Ophthalmology and Optometry Coding Alert

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Sharpen Your Retina Injectable Rx Coding Skills

Follow these steps to ensure proper payment for drug injections. Although many of your top-billed codes likely involve eye exams and surgeries, you shouldn’t discount HCPCS Level II codes and the impact drug injections can have on your practice’s bottom line. Given the sheer volume of medications administered via intravitreal injection — anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) agents, steroids, antimicrobials [...]
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