Medicare Refraction vs. Medical Eye Exam: Why Your “Eye Exam” Isn’t Covered (and How to Avoid Surprise Bills)

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The Eye Exam “Jump-Scare”: Understanding Your Medicare Bill You leave the eye clinic feeling fine—then the statement lands with two charges for one “eye exam,” like a jump-scare you didn’t audition for. That surprise usually isn’t fraud. It’s a category mismatch: a Medicare eye exam can quietly contain two different services, and only one lives … Read more