Ophthalmology and Optometry Coding Alert
News Brief:
No Changes to ICD-9 Codes for 2002
Published on Thu Nov 01, 2001
There are no revisions or additions to ophthalmology diagnosis codes for 2002. The two new codes that ophthalmologists might be able to use are V70.7 (examination of participant in clinical trial) for participating in a clinical trial and E926.2 (visible and ultraviolet light sources) for exposure to radiation via a tanning bed.
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