AMA CPT® Assistant - 2018 Issue 12 (December)

New Category III Ophthalmology Codes (December 2018)

December 2018 page 6 New Category III Ophthalmology Codes Two new Category III codes (0506T, 0514T) to report ophthalmic techniques have been added to the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) 2019 code set. The new codes will provide the means for data collection, analysis of clinical efficacy and safety of the ophthalmic techniques, and will help determine their applicability to clinical practices and payer coverage. 0506TMacular pigment optical density measurement by heterochromatic flicker photometry, unilateral or bilateral, with interpretation and report Code 0506T describes a noninvasive assessment of a patient's potential risk for visual disability or catastrophic vision loss...

To read the full article, sign in and subscribe to the AMA CPT® Assistant.


Access to this feature is available in the following products:
  • AMA's CPT® Assistant - Current + Archives
  • AMA's CPT® Advanced Coding Pack
CPT® Assistant content is the official source for CPT® coding guidance. It is an instrumental tool when appealing insurance denials and validating coding to auditors. Monthly issues and an extensive archive provide comprehensive guidance on proper CPT® coding for past, present and upcoming code set releases. Archives date back to 1990 for historical use of codes, changes, rationales, coding tips and trends in the industry.

demo
request yours today
subscribe
start today
newsletter
free subscription

Thank you for choosing Find-A-Code, please Sign In to remove ads.