Subscriptions Advertising Resources About Us Contact Us
Create An Account Forgot Your Password?
Trouble logging in or creating an account? click here
Home This Month E-Weekly Newsletter Building a Facility Article Archive Products & Services
Search OSM
Accrediting/Quality
Anesthesia
Bariatric Surgery
Building/Renovating
Business Management
Code/Bill/Reimburse
85
Outpatient Surgery E-Weekly

Acupressure Calms Children Before Surgery

The application of an acupressure bead between a pediatric patient's eyebrows can reduce their pre-op anxiety, according to researchers. In a stu...

Police Bust Bogus Clinic

Two brothers who ran an illegitimate medical clinic in Canton, Ga., were unqualified for the surgical procedures they performed and the medications ...

Alaska Gov. Palin Attempted CON Repeal

Before she shot onto the national scene as Republican presidential candidate John McCain's running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin tried to repeal her...

Home > Archive > March 2008
Coding & Billing
How to Get Paid for Corneal Tissue
Sara Rapuano

Unless you write into your commercial contracts that the $2,500 or more that an eye bank will charge you for harvesting corneal tissue is in addition to the facility fee, corneal transplantation isn't feasible in the ASC setting. Medicare has a pass-through provision, but if you don't carve out implants such as transplants with your private payors, you're basically prevented from doing corneal transplants in a surgery center. As you'll see, the key to getting reimbursed for corneal tissue procurement, processing and distribution is HCPCS code V2785, which should be reimbursed as an add-on to your ASC facility fee.

Already have an account? Please sign in:
Email Address:
Password:
Categories: Code/Bill/Reimburse, Ophthalmology
PRODUCT & SERVICE RESOURCES
Product & Service Showcase
A showcase of products and services geared to make your facility better.
Professional Services Platinum Pages
A guide of people and companies to help make your facility better.
Facilities on Parade
A portfolio of opportunities helping you assess how your facility might look and work.
Products In This Issue
Your dirty little secret?

Bemis Healthcare

Need to cut your budget?

World Medical Equipment, Inc.

The end of smearing and smudging.

Viscot Industries

Only one needle hits the mark.

Pajunk Medical Systems

Other Articles That May Interest You
Are Your EMRs Secure?
Answer these five questions to see if you're taking the necessary steps to protect patient information from prying eyes.
This Just In
CMS releases Stark Phase III regulations
This Just In
Quick facts about Medicare's proposed rule
Comment on this Article
You must be logged in to leave comments.
Recent Comments
You must be logged in to view comments.