Reimbursement for OCT screening – Ophthalmology Management

Many practices are considering using OCT for screening. What do you need to know?

This article answers the following questions:

• Why consider establishing an OCT screening program?
• What reimbursement issues should we consider with a screening program?
• How should we code?
• May we repeat the screening test?
• Since the test is non-covered as screening, does Medicare limit our charges?
• If a screening test finds pathology and additional tests are ordered, would insurance then cover those tests?

This article was published in Ophthalmology Management’s Coding & Reimbursement column, which is written by Corcoran’s Executive Vice-President, Suzanne Corcoran, COE. To view the entire article in Ophthalmology Management, click on the link below:

http://www.ophthalmologymanagement.com/articleviewer.aspx?articleID=111408