References found for the code 366.16 in the Index of Diseases and Injuries:
The ICD-9-CM consists of:
plans or Medicare. There are ICD-9-CM diagnostic codes which would indicate a specific reason for extractions. However, in the absence of coverage for extractions there will often be coverage for cyst removal. The following ICD-9-CM codes may be used for cyst removal in con-junction with extractions. 522.8 Radicular Cyst Cyst: apical (periodontal)
ICD-9 V70.0 is routine general medical examination at a health care facility (V700). This code is grouped under diagnosis codes for supplementary classification of factors influencing health status and contact with health services.
Early cataract. This refers to the very beginning stages of cataracts. At this point, the lens of the eye remains clear, but the ability to focus between near and far vision has started to become compromised, which occurs as a result of the inflexibility of the lens that happens with age.
H25. 812 Combined forms of age-related cataract, left eye - ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes.
ICD-10 code H26. 9 for Unspecified cataract is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the eye and adnexa .
H26. 9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM H26.
ICD-10 code H25. 812 for Combined forms of age-related cataract, left eye is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the eye and adnexa .
H25. 89 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM H25. 89 became effective on October 1, 2021.
For purposes of this measure, only the following CPT cataract surgery codes should be used: 66982: Cataract surgery with insertion of intraocular lens, complex. 66983: Cataract surgery, intracapsular, with insertion of intraocular lens. 66984: Cataract surgery, extracapsular, with insertion of intraocular lens.
H25. 13 Age-related nuclear cataract, bilateral - ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes.
Z98. 4 - Cataract extraction status. ICD-10-CM.
Medicare will pay for one pair of post-cataract surgery glasses per lifetime per eye after cataract surgery....Payable diagnosis codes include:Z96. 1 (pseudophakia)H27. 01, H27. 02, H27. 03 (aphakia)Q12. 3 (congenital aphakia)
66984. EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT REMOVAL WITH INSERTION OF INTRAOCULAR LENS PROSTHESIS (1 STAGE PROCEDURE), MANUAL OR MECHANICAL TECHNIQUE (EG, IRRIGATION AND ASPIRATION OR PHACOEMULSIFICATION); WITHOUT ENDOSCOPIC CYCLOPHOTOCOAGULATION.
Removal of Lens Material Procedures of the EyeCPT® 66840, Under Removal of Lens Material Procedures of the Eye. The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 66840 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Removal of Lens Material Procedures of the Eye.
CPT® defines the code 66982 as: "Extracapsular cataract removal with insertion of intraocular lens prosthesis (one stage procedure), manual or mechanical technique (e.g., irrigation and aspiration or phacoemulsification), complex, requiring devices or techniques not generally used in routine cataract surgery (e.g., ...
How many different types of cataracts are there? According to ICD-10-CM, there are close to 70 — ranging from age-related to zonular cataracts.
When you submit CPT code 66982, local coverage determinations (LCDs) require more than the traditional cataract diagnosis codes. To indicate why the surgery qualifies as complex, you also must report one of the following codes:
They may occur in people of all ages, but are most common in the elderly. A disorder characterized by partial or complete opacity of the crystalline lens of one or both eyes. This results in a decrease in visual acuity and eventual blindness if untreated.
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM H26.9 became effective on October 1, 2021.
A condition in which the lens of the eye becomes cloudy. Symptoms include blurred, cloudy, or double vision; sensitivity to light; and difficulty seeing at night. Without treatment, cataracts can cause blindness. There are many different types and causes of cataracts.