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CODING & BILLING
STAY ABREAST Glaucoma codes are struggling to keep pace with the rapidly evolving
field of glaucoma surgery.
procedure" designation.
Code L8612 Aqueous shunt is assigned for the aqueous shunt
implant. It is packaged into the charge for the main procedure under
both the OPPS and ASC payment systems, having an N status indicator and N1 payment indicator respectively, and therefore Medicare
makes no additional payment for the implant. Scleral reinforcement
grafts such as Tutoplast pericardium graft are reported with code
L8610 Ocular implant. However, as with L8612, Medicare makes no
additional payment. The supply of amniotic membrane for coverage
of the reservoir plate is reported with V2790 which also has an N
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