tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2007 Issue 38

CPT 2008: FOBT Code Will Become More Flexible In 2008

Plus: Prepare to see a new path to bill for retina surgeriesHeads up: CPT 2008 will eliminate retina surgery code 67038 (Victrectomy, with epiretinal membrane stripping). Instead, you'll have three new retina surgery codes to choose from. Patients may have an epiretinal membrane on the surface of the macula because of a previous infection or the results of a past surgery, note experts. The membrane can cause a distortion in vision. Your doctor may also refer to this phenomenon as "macular pucker" or "cellophane maculopathy."You'll also have a new code for complex retinal detachment procedures in 2008, sources...

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