Optometry Coding & Billing Alert
ICD-10:
Get to Know the New Senile Cataract Codes
Published on Thu Oct 30, 2014 
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In 2015, your diagnosis coding will specify condition as well as which eye is affected.
When the ICD-10 diagnosis codes take effect on Oct. 1, 2015, optometry coders will suddenly find themselves with a greatly expanded list of options for reporting senile cataracts. As we’ve seen with most of the eye and adnexa ICD-10 codes, most of the new codes will specify not only the condition, but whether the left, right, both or an unspecified eye is affected.
Senile (Age-Related) Cataract Diagnosis Coding
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