Ophthalmology and Optometry Coding Alert
Optometry/Ophthalmology Coding:
Clarify Your Cataract Extraction Coding Knowledge — Part 1
Understand reporting of simple, complex, and combined procedures. With age comes wisdom, ... Read more
Clarify Your Cataract Extraction Coding Knowledge — Part 1
Understand reporting of simple, complex, and combined procedures. With age comes wisdom, ... Read more
Optometry/Ophthalmology Coding:
Learn How to Report Monthly Hydrophilic Lens Renewals
Question: Which code should we use to report monthly toric contact lens replacements? Okl... Read more
Learn How to Report Monthly Hydrophilic Lens Renewals
Question: Which code should we use to report monthly toric contact lens replacements? Okl... Read more
Optometry/Ophthalmology Coding:
Are Strabismus Surgery Procedure Codes Bilateral?
Question: I have an operative note detailing an ophthalmologist's strabismus surgical proc... Read more
Are Strabismus Surgery Procedure Codes Bilateral?
Question: I have an operative note detailing an ophthalmologist's strabismus surgical proc... Read more
Optometry/Ophthalmology Coding:
Clarify Your Cataract Extraction Coding Knowledge – Part 2
Learn what is needed to report ATIOLs and other procedures to correct cataracts. Last mon... Read more
Clarify Your Cataract Extraction Coding Knowledge – Part 2
Learn what is needed to report ATIOLs and other procedures to correct cataracts. Last mon... Read more
Optometry/Ophthalmology Coding:
Correctly Bill for After-Hours Encounters
Question: A patient presented to an ophthalmologist's office after regular business hours ... Read more
Correctly Bill for After-Hours Encounters
Question: A patient presented to an ophthalmologist's office after regular business hours ... Read more
Optometry/Ophthalmology Coding:
Don’t Miss Out on Reimbursement by Skipping Eye Exam Codes
Question: I work for an ophthalmologist who also has a retina subspecialty. The provider w... Read more
Don’t Miss Out on Reimbursement by Skipping Eye Exam Codes
Question: I work for an ophthalmologist who also has a retina subspecialty. The provider w... Read more
Optometry/Ophthalmology Coding:
Safely Report a Visual Field Test With OCT Imaging
Question: An ophthalmologist performed a bilateral Humphrey visual field test with the 30-... Read more
Safely Report a Visual Field Test With OCT Imaging
Question: An ophthalmologist performed a bilateral Humphrey visual field test with the 30-... Read more
Optometry/Ophthalmology Coding:
Thrive Under Pressure While Coding Glaucoma Treatments — Part 1
Differentiate open and closed angle glaucoma. Loosely defined, the term glaucoma encompas... Read more
Thrive Under Pressure While Coding Glaucoma Treatments — Part 1
Differentiate open and closed angle glaucoma. Loosely defined, the term glaucoma encompas... Read more
Optometry/Ophthalmology Coding:
Analyze This Anisometropia IOL Implant Case
Question: A patient with anisometropia in their left eye presented for an intraocular lens... Read more
Analyze This Anisometropia IOL Implant Case
Question: A patient with anisometropia in their left eye presented for an intraocular lens... Read more
Optometry/Ophthalmology Coding:
Thrive Under Pressure While Coding Glaucoma Treatments — Part 2
Find out if traditional or MIGS surgeries are more common. In the first part of this two-... Read more
Thrive Under Pressure While Coding Glaucoma Treatments — Part 2
Find out if traditional or MIGS surgeries are more common. In the first part of this two-... Read more
Optometry/Ophthalmology Coding:
Identify the Code for Eyelid Retraction Injections
Question: A patient presented with complaints of chronic bilateral upper lid cicatricial r... Read more
Identify the Code for Eyelid Retraction Injections
Question: A patient presented with complaints of chronic bilateral upper lid cicatricial r... Read more
Optometry/Ophthalmology Coding:
Crack the Code on This Damaged IOL Insertion Case
Question: I have a surgical report in which the surgeon performed cataract surgery. The su... Read more
Crack the Code on This Damaged IOL Insertion Case
Question: I have a surgical report in which the surgeon performed cataract surgery. The su... Read more