AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2011 Issue 4; VOLUMES 1 & 2 NEW/REVISED CODES

Glaucoma

Effective October 1, 2011, new codes have been created to capture the stage of disease for the most commonly encountered types of glaucoma. Patients can present at vastly different stages of disease, and typically treatment of early stages of disease results in better outcomes and uses fewer resources than are used in patients who present with more severe stages of glaucoma. Mild (Early) Stage Glaucoma (365.71): Early stage glaucoma typically does not cause vision changes. The only way to be diagnosed with glaucoma in early stages is to be examined by an eye doctor and undergo an eye...

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