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Reader Questions: Include Both Days’ Work for Delayed Dilated Exam

Published in Ophthalmology Coding Alert, July 2010

Question: How should we handle it when a patient who has come in for a regular eye exam insists on coming back at a more convenient time to have his eyes dilated for the glaucoma check? Should I code this as one visit after the patient comes back or are they considered two separate visits?
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Answer: If the patient returns for a dilated follow-up (also known as a dilated fundus examination or DFE), report the ophthalmologist’s [...]


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Published in Ophthalmology Coding Alert, July 2010
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