Billing and Coding: Cataract Surgery in Adults (A57195) - R9 - Effective October 1, 2025

Date Posted: October 23, 2025

This Billing and Coding Article has been revised under contractor numbers: 01111 (CA), 01211 (AS, GU, HI, NMI), 01311 (NV), and 01911 (CA, HI & Territories).

Effective Date: October 1, 2025

Summary of Changes:

Under Article Text Utilization Requirements section, updated the last paragraph to remove ICD-10 codes E10.36 and E11.36 from requiring the ICD-10 code for the underlying condition be coded first on the claim.

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Last Updated Oct 23 , 2025