Billing and Coding
What your colleagues are asking about coding
For all your billing and coding head-scratchers, the AOA’s experts are available to help.
CMS releases 2023 Medicare PFS proposed rule, seeks comments
The proposed PFS has implications on several ophthalmic procedures’ RUC values, MIPS and telehealth services, and decreases the conversion factor and reimbursement without Congressional action.
Merit-based Incentive Payment System: What doctors should know
The latest updates on Merit-based Incentive Payment System participation and AOA MORE.
Ask the coding experts
Review some of the latest questions received by the AOA’s Coding Experts and see their answers.
Crack the Codes
The AOA’s Coding Experts offer guidance to support doctors and staff in providing the best possible patient care while ensuring accurate reimbursements are received.
Update: Merit-based Incentive Payment System quality measures
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services made changes to certain quality measures for 2022—find out if they impact you.
Coding for presbyopia eye drops
What are the proper coding options when doctors of optometry prescribe eye drops as an adjunctive treatment option for presbyopia? The AOA’s coding experts review several alternatives for billing eye examinations.
Coding and contact lens safety
It is essential to appropriately code incidents related to contact lens problems.
CMS’ 2022 Medicare PFS decreases conversion factor, sets new policy goals
The final rule includes a list of updated payment policies, quality measures adjustments and telehealth changes for the 2022 calendar year. How AOA’s input shaped rulemaking and what it means for doctors.
CMS releases information on Part B claims-based quality measure scoring for 2021
MIPS participants: A CMS system processing error caused rejections of certain quality data codes.
New ICD-10 codes take effect Oct. 1: What they say about social determinants of health
In addition to the new codes for social determinants of patients' health, a new, billable diagnosis code was created to report encounters for immunizations.