New Category III Ophthalmology Codes (December 2018)

Why This Topic Matters

It helps readers recognize that new ophthalmology CPT reporting options were introduced and understand the type of guidance available for evaluating relevance to clinical and coding workflows.

Article Sections

1. December 2018 page 6

   Introductory placement information for the article within the December 2018 issue.

2. New Category III Ophthalmology Codes

   Overview of newly added ophthalmology-related Category III CPT content and the general purpose of these additions.

3. 0506T

   Discussion of one ophthalmic technique code, including its reporting context and related clinical example and procedure description.

4. 0514T

   Discussion of an add-on ophthalmic technique code, including its intended use context and related clinical example and procedure description.

5. Clinical Example (0506T)

   A representative patient scenario associated with the first code.

6. Description of Procedure (0506T)

   Procedural narrative accompanying the first clinical example.

7. Clinical Example (0514T)

   A representative patient scenario associated with the add-on code.

8. Description of Procedure (0514T)

   Procedural narrative accompanying the add-on code's example.