AMA CPT® Assistant - 2014 Issue 11 (November)

Coding Clarification: Special Ophthalmological Services (92133, 92134) (November 2014)

November 2014 page 10 Coding Clarification: Special Ophthalmological Services (92133, 92134) Prior to 2011, CPT code 92135, Scanning computerized ophthalmic diagnostic imaging, posterior segment, (eg, scanning laser) with interpretation and report, unilateral, was used to describe a method of objective measurement involving a quantitative determination of the thickness of the retinal nerve fiber. The computer analysis of the measurement data was placed in a database file to allow future comparison of the patient information at follow-up examinations. As ophthalmic diagnostic imaging technology advanced over the years, two new codes 92133, Scanning computerized ophthalmic diagnostic imaging, posterior segment, with interpretation...

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