H21.82 coverage policies: Medicare and commercial payers

25 active Medicare policies list H21.82, and 2 commercial payer policies list it. See each policy's status for the code and its official source. Listing a code is not a coverage decision: read each policy’s source for the requirements that apply.

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Medicare policies listing H21.82

LCD · NGS-J6-L33558

Cataract Extraction

J6 · Effective Oct 1, 2015

LCD · NGS-JK-L33558

Cataract Extraction

JK · Effective Oct 1, 2015

LCD · WPS-J5-L39905

Cataract Surgery

J5 · Effective Oct 13, 2024

LCD · WPS-J8-L39905

Cataract Surgery

J8 · Effective Oct 13, 2024

LCD · PALMETTO-JJ-L33467

Ophthalmology: Extended Ophthalmoscopy and Fundus Photography

JJ · Effective Oct 1, 2015

LCD · PALMETTO-JM-L33467

Ophthalmology: Extended Ophthalmoscopy and Fundus Photography

JM · Effective Oct 1, 2015

LCD · CGS-J15-L34399

Ophthalmology: Posterior Segment Imaging (Extended Ophthalmoscopy and Fundus Photography)

J15 · Effective Oct 1, 2015

LCD · NGS-J6-L33567

Ophthalmology: Posterior Segment Imaging (Extended Ophthalmoscopy and Fundus Photography)

J6 · Effective Oct 1, 2015

LCD · NGS-JK-L33567

Ophthalmology: Posterior Segment Imaging (Extended Ophthalmoscopy and Fundus Photography)

JK · Effective Oct 1, 2015

LCD · NGS-J6-L34380

Commercial payer policies listing H21.82

2 policies from 1 payer

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Ambetter

Ambetter policies listing H21.82, with the code’s status in each
Policy	Effective	Status of H21.82
Fundus PhotographyPayerPolicy · AMBETTER-CP-VP-29	Not recorded	Covered
Visual Field TestingPayerPolicy · AMBETTER-CP-VP-63	Not recorded	Covered