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Look to 'G' Code for Glaucoma Screening

Published on Tue Apr 09, 2019

Question: We can’t find a code in CPT® for glaucoma screenings for Medicare patients. How do we report this? Codify Subscriber Answer: Codes do exist for these services, but you will find them in the HCPCS manual rather than in CPT®. When you perform a glaucoma screening on a high-risk Medicare patient, you’ll report either G0117 (Glaucoma screening for high [...]
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