Welcome to South Bay. In the heart of South Florida, two major roads, East-West State Road 80 and North-South U.S. 27 intersect. At this crossroads, near the southern bank of Lake Okeechobee, is the City of South Bay. Rich black soil and the lakes vast waters make South Bay a haven for agriculture and recreation.
Key: To indicate you're billing for the postoperative care only, you've got to use modifier 55 (Postoperative management only). Without the modifier, the carrier will include the follow-up visit in the surgery's global period. Cataract surgery has 90 global days, according to the 2012 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. How to: On the CMS-1500 form in 24d, enter 66984 and modifier 55.
You usually experience your best vision after cataract surgery 2-4 weeks post-operatively. Glaucoma surgery patients need longer healing time before returning to maximum vision. For patients with multifocal lens implants, the near vision may not be clear at first, but will continue improving for months after surgery. laser may be used months or years after cataract surgery for a different purpose. In about 5-15% of patients who have had cataract surgery, a thin film of cloudy tissue develops behind the lens implant.