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With OIG keeping a watchful eye on these interventions, be sure your coding is straight and narrow. By G. John Verhovshek, MA, CPC A sharp rise in reporting transforaminal epidural injections in recent years has prompted the Office of Inspector Genera...
By John Verhovshek
In Compliance
Oct 1st, 2010
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Failure to take corrective action can be perceived as admission of guilt. By Michael D. Miscoe, JD, CPC, CASCC, CUC, CCPC, CHCC, CRA In a recent unpublished Sixth Circuit opinion, United States v. Stokes, 2010 WL 3245536 (6th Cir. 2010), the court aff...
By John Verhovshek
Mar 1st, 2010
Comments Off on CMS Provides Reporting Consultative Services Details
Heated coding discussions seek resolution to unanswered questions. By Karen Pettit, BBA, CPC, CMC, and G. John Verhovshek, MA, CPC As you are probably well aware, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) no longer recognizes CPT® consult...
By John Verhovshek
In Coding
Sep 29th, 2008
Comments Off on AMA Provides Clarity on Breast Excision/Lymph Node Coding
CPT Assistant (vol. 18, issue 9, Sept. 2008) clarifies that when a surgeon performs partial mastectomy with complete axillary dissection, you should report 19302 Mastectomy, partial (eg, lumpectomy, tylectomy, quadrantectomy, segmentectomy); with ax...
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