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IOL Master versus A-Scan

Published on Mon Apr 01, 2002

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Question: The new code 92136 for the intraocular lens (IOL) master pays less than the A-scan code 76519. Do we have to use the new code if we use the IOL master, or can we use 76519 since they are basically for the same thing?

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Answer: Use 92136 for the IOL master, not the regular A-scan code (76519, Ophthalmic biometry by ultrasound echography, A-scan; with intraocular lens power calculation). The work involved in 92136 (Ophthalmic biometry by partial coherence interferometry with intraocular lens power calculation) is less than the work involved in an A-scan. When a code exists for a procedure, using a different code is considered a misrepresentation of the service, and, if done repeatedly, is a pattern of fraud.

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