ICD-9 code 366.16 for Senile nuclear sclerosis is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -DISORDERS OF THE EYE AND ADNEXA (360-379).
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I'm in Michigan and a lot of the schedulers at the office I'm at have been scheduling Medicare annual visits too early...Medicare has to be 366... [ Read More ]
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I'm in Michigan and a lot of the schedulers at the office I'm at have been scheduling Medicare annual visits too early...Medicare has to be 366 days after the last physical, correct? Now what ... [ Read More ]
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We have an Ophthalmologist who is documenting Pseudoexfoliation as a diagnosis. I explained to him that we don't have a code for this alone and need to know if this is glaucoma or cataract related. He... [ Read More ]
Our ASC does a lot of cataract surgeries. The most common dx our doctor dictates is nuclear sclerosis cataract and senile cortical cataract. With ICD-9 I'd use 366.16 & 366.15. Now with ICD-10 his off... [ Read More ]
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