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Bleb Needling

Published on Mon May 27, 2013

Question:  My ophthalmologist performed a needling procedure during the postoperative period of a trabeculectomy to lower a patient’s IOP. Can I bill the needling procedure separately or is it considered included because it falls under the trabeculectomy’s global surgical package?
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Answer: Payers consider most related services that an [...]
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