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For some of the most often applied treatments for meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD), such as imaging, exfoliation therapy, heat therapy, strong pulsed light therapy, and meibomian probing, Myranda Partin, OD, offers advice, coding, and reimbursement information.

With regard to his panel, “DSM-5 Text Revision (DSM-5-TR): What’s New and What’s Different,” which was presented at Psych Congress Elevate 2022, Michael B. First, MD, professor of clinical psychiatry at Columbia University in New York City, and editor and co-chair of the DSM-5-TR, responds to questions in this Q&A. The updated text’s main revisions to the “Introduction” and “Use” sections are discussed by Dr. First, who also explains the new diagnoses it now includes and provides his thoughts on how the enhanced text will help psychiatrists in their daily work.

The new codes, which became effective in January 2020, replaced existing EEG Monitoring codes used for limited electrode set (95950), daily video-EEG (95951), ambulatory EEG (95953), and daily EEG without video (95956). Have you reviewed the new codes and figured it all out?