This is a compilation of EyeNet® Magazine's Savvy Coder articles from Jan. 2020 to the present. Access to articles published six months or less are for Academy and AAOE members. To read full issues, visit aao.org/eyenet.
Titles listed alphabetically
- 92201 and 92202—Meet the New Codes for Extended Ophthalmoscopy (Feb. 2020)
- Are You Bewildered by Bundles? Test Your Coding Competency (May 2022)
- Auditproof Your Evaluations for Cataract Surgery (Oct 2022)
- Back to the Basics—Coding for Refractions Using CPT Code 92015 (Tip: Rules Vary!) (Sept. 2021)
- Back to the Basics—Two Key Issues in Coding for Minor Surgical Procedures (Oct. 2021))
- Billing for Ophthalmic Surgery: 10 Steps for Successful Coding (June 2022)
- Cataract Comanagement Compliance—CMS Outreach Prompts Internal Reviews (June 2023)
- Cataract Controversies—Answers to Contentious Coding Questions (Feb. 2022)
- Code-a-Palooza—the Annual Quiz That Can Make You a Coding Whiz (March 2020)
- Code This, Not That—What to Submit for These Scenarios (Feb. 2023)
- Coding for Ocular Trauma (July 2021)
- Coding Lessons Learned in 2021 (Dec. 2021)
- Comparative Billing Reports: If Your E/M Use Is Flagged, Take These 6 Urgent Steps (Jan. 2022)
- Corneal Tissue—Focus on 5 Areas to Streamline Reimbursement (June 2024)
- CPT Code 92060 for the Sensorimotor Exam: Answers to Your FAQs (Nov. 2021)
- E/M 2023—Starting Jan. 1, Streamlined Rules Apply Beyond the Office Setting (Jan. 2023)
- E/M Nuances: Determining the Level of Medical Decision-Making (Aug. 2021)
- E/M Rules for Office Visits: What Level of Medical Decision-Making? (June 2021)
- Exams That Don’t Take Place in the Office (Tip: The New E/M Guidelines Don’t Apply) (March 2021)
- Fact Sheet for Documenting the Need for Cataract Surgery (Jan. 2021)
- Fact Sheet for Documenting the Need for Functional Blepharoplasty (Feb. 2021)
- Fact Sheet for Documenting the Need for Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) (May 2021)
- Fact Sheet for the Comprehensive Eye Visit Codes: 92004 and 92014 (April 2020)
- Functional Botox Treatments—Quick Tips for Documentation and Coding (March 2024)
- Geographic Atrophy—How to Get Paid for New Treatments (Nov 2023)
- Here’s How Coding Impacts Your MIPS Cost Score (Dec. 2023)
- How Well Do You Know ICD-10? Test Your Coding Competency (April 2022)
- Increasing Revenues in a Climate of Payment Change: Out-of-Pocket Charges (Jan. 2020)
- Intravitreal Injections—Lessons From a National Audit (April 2023)
- Meet Modifier –JZ: A Quick Guide to –JW’s New Counterpart (Sept. 2023)
- MIGS Update—How to Code for Combined Glaucoma Procedures (March 2022)
- Modifier –62: How to Determine Whether You Can Bill for Cosurgery (May 2020)
- Nd:YAG Laser Capsulotomy: 5 Tips for Checking Coding and Documentation (Oct. 2023)
- New E/M Rules for Office Visits, Part 1: The Medically Relevant Patient History (Aug. 2020)
- New E/M Rules for Office Visits, Part 2: How to Document the Retina Exam (Sept. 2020)
- New E/M Rules for Office Visits, Part 3: The Medically Relevant Exam (Oct. 2020)
- New E/M Rules for Office Visits, Part 4: Cornea and Oculofacial Exams (Nov. 2020)
- New ICD-10 Codes for Corneal Dystrophy and Transplants (Dec. 2020)
- New Prior Authorization Requirements for Blepharoplasty and Botox in HOPDs (July 2020)
- New Year, New Codes: Time to Revisit Your Practice’s Internal Resources (Jan 2024)
- Reimbursement for Young Ophthalmologists: Top Rules With Case Examples—Part 1 (July 2023)
- Reimbursement for Young Ophthalmologists: Top Rules With Case Examples—Part 2 (Aug 2023)
- Retina—Biosimilars, Dual Inhibitors, and Coding for New Drugs (May 2023)
- Simplifying Coding—5 Steps to Choosing the Right E/M or Eye Visit Code (Feb 2024)
- The Stark Law and Productivity-Based Compensation in Group Practices (Aug. 2022)
- Telemedicine During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (June 2020)
- Three Reasons Why Cataract Practices Failed SMRC Audits—and Three Solutions (March 2023)
- Top Real-World Coding Competencies for Young Ophthalmologists—Part 1 (Nov. 2022)
- Top Real-World Coding Competencies for Young Ophthalmologists—Part 2 (Dec. 2022)
- Tricks of the Trade: Coding for a Pediatric Ophthalmology Practice (Sept. 2022)
- Why (and How) You Should Use ICD-10 Codes for Social Determinants of Health (July 2022)