Ophthalmology and Optometry Coding Alert

Eye care practices that are unfamiliar with additional Z codes beyond the ones mentioned here may benefit from a quick review of this helpful list, which shares a peek at just a few of the diagnoses that can support your ophthalmology claims:

You can use them to reflect a patient’s surgical history, such as the following:

• Z98.41 (Cataract extraction status, Right eye)
• Z94.7 (Corneal transplant status)

Z codes can describe implants:

• Z96.1 (Presence of intraocular lens)

Use them to share personal histories:

• Z90.01 (Acquired absence of eye)
• Z87.720 (Personal history of [corrected] congenital malformations of eye)

Z codes often apply in aftercare scenarios:

• Z48.810 (Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the sense organs)

These codes can be helpful to describe specific encounters:

• Z45.31 (Encounter for adjustments and management of implanted visual substitution device)
• Z46.0 (Encounter for fitting and adjustment of spectacles and contact lenses).