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How Do You Report Bilateral Glaucoma Where Each Eye Is

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How do you report bilateral glaucoma where each eye is documented as having a different type or stage?


A) Assign the bilateral glaucoma code for whatever type of glaucoma is the more severe.
B) Assign individual codes when the glaucoma classification distinguishes laterality. Use each code individually for each eye to assign the type of glaucoma, and then use the appropriate seventh character for the stage.
C) Assign individual codes for each eye, each type, and each stage.
D) Assign individual codes when glaucoma classification distinguishes laterality, but do not distinguish between the types or the stages.

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