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- Cataract Removal With Vitrectomy : You Be the Coder - AAPC
Answer: Whether you can report a vitrectomy separately from a cataract surgery procedure depends on whether the vitreous collapse was an iatrogenic (inadvertently introduced) complication Ophthalmologists often have to perform a vitrectomy during cataract surgery due to vitreous collapse while removing a dense, senile cataract
- Ophthalmology and Optometry Coding Alert - AAPC
perform a vitrectomy Can you code separately for the vitrectomy? Answer: The answer depends on whether the vitreous collapse was an iatrogenic (inadvertently introduced) complication Ophthalmologists often have to perform a vitrectomy during cataract surgery due to vitreous collapse in the course of removing a dense, senile cataract
- How To Use The CPT Codes for Anterior Vitrectomy
Used when anterior vitrectomy is performed along with other major eye procedures (e g , cataract surgery 66984) in the same operative session Modifier -59: Distinct procedural service Use when anterior vitrectomy is performed as a separate and distinct procedure, not integral to another primary procedure
- Can Anterior Vitrectomy Be Billed with Cataract Surgery?
If you are experiencing vision fluctuation after cataract surgery, it may be helpful to consider the possibility of billing anterior vitrectomy with cataract surgery According to a related article on eyesurgeryguide org , understanding the potential complications and additional procedures that may be necessary can help ensure that you receive
- CODING amp; COMPLIANCE | Ophthalmology Management - PentaVision
However, for the majority of cases, keeping in mind the exclusions previously noted — if the procedure is discontinued after anesthesia is given, surgery has commenced and the need for an unplanned anterior vitrectomy occurs, and if there were no prior indications that an anterior vitrectomy might be performed — then the case should be
- Get Reimbursed for the Removal of Lens Fragments - AAPC
If you notice the fragment during the procedure and perform the vitrectomy at that time, then the vitrectomy is bundled into the cataract surgery, says Duran The only time you can bill for a vitrectomy done at the same time as the cataract surgery is for an anterior vitrectomy (67010) when the patient has a pre-existing prolapsed vitreous or
- Vitrectomy and Cataract Surgery : Reader Question - AAPC
To bill 66984 and 67010 together with modifier -59 you must perform the vitrectomy for a different reason than the cataract surgery If the cataract surgery itself resulted in the need for the vitrectomy, as cleaning up implies, it would not be appropriate to bill each as separate services
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