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Ophthalmology and Optometry Coding Alert

Inpatient Coding:

Remember History, Exam, and MDM Elements for Hospital E/M Visits

Published on Fri Apr 15, 2022

It’s time to go retro when you’re reporting these services. Whether your ophthalmologist is seeing inpatients for detached retinas, corneal ulcers, orbital fractures, or other serious situations, you’ve got to understand how to code hospital visits. Although the changes surrounding the revised office/outpatient evaluation and management (E/M) codes seemed all-consuming last year, those changes apply only to office and outpatient [...]
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