Patients may have a damaged or missing iris from birth or as a result of ocular injuries or other trauma, disease, or surgery. They struggle to cope with symptoms related to the eye’s inability to control the level of incoming light, including light sensitivity, glare, ...
A patient who is being followed by her Ophthalmologist during the post-op of cataract surgery comes in for an additional visit because she has developed conjunctivitis. The conjunctivitis is unrelated to the cataract surgery and necessitated an additional visit over and above her regular post-op che...
Example 2: Right cataract extraction (CPT® code 66984) was performed on May 1. On June 30, within the post-op period of the cataract removal surgery, a YAG laser capsulotomy (CPT® code 66821) was performed on the right eye. Submit CPT® modifier 78 with CPT® code 66821 since...
This modifier may be used to indicate that an E/M service or eye exam, which is performed on the same day as a minor surgery (000 or 010 global days) and which is performed by the surgeon, is significant and separately identifiable from the usual work associated with the surgery. Documen...