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Who is Dr. Hou, Ophthalmologist in Minneapolis, MN?
Dr. Joshua Hou, MD is an Ophthalmologist, who primarily practices in Minneapolis, MN with 2 additional practice locations. Dr. Hou is fluent in English and Chinese, and is currently seeing new patients. Dr. Hou’s practice accepts Medicare, UnitedHealthcare and other major insurance plans. To book an appointment or to confirm insurance options, please call Dr. Hou’s office at (312) 996-6590.
What languages does Dr. Hou speak?
Dr. Hou and their clinical team can communicate with patients in the following languages:
Chinese
English
What conditions does Dr. Hou treat?
As an Ophthalmologist, Dr. Hou diagnoses, treats, and manages a wide range of conditions. This condition information is derived from anonymized insurance claims and highlights the medical conditions most commonly treated by Dr. Hou. It provides insight into the doctor’s areas of experience and expertise based on real-world patient encounters from the past two years, updated quarterly.
Also known as:
- Corneal Transplant
- Organ Transplantation
- Eye Transplant
- Cornea Graft
- Keratoplasty
ICD-10 Codes:
- Z947: Corneal transplant status
Also known as:
- Other Corneal Disorder
- Corneal Swelling
- Corneal Disorder
- Other Corneal Diseases
- Various Corneal Conditions
- Uncommon Corneal Problems
- Bullous Keratopathy
- Swollen Cornea
- Fluid in Cornea
- Corneal problems
- Eye surface conditions
- Keratopathy
ICD-10 Codes:
- H18891: Other specified disorders of cornea, right eye
- H1811: Bullous keratopathy, right eye
- H18893: Other specified disorders of cornea, bilateral
- H1812: Bullous keratopathy, left eye
- H18892: Other specified disorders of cornea, left eye
Also known as:
- Other Post-Surgery Condition
- Postoperative State
- Recovery After Surgery
- Surgical Follow-up
ICD-10 Codes:
- Z98890: Other specified postprocedural states
Also known as:
- Dry Eyes
- Tears
- Dry eye syndrome
- Keratoconjunctivitis sicca
- Ocular dryness
ICD-10 Codes:
- H04123: Dry eye syndrome of bilateral lacrimal glands
Also known as:
- Irregular Astigmatism
- Refractive Errors
- Blurred Vision
- Distorted Vision
- Eye Curvature Problem
ICD-10 Codes:
- H52213: Irregular astigmatism, bilateral
- H52211: Irregular astigmatism, right eye
Also known as:
- Eyelashes Growing Inward
- Eyelid Disorder
- Trichiasis
- Misdirected Eyelashes
- Ingrown Eyelashes
ICD-10 Codes:
- H02051: Trichiasis without entropion right upper eyelid
- H02054: Trichiasis without entropion left upper eyelid
Also known as:
- Corneal Scars or Cloudy Spots
- Corneal Disorder
- Corneal Clouding
- Corneal Haze
- Corneal Leukoma
ICD-10 Codes:
- H179: Unspecified corneal scar and opacity
Also known as:
- Cataract
- Cloudy Lens
- Lens Opacity
- Eye Clouding
ICD-10 Codes:
- H269: Unspecified cataract
Also known as:
- Fuchs' Dystrophy
- Corneal Disorder
- Fuchs' Endothelial Dystrophy', 'Corneal Endothelial Dystrophy', 'Fuchs' Corneal Disease
ICD-10 Codes:
- H18513: Endothelial corneal dystrophy, bilateral
Also known as:
- Sense Organ Surgery Aftercare
- After Surgery
- Eye surgery aftercare
- Ear surgery aftercare
- Sensory organ recovery
ICD-10 Codes:
- Z48810: Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the sense organs
Also known as:
- Aniridia
- Birth Defects
- Eye Disease
- No Iris at Birth
- Congenital Absence of Iris
ICD-10 Codes:
- Q131: Absence of iris
Also known as:
- Intraocular Lens Implant
- Cataract
- Refractive Errors
- IOL Implant
- Artificial Eye Lens
- Cataract Lens Implant
ICD-10 Codes:
- Z961: Presence of intraocular lens
Also known as:
- Herpes Eye Infection
- Herpes Simplex
- Herpes Keratitis
- Ocular Herpes
- Corneal Herpes
ICD-10 Codes:
- B0052: Herpesviral keratitis
What procedures does Dr. Hou perform?
As an Ophthalmologist, Dr. Hou performs a variety of medical procedures. This procedure information is derived from anonymized insurance claims and highlights the medical procedures most commonly performed by Dr. Hou. It provides insight into the doctor’s areas of experience and expertise based on real-world patient encounters from the past two years, updated quarterly.
