tci Part B Insider - 2011 Issue 15

Handle Your Eye Diagnoses With Care By Pinpointing Anatomic Site

Differentiate your conjunctiva from your macula and you'll be on your way to coding bliss.Physicians who treat eye conditions are accustomed to dealing with a wide variety of diagnoses, and it's up to the coder to link the correct ICD-9 codes to the ophthalmology services.Use the anatomic drawing below to locate the part of the eye that your physician addressed, and match that to the sampling of applicable ICD-9 codes in the chart at the bottom of this page. ...

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