Consider what has the most value for patients and the practice.
This month’s column topic was suggested to me by a conference speaker. This person talked about how to make your IOL measurements the best...
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All physicians use evaluation and management codes for clinical encounters. Ophthalmologists also have specific “eye codes” at their disposal. Though it may seem that adding more choice will just create confusion, both E/M and...
Fundus photography isn’t a new test, although great advances in the technology continue. Billing rules do change, though, so here is a review.
This article addresses the following questions:
- What is fundus photography?
- What documentation...
Every year, changes to CPT coding occur that affect ophthalmology, and 2020 is no exception. Here are some of the most important changes.
This article addresses the following questions:
- What code changes affect ophthalmic surgery...
For starters, it must be performed under your direct supervision.
The reimbursement for a visual field or any other test includes the set-up, instruction and performance of the test, whether performed by a physician or...
Some surgical care doesn’t end in a single operation, and the patient needs additional surgery in the postoperative period. Complex cases may be staged. Other cases may require an unexpected return to the operating...
Answers to questions that linger since Medicare Advantage organizations started implementation for anti-VEGF treatments.
In August 2018, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced plans to institute step therapy for some Medicare beneficiaries...Billing for a procedure done during the global period of a prior procedure.
Physicians and billers are often confused regarding which modifiers to use when a procedure is performed in the global period...