CPT Code: 92225 Region: 05
States covered: Florida, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
Title: Extended Ophthalmoscopy for the Initial Visit
Category
Special Ophthalmological Services
Description
Extended Ophthalmoscopy with retinal drawings (eg, for retinal detachment, melanoma) with interpretation and report for the initial visit"
Extended ophthalmoscopy is an assessment of the posterior segment of the eye (vitreous, retina, optic disc, choroids, etc.) with the pupil dilated using indirect ophthalmoscopy or slit lamp biomicroscopy. These techniques employ an additional diagnostic tool (eg, 3-mirror lens, 20-diopter lens, 90-diopter lens, scleral depression) and include a detailed drawing of the retina. Extended ophthalmoscopy provides a high intensity illumination, stereoscopic, wide field of view of the ocular fundus for detection and/or evaluation of vitreoretinal pathology.
Extended ophthalmoscopy codes are reserved for the meticulous evaluation of the eye in detailed documentation of a severe ophthalmologic problem needing continued follow-up, which cannot be sufficiently evaluated by photography.
Medicare will consider ophthalmoscopy (CPT Codes 92225, 92226) to be medically reasonable and necessary if any one of the following circumstances is present:
- The patient has a malignant neoplasm of the retina or choroid. This may appear as a single, round or oval, slightly elevated, gray or nonpigmented lesion.
- The patient has a retained (old) intraocular foreign body, either magnetic or nonmagnetic. Signs and symptoms may include a statement by the patient that something has hit his/her eye (foreign body sensation), normal or blurred vision, pain or no discomfort, and tearing.
- The patient has retinal hemorrhage, edema, ischemia, exudates and deposits, hereditary retinal dystrophies or peripheral retinal degeneration
- The patient has retinal detachment with or without retinal defect. The patient may complain of light flashes, dark floating specks, and blurred vision that becomes progressively worse. This may be described by the patient as “a curtain came down over my eyes.”
- The patient has retinal defects without retinal detachment
- The patient has diabetic retinopathy ( e.g., background retinopathy or proliferative retinopathy), retinal vascular occlusion, or separation of the retinal layers. This may be evidenced by microaneurysms, cotton wool spots, exudates, hemorrhages, or fibrous proliferation
- The patient has experienced sudden visual loss or transient visual loss. This may be described as trouble seeing or vision going in and out.
- The patient has chorioretinitis, chorioretinal scars or choroidal degeneration, dystrophies, hemorrhage and rupture, or detachment
- The patient has Vogt-Koyanagi syndrome. This disease is characterized by bilateral uveitis, dysacousia, meningeal irritation, whitening of patches of hair (poliosis), vitiligo, and retinal detachment. The disease can be initiated by a severe headache, deep orbital pain, vertigo, and nausea.
- The patient has sustained a penetrating wound to the orbit resulting in the retention of a foreign body in the eye
- The patient has disorders of the vitreous body (e.g., vitreous hemorrhage or posterior vitreous detachment). Spots before the eyes (floaters) and flashing lights (photopsia) can be signs/symptoms of these disorders.
- The patient has posterior scleritis. Signs and symptoms may include severe pain and inflammation, proptosis, limited ocular movements, and a loss of a portion of the visual field.
- The patient has degenerative disorders of the globe
- The patient has retinoschisis and retinal cysts. Patients may complain of light flashes and floaters
- The patient has signs and symptoms of endophthalmitis which may include severe pain, redness, photophobia, and profound loss of vision
- The patient has glaucoma or is a glaucoma suspect. This may be evidenced by increased intraocular pressure or progressive cupping of the optic nerve. The patient’s medical record must meet the documentation requirements set forth in this policy.
In all instances extended ophthalmoscopy must be medically necessary. It must add information not available from the standard evaluation services and/or information that will demonstrably affect the treatment plan. It is not necessary, for example, to confirm information already available by other means.
ICD-10 Diagnosis Codes
ICD-10 Codes | Description |
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B39.9 | Histoplasmosis, unspecified |
B58.01 | Toxoplasma chorioretinitis |
C69.20 - C69.22 | Malignant neoplasm of unspecified retina - Malignant neoplasm of left retina |
C69.30 - C69.32 | Malignant neoplasm of unspecified choroid - Malignant neoplasm of left choroid |
D18.09 | Hemangioma of other sites |
D31.20 - D31.22 | Benign neoplasm of unspecified retina - Benign neoplasm of left retina |
D31.30 - D31.32 | Benign neoplasm of unspecified choroid - Benign neoplasm of left choroid |
D33.3 | Benign neoplasm of cranial nerves |
E08.311 - E08.3599 | Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with unspecified diabetic retinopathy with macular edema - Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with proliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, unspecified eye |
E09.311 - E09.3599 | Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with unspecified diabetic retinopathy with macular edema - Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, unspecified eye |
E10.311 - E10.319 | Type 1 diabetes mellitus with unspecified diabetic retinopathy with macular edema - Type 1 diabetes mellitus with unspecified diabetic retinopathy without macular edema |
E10.3211 - E10.3219 | Type 1 diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye - Type 1 diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, unspecified eye |
E10.3291 - E10.3299 | Type 1 diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, right eye - Type 1 diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, unspecified eye |
E10.3311 - E10.3399 | Type 1 diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye - Type 1 diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, unspecified eye |
E10.3411 - E10.3499 | Type 1 diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye - Type 1 diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, unspecified eye |
E10.3511 - E10.3599 | Type 1 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye - Type 1 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, unspecified eye |
E11.311 - E11.319 | Type 2 diabetes mellitus with unspecified diabetic retinopathy with macular edema - Type 2 diabetes mellitus with unspecified diabetic retinopathy without macular edema |
E11.3211 - E11.3299 | Type 2 diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye - Type 2 diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, unspecified eye |
E11.3311 - E11.3399 | Type 2 diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye - Type 2 diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, unspecified eye |
E11.3411 - E11.3499 | Type 2 diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye - Type 2 diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, unspecified eye |
E11.3511 - E11.3599 | Type 2 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye - Type 2 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, unspecified eye |
E13.311 - E13.319 | Other specified diabetes mellitus with unspecified diabetic retinopathy with macular edema - Other specified diabetes mellitus with unspecified diabetic retinopathy without macular edema |
E13.3211 - E13.3219 | Other specified diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye - Other specified diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, unspecified eye |
E13.3311 - E13.3399 | Other specified diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye - Other specified diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, unspecified eye |
E13.3411 - E13.3499 | Other specified diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye - Other specified diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, unspecified eye |
E13.3511 - E13.3599 | Other specified diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye - Other specified diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, unspecified eye |
G45.3 | Amaurosis fugax |
H05.50 - H05.53 | Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of unspecified orbit - Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of bilateral orbits |
H15.031 - H15.039 | Posterior scleritis, right eye - Posterior scleritis, unspecified eye |
H16.241 - H16.249 | Ophthalmia nodosa, right eye - Ophthalmia nodosa, unspecified eye |
H20.00 - H20.059 | Unspecified acute and subacute iridocyclitis - Hypopyon, unspecified eye |
H20.821 - H20.829 | Vogt-Koyanagi syndrome, right eye - Vogt-Koyanagi syndrome, unspecified eye |
H21.331 - H21.339 | Parasitic cyst of iris, ciliary body or anterior chamber, right eye - Parasitic cyst of iris, ciliary body or anterior chamber, unspecified eye |
H27.10 | Unspecified dislocation of lens |
H27.111 - H27.119 | Subluxation of lens, right eye - Subluxation of lens, unspecified eye |
H27.131 - H27.139 | Posterior dislocation of lens, right eye - Posterior dislocation of lens, unspecified eye |
H30.001 - H30.049 | Unspecified focal chorioretinal inflammation, right eye - Focal chorioretinal inflammation, macular or paramacular, unspecified eye |
H30.101 - H30.149 | Unspecified disseminated chorioretinal inflammation, right eye - Acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy, unspecified eye |
H30.20 - H30.23 | Posterior cyclitis, unspecified eye - Posterior cyclitis, bilateral |
H30.811 - H30.899 | Harada's disease, right eye - Other chorioretinal inflammations, unspecified eye |
H30.90 - H30.93 | Unspecified chorioretinal inflammation, unspecified eye - Unspecified chorioretinal inflammation, bilateral |
H31.001 - H31.099 | Unspecified chorioretinal scars, right eye - Other chorioretinal scars, unspecified eye |
H31.101 - H31.129 | Choroidal degeneration, unspecified, right eye - Diffuse secondary atrophy of choroid, unspecified eye |
H31.20 - H31.29 | Hereditary choroidal dystrophy, unspecified - Other hereditary choroidal dystrophy |
H31.301 - H31.329 | Unspecified choroidal hemorrhage, right eye - Choroidal rupture, unspecified eye |
H31.401 - H31.429 | Unspecified choroidal detachment, right eye - Serous choroidal detachment, unspecified eye |
H32 | Chorioretinal disorders in diseases classified elsewhere |
H33.001 - H33.059 | Unspecified retinal detachment with retinal break, right eye - Total retinal detachment, unspecified eye |
H33.101 - H33.119 | Unspecified retinoschisis, right eye - Cyst of ora serrata, unspecified eye |
H33.121 - H33.129 | Parasitic cyst of retina, right eye - Parasitic cyst of retina, unspecified eye |
H33.191 - H33.199 | Other retinoschisis and retinal cysts, right eye - Other retinoschisis and retinal cysts, unspecified eye |
H33.20 - H33.23 | Serous retinal detachment, unspecified eye - Serous retinal detachment, bilateral |
H33.301 - H33.339 | Unspecified retinal break, right eye - Multiple defects of retina without detachment, unspecified eye |
H33.40 - H33.43 | Traction detachment of retina, unspecified eye - Traction detachment of retina, bilateral |
H33.8 | Other retinal detachments |
H34.00 - H34.9 | Transient retinal artery occlusion, unspecified eye - Unspecified retinal vascular occlusion |
H35.00 - H35.09 | Unspecified background retinopathy - Other intraretinal microvascular abnormalities |
H35.111 - H35.169 | Retinopathy of prematurity, stage 0, right eye - Retinopathy of prematurity, stage 5, unspecified eye |
H35.171 - H35.179 | Retrolental fibroplasia, right eye - Retrolental fibroplasia, unspecified eye |
H35.20 - H35.23 | Other non-diabetic proliferative retinopathy, unspecified eye - Other non-diabetic proliferative retinopathy, bilateral |
H35.30 - H35.33 | Unspecified macular degeneration - Angioid streaks of macula |
H35.341 - H35.349 | Macular cyst, hole, or pseudohole, right eye - Macular cyst, hole, or pseudohole, unspecified eye |
H35.351 - H35.359 | Cystoid macular degeneration, right eye - Cystoid macular degeneration, unspecified eye |
H35.361 - H35.369 | Drusen (degenerative) of macula, right eye - Drusen (degenerative) of macula, unspecified eye |
H35.371 - H35.379 | Puckering of macula, right eye - Puckering of macula, unspecified eye |
H35.381 - H35.389 | Toxic maculopathy, right eye - Toxic maculopathy, unspecified eye |
H35.40 - H35.469 | Unspecified peripheral retinal degeneration - Secondary vitreoretinal degeneration, unspecified eye |
H35.50 - H35.54 | Unspecified hereditary retinal dystrophy - Dystrophies primarily involving the retinal pigment epithelium |
H35.60 - H35.63 | Retinal hemorrhage, unspecified eye - Retinal hemorrhage, bilateral |
H35.70 - H35.739 | Unspecified separation of retinal layers - Hemorrhagic detachment of retinal pigment epithelium, unspecified eye |
H35.81 - H35.89 | Retinal edema - Other specified retinal disorders |
H36 | Retinal disorders in diseases classified elsewhere |
H40.001 - H40.069 | Preglaucoma, unspecified, right eye - Primary angle closure without glaucoma damage, unspecified eye |
H40.10X0 - H40.1394 | Unspecified open-angle glaucoma, stage unspecified - Pigmentary glaucoma, unspecified eye, indeterminate stage |
H40.1410 - H40.1494 | Capsular glaucoma with pseudoexfoliation of lens, right eye, stage unspecified - Capsular glaucoma with pseudoexfoliation of lens, unspecified eye, indeterminate stage |
H40.151 - H40.159 | Residual stage of open-angle glaucoma, right eye - Residual stage of open-angle glaucoma, unspecified eye |
H40.20X0 - H40.249 | Unspecified primary angle-closure glaucoma, stage unspecified - Residual stage of angle-closure glaucoma, unspecified eye |
H40.30X0 - H40.53X4 | Glaucoma secondary to eye trauma, unspecified eye, stage unspecified - Glaucoma secondary to other eye disorders, bilateral, indeterminate stage |
H40.60X0 - H40.63X4 | Glaucoma secondary to drugs, unspecified eye, stage unspecified - Glaucoma secondary to drugs, bilateral, indeterminate stage |
H40.811 - H40.839 | Glaucoma with increased episcleral venous pressure, right eye - Aqueous misdirection, unspecified eye |
H40.89 | Other specified glaucoma |
H40.9 | Unspecified glaucoma |
H42 | Glaucoma in diseases classified elsewhere |
H43.00 - H43.9 | Vitreous prolapse, unspecified eye - Unspecified disorder of vitreous body |
H44.001 - H44.029 | Unspecified purulent endophthalmitis, right eye - Vitreous abscess (chronic), unspecified eye |
H44.111 - H44.19 | Panuveitis, right eye - Other endophthalmitis |
H44.20 - H44.23 | Degenerative myopia, unspecified eye - Degenerative myopia, bilateral |
H44.2A1 - H44.2E9 | Degenerative myopia with choroidal neovascularization, right eye - Degenerative myopia with other maculopathy, unspecified eye |
H44.311 - H44.329 | Chalcosis, right eye - Siderosis of eye, unspecified eye |
H44.601 - H44.609 | Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, right eye - Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, unspecified eye |
H44.621 - H44.629 | Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in iris or ciliary body, right eye - Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in iris or ciliary body, unspecified eye |
H44.641 - H44.649 | Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in posterior wall of globe, right eye - Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in posterior wall of globe, unspecified eye |
H44.651 - H44.659 | Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in vitreous body, right eye - Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in vitreous body, unspecified eye |
H44.701 - H44.709 | Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, right eye - Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, unspecified eye |
H44.741 - H44.749 | Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in posterior wall of globe, right eye - Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in posterior wall of globe, unspecified eye |
H44.751 - H44.759 | Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in vitreous body, right eye - Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in vitreous body, unspecified eye |
H46.2 | Nutritional optic neuropathy |
H46.3 | Toxic optic neuropathy |
H46.9 | Unspecified optic neuritis |
H47.011 - H47.099 | Ischemic optic neuropathy, right eye - Other disorders of optic nerve, not elsewhere classified, unspecified eye |
H47.10 | Unspecified papilledema |
H47.20 - H47.299 | Unspecified optic atrophy - Other optic atrophy, unspecified eye |
H47.311 - H47.399 | Coloboma of optic disc, right eye - Other disorders of optic disc, unspecified eye |
H53.121 - H53.129 | Transient visual loss, right eye - Transient visual loss, unspecified eye |
H53.131 - H53.139 | Sudden visual loss, right eye - Sudden visual loss, unspecified eye |
H53.19 | Other subjective visual disturbances |
H59.021 - H59.029 | Cataract (lens) fragments in eye following cataract surgery, right eye - Cataract (lens) fragments in eye following cataract surgery, unspecified eye |
H59.031 - H59.039 | Cystoid macular edema following cataract surgery, right eye - Cystoid macular edema following cataract surgery, unspecified eye |
Q14.0 - Q14.9 | Congenital malformation of vitreous humor - Congenital malformation of posterior segment of eye, unspecified |
Q15.0 | Congenital glaucoma |
Q85.1 | Tuberous sclerosis |
Q85.8 | Other phakomatoses, not elsewhere classified |
Q85.9 | Phakomatosis, unspecified |
Q87.42 | Marfan's syndrome with ocular manifestations |
S05.10XA - S05.12XS | Contusion of eyeball and orbital tissues, unspecified eye, initial encounter - Contusion of eyeball and orbital tissues, left eye, sequela |
S05.20XA - S05.22XS | Ocular laceration and rupture with prolapse or loss of intraocular tissue, unspecified eye, initial encounter - Ocular laceration and rupture with prolapse or loss of intraocular tissue, left eye, sequela |
S05.30XA - S05.32XS | Ocular laceration without prolapse or loss of intraocular tissue, unspecified eye, initial encounter - Ocular laceration without prolapse or loss of intraocular tissue, left eye, sequela |
S05.50XA - S05.52XS | Penetrating wound with foreign body of unspecified eyeball, initial encounter - Penetrating wound with foreign body of left eyeball, sequela |
S05.60XA - S05.62XS | Penetrating wound without foreign body of unspecified eyeball, initial encounter - Penetrating wound without foreign body of left eyeball, sequela |
S05.70XA - S05.72XS | Avulsion of unspecified eye, initial encounter - Avulsion of left eye, sequela |
Medical record documentation (eg, office/progress notes) maintained by the ordering/referring physician must indicate the medical necessity of the extended ophthalmoscopy exam. The medical records must include the following:
- The complaint or symptomatology necessitating the extended ophthalmoscopy exam
- Notation that the eye examined was dilated and the drug used
- The method of examination (eg, lens, instrument used)
- A detailed drawing of the retina showing anatomy in the patient as seen at time of examination, including the pathology found and a legible narrative report of the findings
- An assessment of the change from previous examinations when performing follow-up services (92226)
If the provider of the service is other than the ordering/referring physician, that provider must maintain hard copy documentation of the ophthalmoscopy exam results and interpretation, along with copies of the ordering/referring physician’s order for the ophthalmoscopy. The optometrist/ophthalmologist must state the clinical indication/medical necessity for the ophthalmoscopy in the order for the exam.
Documentation in the medical record for a diagnosis of glaucoma must include all of the following:
- A detailed drawing of the optic nerve
- Documentation of cupping, disc rim, pallor, and slope
- Documentation of any surrounding pathology around the optic nerve
The usual payment adjustment for bilateral procedures does not apply to code 92225. Do not report this code with modifier –50. When medical necessity supports providing this service on both eyes, report codes on separate lines and append the appropriate modifier to designate left (LT) or right (RT) eye. This will prevent system errors for duplicate billing and each code will be allowed full reimbursement.
CPT code 92225 is to be reported for the initial extended ophthalmoscopy evaluation and should not be reported for the subsequent follow-up visits of the patient.
Reimbursement for an ophthalmoscopy; initial (CPT Code 92225) and an ophthalmoscopy; subsequent (CPT Code 92226) will not be made on the same day for the same eye by the same provider. If an initial ophthalmoscopy (CPT code 92225) and a subsequent ophthalmoscopy (CPT code 92226) are performed on different eyes, modifier RT and LT should be reported to indicate that the services were performed on different eyes.
Codes 92225 is a unilateral code and must be submitted with a site modifier (LT, RT, or 50). Only one of these modifiers may be billed on a claim line. Bilateral services must be billed with a 50 modifier, rather than RT and LT on the same line.
Ophthalmoscopy is classified as a professional service. Therefore, the use of modifiers for professional or technical components (26, TC) is not appropriate for these codes.
Code 92225 is payable with 92002, 92004, 92012 and 92014.
Routine ophthalmoscopy is part of an ophthalmologic service and is not reported separately.
It is expected that these services would be performed as indicated by current medical literature and/or standards of practice. When services are performed in excess of established parameters, they may be subject to review for medical necessity.