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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
    Get trusted answers to your coding questions from the Academy's coding experts, so you can bill and code with confidence.
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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
    Get trusted answers to your coding questions from the Academy's coding experts, so you can bill and code with confidence.
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    Comanagement and Post-Operative Billing
    APR 22, 2022 in Modifiers, Exams, Coding Top 10, Ask the Expert
    Can we abstain from billing the days/visits that we see post-ops in order to not disrupt the referring and comanaging billing for the full 90 days? Or are we required to bill for the days that the patient is under our care?
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    Lesion Removal MUEs
    APR 22, 2022 in Ask the Expert, Oculofacial, Modifiers, Coding Top 10
    Patient had lesions removed on all four eyelids. MUE states it is three. Can we bill two separate line items each with a 50 modifier?
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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
    Get trusted answers to your coding questions from the Academy's coding experts, so you can bill and code with confidence.
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    Does This Support Modifier -59?
    MAR 30, 2022 in Modifiers, Cataract/Anterior Segment, Ask the Expert, Coding Top 10
    A physician performed complex cataract surgery 66982 OS on a patient and in the same session performed a 67005 OS. The op note reads: “One strand of vitreous was seen inferior-nasally so the anterior vitrectomy instrument was used to remove it.” Does this documentation sup…
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    Is It Appropriate to Append Modifier -77 to a Diagnostic Test?
    MAR 30, 2022 in Ask the Expert, Modifiers, Coding Top 10
    Optical coherence tomography (OCT) was performed by an ophthalmologist, who then referred the patient to a retina specialist. The retina specialist performed and interpreted an OCT as well. Can we append modifier -77 in this scenario?
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    Unilateral Contact Lens Fit
    MAR 30, 2022 in Modifiers, Coding Top 10, Ask the Expert
    CPT 92072 (fitting of contact lens for keratoconus) has a bilateral surgery indicator of “2” in Medicare’s database. Is it correct not to use modifier -50 and if one eye is fitted, use modifier -52?
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    During the pandemic, when patients had to be seen virtually, we were able to bill a video/telehealth appointment. Are we able to continue billing for telehealth visits?
    MAR 15, 2022 in Exams, Modifiers, Telemedicine, Ask the Expert, Coding Top 10
    During the pandemic, when patients had to be seen virtually, we were able to bill a video/telehealth appointment. Are we able to continue billing for telehealth visits?
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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
    Get trusted answers to your coding questions from the Academy's coding experts, so you can bill and code with confidence.
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    Is there a modifier code we can use to bill cataract surgery after a superficial keratectomy has been done without waiting the standard 90-day global period?
    MAR 02, 2022 in Cornea, Ask the Expert, Modifiers, Cataract/Anterior Segment, Coding Top 10
    Is there a modifier code we can use to bill cataract surgery after a superficial keratectomy has been done without waiting the standard 90-day global period?
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    Modifiers to append for payment on additional treatments
    MAR 02, 2022 in Coding Top 10, Modifiers, Coding Competency, Ask the Expert
    A physician performs CPT code 65810 Paracentesis of anterior chamber of eye (separate procedure); with removal of vitreous and/or discission of anterior hyaloid membrane, with or without air injection multiple times on different days for ocular hypertension following a surge…
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    Congratulations to OCS and OCSR Designees
    DEC 08, 2021 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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    Determining the correct modifier
    JUL 21, 2021 in Modifiers, Ask the Expert
    We need help determining the correct modifier to use on a claim.
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    Modifiers for Telemedicine Exam Codes
    MAR 23, 2020 in Ask the Expert, Coding Updates, Modifiers, Coding Top 10, Telemedicine
    Question: What modifiers should be added to telemedicine exam codes?
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    Billing for Bilateral Tests and Surgeries
    MAR 13, 2020 in Modifiers, Ask the Expert
    Question: How do I bill for bilateral tests and surgeries?
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    Surgery Rejection With Modifier -24
    MAR 01, 2020 in Ask the Expert, Coding Updates, Modifiers, Coding Top 10
    Question: One day post-op following cataract surgery on a Medicare patient, the surgeon performed bilateral punctal occlusion with plugs. We billed the appropriate level of exam with modifier -24, indicating the exam was unrelated to the cataract surgery, but the claim was d…
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    Reduction in Payment for Higher Allowable Procedure
    MAR 01, 2020 in Modifiers, Glaucoma, Cataract/Anterior Segment, Coding Updates, Coding Top 10, Ask the Expert
    Question: When performing cataract surgery and goniotomy at the same session, I append modifier -51 to cataract surgery, as it has a lower allowable. However, our Medicaid plan has a higher allowable on the cataract surgery, so I append the goniotomy with modifier -51. We re…
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    Coding Top 10: Frequency of Retina OCT, Frequency of Billing Fundus Photography and Superglue to Eye
    MAR 01, 2020 in Testing Services, Exams, Cataract/Anterior Segment, Coding Top 10, Oculofacial, Ask the Expert, Glaucoma, Modifiers, Coding Updates
    Get trusted answers to your coding questions from the Academy’s coding experts, so you can bill and code with confidence. The March coding selections include: Frequency of Retina OCT, Frequency of Billing Fundus Photography and Superglue to Eye
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    Billing Punctal Plugs for Medicare
    DEC 18, 2019 in Modifiers, Ask the Expert, Cornea
    Question: How should I bill punctal plugs for Medicare patients? We always bill the Eye visit code with modifier -25, along with 68761 -RT and 68761 -LT, however Medicare is no longer processing the claim.
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