Coding Updates for 2021 - NC Eyes

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CODING UPDATES FOR 2021

REBECCA WARTMAN OD NCOS THIRD PARTY LIAISON

NOVEMBER 2020

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OTHERWISE. HOWEVER, REBECCA WRITES FOR OPTOMETRIC JOURNALS, IS THIRD PARTY LIAISON FOR NCOS AND CONSULTS WITH EYE CARE CENTERS OD PA.

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DISCLAIMERS FOR PRESENTATION

6.OF COURSE THE ULTIMATE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CORRECT SUBMISSION OF CLAIMS AND COMPLIANCE WITH PROVIDER CONTRACTS LIES WITH THE PROVIDER OF SERVICES

7.AOA, AOA CODING AND REIMBURSEMENT COMMITTEE, THE NCOS, ITS PRESENTERS, AGENTS, AND STAFF MAKE NO REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY, OR GUARANTEE THAT THIS PRESENTATION AND/OR ITS CONTENTS ARE ERROR-FREE AND WILL BEAR NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR THE RESULTS OR CONSEQUENCES OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN

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OUTLINE

? ICD-10-CM CODING CHANGES FOR 2021 ? CPT? 2021 CODING CHANGES FOR 2021 ? HCPCS 2021 CODING CHANGES FOR 2021 ? EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT CODE CHANGE FOR 2021

? OVERVIEW AND BRIEF SUMMARY ? MDM ? TIME ? RESOURCES ? QUESTIONS

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2021 ICD-10-CM CODE CHANGES IMPORTANT TO OPTOMETRY

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SUMMARY OF ICD-10-CM CODE CHANGES

? H18.5 CORNEAL DYSTROPHIES ? H43-H44 MIGRAINE AND OTHER HEADACHES ? H55.8 IRREGULAR EYE MOVEMENTS ? OTHER MISCELLANEOUS CODE CHANGES ? R51 HEADACHES ? T86.84 CORNEAL TRANSPLANT COMPLICATIONS ? Y77 OPHTHALMIC DEVICE ADVERSE EVENTS ? Z03.8 SUSPECTED DISEASES AND CONDITIONS ? Z79 LONG TERM DRUG USE ? CHAPTER 22 U07 CODE SERIES

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H18.5 CODE SERIES

SEVERAL CODES ADDED EYE SPECIFIC DESIGNATIONS TO THEIR LISTINGS: H18.5 CORNEAL DYSTROPHY SECTION CHANGES INCLUDES ADDING RIGHT EYE, LEFT EYE, OR BILATERAL EYE TO THEIR CODE LISTING

? ENDOTHELIAL CORNEAL DYSTROPHY ? EPITHELIAL (JUVENILE) CORNEAL DYSTROPHY ? GRANULAR CORNEAL DYSTROPHY ? LATTICE CORNEAL DYSTROPHY ? MACULAR CORNEAL DYSTROPHY ? OTHER INHERITED CORNEAL DYSTROPHY

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H18.5 CODE SERIES

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EXCLUDES NOTES ADDED & CHANGED-G43 & G44

Note Changed

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H55.8 CODE SERIES

? H55.81 DEFINITION WAS CHANGED TO DEFICIENT SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT ? H55.82 DEFICIENT SMOOTH PURSUIT EYE MOVEMENT WAS ADDED

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