Ophthalmology and Optometry Coding Alert

Visual Fields:

Clarify Your VF Coding for Glaucoma Suspects

Follow these three tips for solid 92081-92083 claims. Ophthalmologists usually spend a lot of time and effort helping patients who they suspect might have glaucoma. When a patient returns to your office for visual field examinations, can you code and bill the tests individually per eye? Can you bill for another visit to the office — including the actual test, [...]
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