Optometry Coding & Billing Alert
Fast Facts on 92135
OCT stands for "optical coherence tomography," and it's also sometimes called a retinal thickness analyzer (RTA). "Optometrists use the OCT to evaluate patients for early signs of eye diseases like glaucoma and macular degeneration," explains David Gibson, OD, FAAO, a practicing optometrist in Lubbock, Texas. "The laser technology can image structures beneath the surface of the retina, providing earlier detection than conventional viewing methods or even a visual field test." Code OCT with CPT 92135 (Scanning computerized ophthalmic diagnostic imaging [e.g., scanning laser] with interpretation and report, unilateral). Use this same code to report all scanning laser glaucoma tests (SLGT). 2008 National Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Allowable: $44.18 when performed in the office. Global period: N/A Sample covered diagnosis codes include (note that this is not a complete list): - 362.85 -- Retinal nerve fiber bundle defects - 364.22 -- Glaucomatocyclitic crises - 365.00 -- Preglaucoma, unspecified - 365.04 -- Ocular hypertension - 365.10 -- Open-angle glaucoma, unspecified - 365.11 -- Primary open-angle glaucoma - 365.12 -- Low tension glaucoma - 365.13 -- Pigmentary glaucoma - 365.14 -- Glaucoma of childhood - 365.15 -- Residual stage of open-angle glaucoma - 365.20 -- Primary angle-closure glaucoma, unspecified - 365.21 -- Intermittent angle-closure glaucoma - 365.22 -- Acute angle-closure glaucoma - 365.23 -- Chronic angle-closure glaucoma - 365.24 -- Residual stage of angle-closure glaucoma - 368.40 -- Visual field defect, unspecified - 377.00 -- Papilledema, unspecified - 377.15 -- Partial opticatrophy - 377.9 -- Unspecified disorder of optic nerve and visual pathways Codes bundled with 92135 by Correct Coding Initiative (CCI): 99211, 92250.
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