Ophthalmology and Optometry Coding Alert
Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation
Published on Tue Oct 01, 2002
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Piggyback Intraocular Lens
Question: I have been receiving denials when I code 66984 and 66985 for a piggyback [...] - News Brief:
Use New -KX Modifier for Refractive Lenses
Time is running out: The three-month grace period for implementing modifier -KX (Specific required documentation [...] - Reader Question:
Botox Injections
Question: What are the codes to bill for Botox injection for a patient diagnosed with [...] - Reader Question:
New Versus Established Patient
Question: We recently had a patient switch from an HMO to direct Medicare coverage. Our [...] - Reader Question:
Gonioscopy
Question: Our California-based workers' compensation claims for gonioscopy are being denied as included in the [...] - Reader Question:
Bilateral SCODI
Question: How should we code 92135 when both eyes are done? Does modifier -50 apply [...] - Reader Question:
Postoperative YAG
Question: Medicare instructed me to use modifier -58 for YAG in the postoperative period of [...] - Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation
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