Ophthalmology and Optometry Coding Alert
PAM or VEP?
Question: Ohio Subscriber Answer: Eye specialists often use PAM to estimate potential vision prior to cataract surgery. The basics:
Ophthalmology and Optometry Coding Alert
- CCI 18.2 Update:
65778-65779 Bundles: Be Careful When Reporting Amniotic Membrane Placement With These Codes
Also: Take note of these changes to your transluminal dilation coding.If your cornea specialist has [...] - Healthcare Reform:
Affordable Care Act Already Having Effect
Our expert weighs in with her views.In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling [...] - Denial Management:
Avoid Claim Rejections by Checking Practitioner Specialty Code
Plus: Medicare's one-year payment window causing massive headaches. If you report a new patient code [...] - Compliance:
Scrutinize Your E/M Level Trends Before Your Payers Do
Are you part of the increase in 99214 and 99215 frequency?If you examine your practice's [...] - You Be the Coder:
PAM or VEP?
Question: Is 95930 the correct procedure code for potential visual acuity meter? Can this code [...] - Reader Question:
V67.00 Accurately Describes Follow-Up After Surgery
Question: If a patient receives treatment and the condition was resolved, which ICD-9 code should [...] - Reader Question:
67904 and 15823: Code Levator Resection First
Question: Our oculoplastic surgeon performed levator resection and blepharoplasty on both upper eyelids in the [...] - Reader Question:
No CCI Bundle? Here's Where to Find Modifier Details
Question: Sometimes I cannot find my two-code pair in the CCI edits. How do I [...] - Reader Question:
Catch Up on Incomplete Claims
Question: Our practice has a few claims that have missing or incorrect information. I'm not [...]
