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.
Cataract surgery is usually performed under local anaesthetic. Your surgeon will make a tiny incision (cut) in your cornea (the outer layer of your eye). Using a tiny probe that emits ultrasound waves, the surgeon will break up the cataract and remove the pieces from your eye. This is called phacoemulsification.