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Advance Beneficiary Notice
Audit Resources (Academy/AAO member login required)
Biometry Fact Sheet (PDF)
Blepharospasm (PDF)
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment (CLIA) Application for Certification (PDF)
Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) Edits
Drug Coding
E/M Documentation Requirements (effective Jan. 2021)
E/M vs. Eye Visit Codes
High-Risk Medication Tips
History and Physical (H&P)
Hospital Outpatient Departments (HOPD) Preauthorization Requirements for Eyelid Procedures
Injection CPT Code Options
ICD-10-CM Reference Guides by Specialty
Local Coverage Determinations (LCDs)
MIGS Coding Fact Sheets
Myopia Coding (PDF)
National Drug Code (NDC)
National Coverage Determination Policies
Ocular Trauma
Ophthalmic Coding Specialist (OCS) Exam
Provider Enrollment Chain and Ownership System (PECOS)
Preauthorization Checklist and Guidance (PDF)
Profitable Retina Practice Series
Refraction Fact Sheet (PDF)
Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB)
Savvy Coder Articles
Signature Requirements<
Small Practice
Surprise Billing
Taxonomy Specialty Codes
Telemedicine Coding During COVID-19
VF-8R Visual Functioning Questionnaire (PDF)
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