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Get to Know the Cataract Excision Rules

Published on Mon Sep 21, 2020

Question: We had a patient present complaining of cataracts. The physician told the patient that her cataracts are at the early stages and aren’t yet at the stage where Medicare would pay for it. The patient is fighting back and says that since we agree that she has cataracts, that we should surgically excise them and have Medicare pay. What [...]
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