It does require intent. I'm a medical coder and biller. We make mistakes. If we are notified and correct it, it's not fraud. Typos happen. We are legally obligated to notify insurance companies of these mistakes so the medical record they have for the patient is corrected as well. It's very easy to make a mistake. We try not to, though.

Most medical plans specifically exclude eye conditions like farsightedness, etc. If you have an eye infection or injury, your medical could be filed. Otherwise, not.

Your medical covered it because you had an infection. Most medical policies exclude eye conditions like farsightedness, nearsightedness, etc.