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Ophthalmology and Optometry Coding Alert

Cataract Surgery:

Auditors Announce Near-Nationwide Reviews of Cataract Claims

Published on Thu May 04, 2017

Here’s what you can do right now to ensure you’re coding properly. No coder wants to hear that there’s a RAC attack coming their way, but for most ophthalmology practices, that appears to be happening right now. RACs have made cataract surgery an audit focus effective within the last two months, and if your claims are found to be in [...]
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