Ask the Coding Experts
Get Expert Answers to Your Coding Questions
Have a documentation, coding or reimbursement question?
Get a clear, optometry-specific answer from AOA coding experts so you can code correctly and submit claims with confidence.
Submit your coding question below:
What This Helps You Do
Confirm the right CPT, ICD-10 or HCPCS codes, understand documentation and modifier requirements and resolve claim or reimbursement issues without guesswork.
What to Expect
Submit your question and receive a clear, actionable response based on current coding standards, payer policies and real-world optometric practice. Your question will be reviewed by a human with coding expertise through the AOA Coding & Reimbursement Committee.
Why AOA
The AOA Coding & Reimbursement Committee is comprised of doctors of optometry and coding professionals who develop AOA coding resources, support member education, monitor inaccurate coding guidance affecting the profession. Committee members also represent optometry in the CDC ICD-10 code process and the AMA CPT and RUC processes, bringing decades of coding, reimbursement and advocacy expertise to every member question.
The AOA Billing & Coding Help Desk is a set of tools and resources designed to help you find answers, verify codes and build coding confidence.
Ask the Coding Experts
You ask, the experts answer. The AOA Coding and Reimbursement Committee supports the AOA's strategic direction to develop and value procedural (CPT), diagnostic (ICD-10) and supply codes (HCPCS). Members can submit questions regarding medical records and coding to askthecodingexpert@aoa.org. Here are the latest questions.
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