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[b]Bi-lateral knee xrays & mod 50[/b]
[QUOTE="mmelcam, post: 3831, member: 9499"]I agree. I am in Missouri and Medicare does not like the 50 modifier. They want 2 seperate lines with RT and LT.[/QUOT... [ Read More ]
[b]two sided book stand that swivels[/b]
[QUOTE="mmelcam, post: 15288, member: 9499"]Does anyone know where to find a two-sided book stand that is like a lazy-suzan that you can have both her CPT and... [ Read More ]
Southeastern College
Contact information
Dean Guy Gagnon at:
[email]ggagnon@sec.edu[/email]
Phone Number 904-448-9499
Posting Date 02-05-2013... [ Read More ]
[QUOTE="mmelcam, post: 224970, member: 9499"]I have read what the AMA has stated regarding the use of 73520 but I still have a question....Would you code 73520-52 (reduced services) for both of these ... [ Read More ]
[QUOTE="mmelcam, post: 94824, member: 9499"]My physician was called to the hospital to do a consult on a Medicare patient. The patient had been in the hospital for a week already so we were not the ad... [ Read More ]
[QUOTE="mmelcam, post: 72409, member: 9499"]We had a patient that had a job physical and on this physical the doctor said he felt a hernia. The patient came to us for a second opinion. He was having n... [ Read More ]
[QUOTE="mmelcam, post: 23355, member: 9499"]My physician was called into a procedure to remove a patient's appendix. The patient was already under anesthesia and was already open for an OB procedure s... [ Read More ]
[QUOTE="mmelcam, post: 15288, member: 9499"]Does anyone know where to find a two-sided book stand that is like a lazy-suzan that you can have both her CPT and ICD-9-CM books on and could spin it aroun... [ Read More ]
[QUOTE="mmelcam, post: 11603, member: 9499"]I would use the unlisted procedure code and send in the op notes.[/QUOTE]
Thanks for help...our doc didn't want to use unlisted procedure so we stuck with 3... [ Read More ]
Understanding how health information is created and used is key to quality reporting. Health information management is not just about analyzing medical charts and assigning codes to make sure provider... [ Read More ]
Proper use requires you to know when a service is unrelated to a surgical procedure. A patient is being seen a week after surgery and the providers documentation makes it sound like this is more than ... [ Read More ]
Coding solutions for when the two worlds collide. The Affordable Care Act requires medical coverage of certain preventative services for children which includes an oral health risk assessment fluoride... [ Read More ]
Consider anatomy and coding guidance to put things into perspective. Functional endoscopic sinus surgery FESS is a surgical procedure performed endoscopically on the nasalsinus cavities. The purpose o... [ Read More ]
Not knowing the most current edits can cause costly coding errors. Each quarter the Centers for Medicare 38 Medicaid Services CMS releases an updated version of the National Correct Coding Initiative ... [ Read More ]
