Gastroenterology Coding Alert
ICD-9 for 2003:
Gastroenterology Coding Alert
- Unravel Hemorrhoid Coding With Four Tips
Reporting hemorrhoidectomies performed in conjunction with endoscopies is not always allowed. So follow four steps [...] - A Guide to Proper Endoscopy/Hemorrhoid Sequencing and Reimbursement
- You Be the Coder:
Definitive Diagnosis Versus Initial Status
Test your coding knowledge. Determine how you would code this situation before looking at the [...] - Know Three Key Elements of Modifier -59
The keys to understanding modifier -59 perhaps the trickiest modifier in the book can be [...] - Two Distinct Scenarios Shine Light on Modifier -59
Overuse of modifier -59 (Distinct procedural service) raises red flags and invites audits, but knowing [...] - ICD-9 for 2003:
New Diagnoses Codes Leave Gastroenterologists Unaffected Gastroenterologists don't need to spend much time learning new [...] - Medtronic Now Owns Bravo pH Monitoring System
Endonetics, the medical device company that developed the Bravo pH Monitoring System, was recently acquired [...] - Reader Question:
Flex Sig With Colon Dilation
Question: How should I report a flex sigmoidoscopy with dilation of colon stricture? North Carolina [...] - Reader Question:
In-Hospital Remicade Infusion
Question: When I provide therapy for Crohn's disease patients at the hospital rather than at [...] - Reader Question:
Sigmoidoscopy With Stent Removal
Question: I billed 45332 for sigmoidoscopy with foreign-body removal with diagnosis code 936 for foreign [...] - Reader Question:
Incomplete Colonoscopy
Question: How should I charge for a colonoscopy when the patient wants to discontinue the [...] - Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation
