What to know
The Vision and Eye Health Surveillance System (VEHSS) reports the prevalence of indicators for receiving screening services using self-report from national surveys and additional measures from administrative claims databases.
Reported receiving screening
Vision screening includes self-response survey questions from the National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH) indicating that the respondent’s child had a vision test or screening. Those who responded ”yes” were then asked where the screening occurred.
Survey
Description
Question Text
Variable name(s)
Sample
Response options
NSCH
Percentage of children who have ever had their vision tested with pictures, shapes, or letters
Has this child EVER had his or her vision tested with pictures, shapes, or letters?
K4Q31_R
Ages 0-17
Yes, No
NSCH
Percentage of children who have ever had their vision tested with pictures, shapes, or letters at eye doctor or specialist, pediatrician/general doctor’s office, clinic, school, or other
If yes, what kind of place or places did this child have his or her vision tested? Mark ALL that apply.
k4q32x01, k4q32x02, k4q32x03, k4q32x04, k4q32x05
Ages 0-17
Eye Doctor, Specialist, Pediatrician / general doctor’s office, Clinic, School, Other
Patients receiving screening services
VEHSS calculates the annual percentage of people who had a vision or eye disease screening claim in administrative claims and electronic health record (EHR) registry data. These prevalence rates and counts only include services that generated an insurance claim or EHR with an included procedure code during the year of observation.
Screening services include the following subgroups:
Subgroup
Included Procedure Codes
Glaucoma screening
G0117, G0118
Telemedicine Screening
92227, 92228
Vision screening
99172, 99173, 99174, 99177