Also known as:
- Eyelash Removal for Trichiasis
- Trichiasis Epilation
- Forceps Epilation of Eyelashes
- Ingrown Eyelash Removal
CPT Codes:
- 67820: Correction of trichiasis; epilation, by forceps only
Also known as:
- Tear Duct Plug Insertion
- Punctal Plug Insertion
- Lacrimal Punctum Closure
- Dry Eye Plugs
CPT Codes:
- 68761: Closure of the lacrimal punctum; by plug, each
Also known as:
- Laser Surgery for Secondary Cataract
- Partial Corneal Transplant
- Conjunctival Lesion Removal
- Tear Duct Opening Closure
- YAG Laser Capsulotomy
- Posterior Capsulotomy
- Secondary Cataract Removal
- Laser Eye Surgery
- Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty
- Corneal Graft (Partial)
- DALK (Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty)
- Eye Growth Excision
- Conjunctiva Lesion Surgery
- Pterygium Removal
- Punctal Occlusion
- Lacrimal Punctum Closure
- Dry Eye Treatment (Punctal)
CPT Codes:
- 66821: Discission of secondary membranous cataract (opacified posterior lens capsule and/or anterior hyaloid); laser surgery (eg, YAG laser) (1 or more stages)
- 65710: Keratoplasty (corneal transplant); anterior lamellar
- 68110: Excision of lesion, conjunctiva; up to 1 cm
- 68760: Closure of the lacrimal punctum; by thermocauterization, ligation, or laser surgery
Also known as:
- Cataract Removal with Lens Implant
- Extracapsular cataract extraction
- Phacoemulsification
- IOL implantation
CPT Codes:
- 66984: Extracapsular cataract removal with insertion of intraocular lens prosthesis (1 stage procedure), manual or mechanical technique (eg, irrigation and aspiration or phacoemulsification); without endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation
Also known as:
- Endothelial Corneal Transplant
- Penetrating Corneal Transplant
- Corneal Transplant Surgery
- Keratoplasty
- Endothelial keratoplasty
- Corneal graft
- Full-Thickness Corneal Transplant
- PKP (Penetrating Keratoplasty)
- Cornea Replacement Surgery
- Penetrating Keratoplasty
- Eye Surface Transplant
CPT Codes:
- 65756: Keratoplasty (corneal transplant); endothelial
- 65730: Keratoplasty (corneal transplant); penetrating (except in aphakia or pseudophakia)
- 65755: Keratoplasty (corneal transplant); penetrating (in pseudophakia)
Also known as:
- Amniotic Membrane Placement on Eye (No Stitches)
- Ocular surface repair with amniotic membrane
- Eye membrane graft
- Sutureless amniotic membrane transplant
CPT Codes:
- 65778: Placement of amniotic membrane on the ocular surface; without sutures
Also known as:
- Cornea Scraping for Infection Test
- Corneal Smear
- Corneal Culture
- Eye Surface Scraping
CPT Codes:
- 65430: Scraping of cornea, diagnostic, for smear and/or culture
Also known as:
- Temporary Eyelid Closure
- Eyelid Closure Surgery with Tarsal Plate Transposition
- Eyelid Closure Surgery
- Eyelid suturing
- Frost suture procedure
- Temporary tarsorrhaphy
- Tarsorrhaphy
- Canthorrhaphy
- Eyelid Adhesion Surgery
- Eyelid Reconstruction
CPT Codes:
- 67875: Temporary closure of eyelids by suture (eg, Frost suture)
- 67882: Construction of intermarginal adhesions, median tarsorrhaphy, or canthorrhaphy; with transposition of tarsal plate
- 67880: Construction of intermarginal adhesions, median tarsorrhaphy, or canthorrhaphy;
Also known as:
- Complex Cataract Removal with Lens Implant
- Advanced Cataract Surgery
- Phacoemulsification with IOL
- Complex Extracapsular Cataract Extraction
CPT Codes:
- 66982: Extracapsular cataract removal with insertion of intraocular lens prosthesis (1-stage procedure), manual or mechanical technique (eg, irrigation and aspiration or phacoemulsification), complex, requiring devices or techniques not generally used in routine cataract surgery (eg, iris expansion device, suture support for intraocular lens, or primary posterior capsulorrhexis) or performed on patients in the amblyogenic developmental stage; without endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation
Also known as:
- Corneal Endothelial Allograft Preparation
- Cornea Transplant Tissue Prep
- Endothelial Keratoplasty Preparation
- DSEK/DSAEK Tissue Preparation
CPT Codes:
- 65757: Backbench preparation of corneal endothelial allograft prior to transplantation (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
Also known as:
- Eye Surface Injection
- Eye Injection
- Subconjunctival Shot
- Conjunctival Injection
- Intravitreal Injection
- Retinal Injection
- Macular Degeneration Injection
