Deem Time Essential for 493.02 Treatment Services
Learn when prolonged services should not apply. Reporting your pulmonologist’s asthma attack treatments can be crafty business, as you can be confused about what, how and when to choose from the E/M...
View ArticleGet to Know 3 E/M Myths That Could Affect Your Practice
Hint: Just because your doctor visits the ICU doesn’t mean he can report critical care. Most medical practices report outpatient E/M codes (99201-99215) every day, but some Part B providers are still...
View ArticleAnswer 3 Questions Before You Code CTS Shots
Verify evidence of previous treatments for successful claims. If you’re coding for a patient’s carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) injection, double check for previous, less invasive CTS treatments before...
View Article93224-93227 Take on Extra Jobs in 2011 to Make Up for Code Deletions
12, 24, and 48 hour services all have roles in this coding shake-up. Cardiology codes are always changing, trying to keep pace with technology and current practice. For this reason, Holter monitor...
View ArticleJ0881 and J0885 Are Commonly Reported Codes — Master Their Uncommon Requirements
Modifiers and test results are among the ‘instant denial’ triggers for these codes. Whether you search under medical oncology, hematology, or hematology/oncology, J0881 and J0885 rank first and third...
View ArticleNow Make Your PDT Coding Hassle-Free
Bill all three or get a denial: supply, injection, and illumination. Coding for photodynamic therapy (PDT) involves three key components, which means you should look into multiple CPT® codes to...
View ArticleEvaluating the impact of de novo coding mutation in autism
Today, in Nature, three letters (1, 2, 3) were published on the role of de novo coding mutations in the development of autism. The post Evaluating the impact of de novo coding mutation in autism...
View ArticleSea change in medical coding draws scorn on the House floor
As U.S. health care providers continue the march toward implementing the ICD-10 — a standardized set of medical diagnoses used by medical professionals across the world — the code set was lambasted on...
View ArticleUrology Coding Webinar to Know Right Modifiers for Reimbursement
Expert Leesa A. Israel will take this 60 minute audio session on Tuesday, August 20, 2013, to help you comprehend the meaning of modifiers and when to use them in urology claims to avoid making costly...
View ArticleApproved Manuals For The Medical Coding CPC Exam From AAPC
One question we are asked a lot is “what are the approved manuals for the medical coding CPC exam from AAPC?” Login to Read More The post Approved Manuals For The Medical Coding CPC Exam From AAPC...
View ArticleCMS Proposes New Glaucoma, Skin Cancer, Dementia Codes
Many new codes abound in final update to proposed ICD-9-CM code set. If you’ve felt that your skin cancer diagnoses could use a bit more specificity, ICD-9 will deliver this October if the proposed...
View ArticleCMS Proposes New Glaucoma, Skin Cancer, Dementia Codes
Many new codes abound in final update to proposed ICD-9-CM code set If you’ve felt that your skin cancer diagnoses could use a bit more specificity, ICD-9 will deliver this October if the proposed...
View ArticleModifier 57 Remains Handy Post Removal of Consult Codes
Take a hint from a CPT®’s global period when choosing between modifiers 25 or 57 Contrary to popular thinking, modifier 57 does not apply exclusively for consultation codes only. Medicare may have...
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