Ophthalmology and Optometry Coding Alert
11 Ways to Show Medical Necessity for Ptosis Repair
Pick the right ICD-9 code to show your carrier that eyelid procedures aren't cosmetic Although each carrier may have its own LCD outlining which diagnoses support medical necessity for blepharoptosis repair procedures (67901-67908, Repair of blepharoptosis...), here are 11 ICD-9 codes that will typically do the trick. Sources: LCDs from Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Cahaba Government Benefit Administrators, CIGNA Government Services, Noridian Administrative Services, and Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corp.
Ophthalmology and Optometry Coding Alert
- Determine Surgical Approach, Technique to Hit Blepharoptosis Repair Coding Bull's-Eye
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Choose Lensectomy Code by Method
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11 Ways to Show Medical Necessity for Ptosis Repair
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Brace Yourself-Proposed Schedule Slashes Fees for Most Eye Procedures
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Justify 2 Injections With 59
Question: If the ophthalmologist performs two separate intravitreal injections on the same day for Macugen [...] - Reader Questions:
Report YAG Only Once Each 90 Days
Question: The ophthalmologist performed a YAG laser procedure to clear up a patient's after-cataracts. Two [...] - Reader Questions:
Get Technical With VFs Ordered by Outside Doctor
Question: We performed a visual field ordered by a doctor outside our practice. The patient [...]
