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Medicare HETS 270/271 – Revised System Outage Notification
Medicare HETS 270/271 Submitters: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new upcoming outage and a revision to a previously announced…
2017 Coding Changes: Modifier FX
Effective 1/1/2017, claims for X-rays using film must include modifier FX. This modifier will trigger a 20 percent reduction in the payment amount for…
2017 Coding Changes: Drainage Devices for Glaucoma
Another two category III codes were created for insertion of an aqueous drainage device: 0449T – Insertion of aqueous drainage device, without extraocular reservoir,…
2017 Coding Changes: Noninvasive Drug Eluting Devices
Two new Category III codes were created for placement of a drug-eluting ocular insert: 0444T – Initial placement of a drug-eluting ocular insert under…
2017 Coding Changes: Code 0289T
Category III code 0289T was deleted as it is rarely performed in the United States. There is no cross reference to a new code….
2017 Coding Changes: Ophthalmoscopic Angiography
The descriptions for CPT codes 92235 and 92240 were updated to add the words unilateral or bilateral. The service is usually performed bilaterally. A…
2017 Coding Changes: Provocative Tests for Glaucoma
CPT code 92140 has been deleted as glaucoma specialists agree the provocative test is no longer useful. If you need to continue reporting it,…
2017 Coding Changes: Retinal Detachment
The global period for the repair of retinal detachment codes 67101 and 67105 will be reduced from 90 days to 10 days. The descriptions…
2017 Coding Changes: Endoscopic Nerve Root Decompression
A new subsection has been added which contains one code: 62380 – Endoscopic decompression of spinal cord, nerve root(s) including laminotomy, partial facetectomy, foraminotomy,…