Ophthalmology and Optometry Coding Alert

Answer these three questions to see if you’re ready to hit the ground running in 2023.

Do you remember the important coding changes that have occurred over the past 12 months? If you do, then you’ll have no problem acing this end-of-year quiz. And if you don’t, maybe these questions will jog your memory and help you get ready for the challenges that await you in the new year.

So, get out your old copies of Ophthalmology and Optometry Coding Alert and a pad and pen, and let’s get started.

Question 1: The 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) outlined changes to the policies for billing split/ shared visits, effective Jan. 1, 2022. What were those policy revisions?

Question 2: On Oct. 1, 2022, ICD-10 expanded the Z55-Z65 (Persons with potential health hazards related to socioeconomic and psychosocial circumstances) code group. What were the revisions to Z59.8-?

Question 3: On Jan. 1, 2023, CPT® will delete one code and revise four codes for reporting office/outpatient consultation services. What are the codes, and what will the updated codes allow you to do?

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