 percent of adults over 40 have a cataract in one or both eyes, and recent estimates suggest that the more than four million cataract surgeries performed annually in the United States will double within the next 15-20 years. Given these numbers, your eye care practice [...]
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