Example of Optometry Superbill Template

While our main business strategy has always been “take care of each patient well, and the finances will take care of themselves,” it is necessary to keep the lights on and make sure our staff and doctors have the resources they need.  Additionally it is important to make sure there is a billing system prepared that fairly values services and materials so patients can expect and appreciate that they are being charged equally and fairly for the services they are receiving.

As optometry schools are notorious for preparing their graduates well clinically but poorly in business terms, we’re posting this superbill template for other optometrists and ophthalmologists as reference to the common billing and diagnosis codes used in eye care practice.  Note that the prices we charged have been covered as we are not trying to tell any other offices what to charge, only to give an example of how a typical comprehensive eye exam superbill would be prepared for our office to submit to an insurance company.  Note that the diagnosis codes are in ICD-9 format and will generally need to be updated to ICD-10 format for most insurance carriers (this website is always a work in progress and an updated ICD-10 coding superbill will be posted in the near future).

We’re in the process of expanding our tools and resources for eye doctors, so check back soon.  Or, check out our articles on evidence based medicine and interpreting medical statistics now.  More resources and articles coming soon!