Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery and CMS Rulings 05-01 and 1536-R
Per CMS Ruling 05-01, issued May 3, 2005, Medicare will allow beneficiaries to pay additional charges (which are non-covered by Medicare as these additional charges are not part of a Medicare benefit category) associated with insertion of a presbyopia correcting intraocular lens (PC-IOL) following cataract surgery.
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Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
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