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.
A cataract is a painless, cloudy area in the lens of the eye. The lens is enclosed in a lining called the lens capsule. Cataract surgery separates the cataract from the lens capsule. In most cases, the lens will be replaced with an intraocular lens implant (IOL).If an IOL cannot be used, contact lenses or eyeglasses must be worn to compensate for the lack of a natural lens.ome complications can be treated and vision loss reversed, but others cannot. Complications that may occur with cataract surgery include: 1  Infection in the eye (endophthalmitis). 2  Swelling and fluid in the center of the nerve layer (cystoid macular edema). 3  Swelling of the clear covering of the eye (corneal edema).