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How Many Codes Apply to Serial Tonometry?

Published on Tue Jun 27, 2017

Question: Our ophthalmologist treated an acute glaucoma patient and performed serial tonometry followed by bilateral pachymetry. Which codes should we report to use the multiple tonometry and pachymetry units? Codify Subscriber Answer: When the ophthalmologist is treating acute glaucoma, you can bill for serial tonometry if the ophthalmologist checks the intraocular pressure (IOP) more than three times in the same session. Report [...]
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