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Can You Rectify This Bilateral Repair Billing Blunder?

Published on Tue Jul 25, 2023

Question: The ophthalmologist performed bilateral retinal tear repair (67145) on a Medicare patient. The first claim I submitted was 67145-RT, 67145-LT. When the payer denied [...]
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