Refractive Lenses

Coverage

Refractive Lenses Local Coverage Determination (LCD) and Policy Article [PDF]

Documentation

Clinician Letter - Medical Records [PDF] - Letter may be sent to clinicians to assist in obtaining documentation
Refractive Lenses Documentation Checklist [PDF] - Checklist to ensure suppliers gather all required documentation

Tips

Topic	Details
RT/LT Modifiers	Effective for claims with dates of service (DOS) on/after 3/1/2019, suppliers must bill each item on two separate claim lines using the RT and LT modifiers and 1 UOS on each claim line. Claim lines for HCPCS codes requiring use of the RT and LT modifiers, billed without the RT and/or LT modifiers or with the RTLT on a single claim line, will be rejected as incorrect coding. See Correct Coding - RT and LT Modifier Usage Change for more information

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RT/LT Modifiers

Effective for claims with dates of service (DOS) on/after 3/1/2019, suppliers must bill each item on two separate claim lines using the RT and LT modifiers and 1 UOS on each claim line. Claim lines for HCPCS codes requiring use of the RT and LT modifiers, billed without the RT and/or LT modifiers or with the RTLT on a single claim line, will be rejected as incorrect coding. See Correct Coding - RT and LT Modifier Usage Change for more information

Last Updated Mar 19, 2019

The below are topic specific articles which have been published to "Latest Updates" and sent out in Noridian emails within the past two years. Exclusions to this include time sensitive related announcements such as: Noridian and CMS educational events, Ask-the-Contractor Teleconferences and claims processing downtime.

Correct Coding - RT and LT Modifier Usage Change Feb 28, 2019

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