We are starting IV Hydration service at our practice...….If the patient comes in for IV hydration without an IVP the coding seems straight forward. I am confused about if there is an IVP midway. E... [ Read More ]
I'd be contacting the physician wondering why they are not billing separately for the EGD. You cant just pick and choose which to bill for, maybe just give an anonymous heads up to the payer.
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I have a senario I need help with. We have a cath lab and we hang Normal Saline 500ml on every patient to hydrate them before they receive IV contrast. Can we bill for this hydration if the patient d... [ Read More ]
Has anyone ever come across having to bill interrupted time. i have had two cases last week. One was a D&C the other was an I&D od the foot, in both cases the surgeon was called on an emergent case... [ Read More ]
Wondering what the future holds for healthcare Just scan through the CPT Category III codes. The CPT Editorial Panel recently released 20 new Category III codes for emerging technologies procedures se... [ Read More ]
The 2018 CPT code book introduces two new codes to report anesthesia during colonoscopy one of which is applicable specifically for a screening exam. But if a screening colonoscopy reveals diagnostic ... [ Read More ]
For 2018 CPT changes to anesthesia codes concentrate on procedures related to gastrointestinal endoscopy. Code 00740is deleted for 2018. In its place 00731 Anesthesia for upper gastrointestinal endosc... [ Read More ]
The Centers for Medicare 38 Medicaid Services CMS pays 100 percent of the Medicareapproved amount for fecal occult blood tests flexible sigmoidoscopies colonoscopies and multitarget stool DNA tests an... [ Read More ]
by JohnVerhovshek CPC and Renee Dustman Reflecting United States Preventive Services Task Force USPSTF 2008 recommendations 2015 recommendations are in progress Medicare Part B covers 100 percent of t... [ Read More ]
