Ophthalmology and Optometry Coding Alert

Regardless of how you code epilation, you must document an ICD-9 code that signals to Medicare that the procedure was performed out of medical necessity. Acceptable diagnosis codes will vary among carriers, but some ICD-9 codes that typically support medical necessity include: 374.01 -- Senile entropion 374.04 -- Cicatricial entropion 374.05 -- Trichiasis without entropion 374.54 -- Hypertrichosis of eyelid 374.89 -- Other disorders of eyelid