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Dx for Post-LASIK Cataracts
Published on Wed Feb 27, 2013
Question: A patient who has had LASIK surgery now has cataracts. One of our ophthalmologists performed topography to calculate the IOL power. The cataract diagnosis (366.16) is not listed as a covered code for that diagnostic service. Which diagnosis code should we use for the topography?
Texas Subscriber Answer: Some payers accept V45.69 (Other states following surgery [...]