- Eye Medication Injection
CPT Codes:
- 68200: Subconjunctival injection
- 67028: Intravitreal injection of a pharmacologic agent (separate procedure)
Also known as:
- Eye Surface Repair with Graft
- Limbal conjunctival autograft
- Ocular surface graft
- Conjunctival transplant
CPT Codes:
- 65782: Ocular surface reconstruction; limbal conjunctival autograft (includes obtaining graft)
Also known as:
- Intraocular Lens Exchange
- IOL Exchange
- Cataract Lens Replacement (Secondary)
- Replacement of Eye Implant
CPT Codes:
- 66986: Exchange of intraocular lens
Also known as:
- Cornea Surface Cell Removal with Chelating Agent
- Corneal debridement with EDTA
- Removal of corneal surface cells
- Eye surface treatment
CPT Codes:
- 65436: Removal of corneal epithelium; with application of chelating agent (eg, EDTA)
Also known as:
- Eye Surface Stem Cell Transplant
- Limbal Stem Cell Transplant
- Corneal Stem Cell Graft
- Ocular Surface Repair with Stem Cells
CPT Codes:
- 65781: Ocular surface reconstruction; limbal stem cell allograft (eg, cadaveric or living donor)
Also known as:
- Eye Surgery Wound Repair
- Anterior segment wound revision
- Eye wound repair
- Ocular wound revision
CPT Codes:
- 66250: Revision or repair of operative wound of anterior segment, any type, early or late, major or minor procedure
Also known as:
- Scleral Reinforcement with Graft
- Scleral Grafting
- Eye Wall Strengthening
- Posterior Scleral Reinforcement
CPT Codes:
- 67255: Scleral reinforcement (separate procedure); with graft
Does Dr. Hou accept my insurance?
Dr. Hou accepts most major insurance plans. Important: Please call our office at (312) 996-6590 before your appointment to verify that your specific plan and network are accepted.
What insurance plans does Dr. Hou accept in Minneapolis, MN?
Dr. Hou in Minneapolis, MN accepts plans from many carriers. While this list is updated regularly, it is not a guarantee of coverage.
Top Insurances
All Other Third Party
BCBS Unspecified
Genesis Health System
HealthPartners
Medica
Medicare
MedStar Health
State of Minnesota
Ucare
UnitedHealthcare
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Where is Dr. Hou's office located?
Dr. Joshua Hou's Primary Practice
717 Delaware St SE Ste 340
Minneapolis, MN 55414
(312) 996-6590
What is Dr. Hou's NPI number?An National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique ID number that identifies doctors and healthcare providers nationwide.
Dr. Hou's National Provider Identifier (NPI) number is 1508091786.
What common questions do patients ask about Dr. Hou?
Here are answers to patients Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) about Dr. Hou
What is Dr. Joshua Hou's specialty?
Dr. Hou is a Ophthalmologist near Minneapolis, MN. An ophthalmologist possesses the knowledge and professional skills required to deliver comprehensive eye and vision care. These medical doctors are trained to diagnose, monitor, and treat all ocular and visual disorders, whether through medical or surgical interventions. Their expertise encompasses a wide range of issues affecting the eye and its structures, including the eyelids, orbit, and visual pathways. Additionally, ophthalmologists prescribe vision services, such as glasses and contact lenses, to help patients achieve optimal visual health. Contact Dr. Hou to book an appointment today.
Is this Dr. Joshua Hou affiliated with a ranked Castle Connolly Top Hospital?
No, Hou is not affiliated with a Castle Connolly Top Hospital, but is affiliated with the following hospitals: M Health Fairview University Of Minnesota Medical Center - West Bank East Building. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals are identified through a rigorous peer nomination process, evaluating factors like patient outcomes, quality of care, and expertise. The list recognizes hospitals that excel in 20 or more specific medical procedures, representing the top 25% nationwide. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals
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Is Joshua Hou accepting new patients in Minneapolis, MN?
Yes, Dr. Joshua Hou is accepting new patients at this time.
Does Dr. Joshua Hou offer online booking?
Please contact Dr. Hou's office at (312) 996-6590 for information about online booking, telehealth, or to schedule an appointment.
How can I make an appointment with Joshua Hou?
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