iScreen Vision recommends the use of CPT® Code 99174 to bill payers for the use of the iScreen Vision Screener 3000. CPT® Code 99174, originally issued in 2008 as “ocular photoscreening with interpretation and report, bilateral,” was revised in 2013 and split into two codes – CPT® Code 99174 and CPT® Code 99177.
CPT® 99174 was renamed Instrument-based ocular screening (e.g., photoscreening, automated-refraction), bilateral; with remote analysis and report. This is the code that is recommended for use with iScreen Vision pediatric vision screening because of the remote analysis performed by our vision analysts.
CPT® 99177 is the code for Instrument-based ocular screening (e.g., photoscreening, automated-refraction), bilateral; with on-site analysis. This is the appropriate reimbursement code for devices that perform analysis with software only and do not use remote analysis by human analysts, like iScreen Vision. Because iScreen Vision’s analysis is performed off-site, or remotely, CPT® 99177 is not recommended for use with iScreen Vision photoscreening, or ocular screening.