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Congratulations to OCS and OCSR Designees

JAN 02, 2023 in Modifiers, Cornea, Pediatric/Strabismus, Cataract/Anterior Segment, Coding Updates, CPT, Exams, Glaucoma, Testing Services, ICD-10, Oculofacial, Coding Competency, Retina

Individuals who who have passed the Ophthalmic Coding Specialist and/or Ophthalmic Coding Specialist Retina exams.

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Coding Top 10 - August 2022

AUG 16, 2022 in Coding Top 10, ICD-10, Modifiers, Cataract/Anterior Segment, CPT, Retina, Pediatric/Strabismus, Telemedicine, Cornea, Testing Services, Trauma Coding, Exams, Coding Competency, Ask the Expert, Oculofacial

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Coding Top 10 - July 2022

JUL 19, 2022 in Cataract/Anterior Segment, Glaucoma, Testing Services, Coding Top 10, ICD-10, Diabetes, CPT, Exams, Modifiers, Retina, Ask the Expert, Coding Competency

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Coding Top 10 - June 2022

MAY 31, 2022 in CPT, Cataract/Anterior Segment, Coding Updates, Diabetes, Ask the Expert, Testing Services, Exams, Oculofacial, ICD-10, Retina, Glaucoma, Coding Top 10, Modifiers

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Coding Top 10 - May 2022

APR 22, 2022 in ICD-10, Exams, Ask the Expert, Coding Updates, Glaucoma, Coding Competency, Retina, Coding Top 10, Modifiers, CPT, Cataract/Anterior Segment, Oculofacial

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Coding Top 10 - April 2022

MAR 31, 2022 in Coding Competency, Modifiers, Coding Updates, Glaucoma, Ask the Expert, Pediatric/Strabismus, Cataract/Anterior Segment, CPT, ICD-10, Exams, Oculofacial, Retina, Coding Top 10

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Coding Top 10 - March 2022

MAR 03, 2022 in Coding Top 10, Coding Updates, Pediatric/Strabismus, Glaucoma, Coding Competency, ICD-10, Cataract/Anterior Segment, CPT, Modifiers, Exams, Oculofacial, Ask the Expert, Retina

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Advise on Medicare denial 67036 Vitrectomy, mechanical, pars plana approach for a Medicare patient with diagnosis of Cataract (lens) fragments in eye following cataract surgery, left eye

MAR 02, 2022 in ICD-10, Ask the Expert, Retina, Coding Top 10

My retinal doctor has charged 67036 Vitrectomy, mechanical, pars plana approach for a Medicare patient with diagnosis of Cataract (lens) fragments in eye following cataract surgery, left eye. Medicare is denying as: 67036 SMARTEDIT LBI PER LCD OR NCD GUIDELINES PROCEDURE C…

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Coding Top 10 - January 2022

JAN 26, 2022 in Glaucoma, Coding Updates, Cataract/Anterior Segment, Ask the Expert, Exams, Retina, Coding Top 10, ICD-10

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Coding Top 10 - November 2021

NOV 04, 2021 in Glaucoma, Cataract/Anterior Segment, Ask the Expert, Coding Updates, Exams, Pediatric/Strabismus, Coding Top 10, ICD-10

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Coding Top 10 - September 2021

SEP 22, 2021 in Retina, Oculofacial, Testing Services, ICD-10, Cataract/Anterior Segment, Exams, Glaucoma, Coding Top 10, Ask the Expert, Coding Updates

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Coding Top 10: Unbundling 92250 with 92133 or 92134, Denials for testing services with code N433, Determining the correct modifier

JUL 22, 2021 in ICD-10, Ask the Expert, Coding Top 10, Coding Updates

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Coding Top 10: Payment for Intra-operative Injection , Practice Telemedicine Protocol, Billing Consultation Codes When Medicare is Secondary

MAY 13, 2021 in Coding Top 10, ICD-10, Ask the Expert, Coding Updates

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Corneal Laceration - Coding for Ocular Trauma case study

APR 20, 2021 in Trauma Coding, ICD-10, Exams, Ask the Expert, CPT, E/M

First day on the job at a home improvement store, an 18-year-old cuts the metal band around layers of stacked wood. The metal band flipped lacerating his cheek to forehead, including eye on the left side of his face.