Optometry Coding & Billing Alert
Reader Question:
Unfurrow Your Brow With 701.8
Published on Wed Apr 07, 2004 
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Question: Which diagnosis code should I report for brow ptosis? Answer: Use 701.8 (Other specified hypertrophic and atrophic conditions of skin).
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If the optometrist performs a procedure to correct this condition, you will need to document, perhaps with photos, that the optometrist performed this procedure for a medically necessary reason, not for cosmetic reasons.
Ask your local Medicare carrier if they have a local medical review policy for services performed for brow ptosis that lists additional guidelines for documenting the medical necessity and billing.
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