Internal Medicine Coding Alert
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Internal Medicine Coding Alert
- Real-Life Solutions:
Here's How to Simplify Your Diabetes Coding
Hint: The fourth digit is key to payment To submit solid diabetes claims, you should [...] - 5 Examples Tie Diabetes Complications to ICD-9 Codes
- You Be The Coder:
Cut Through a Trio of Lesion-Excision Codes
Question: Our internist saw a patient with lesions on his face and cheek. He excised [...] - Get a Grip on Coding In-Office Coumadin Monitoring
Do you know the different payer requirements for accurate reporting? You should understand two crucial [...] - Want to Earn an Extra $30 in Deserved E/M Payments?
Why you should value your internist's medical decision-making When internal medicine coders don't know how [...] - Reader Question:
2 HH-Services Criteria Your Carrier May Impose
Question: What type of documentation does Medicare require from a physician in addition to the [...] - Reader Question:
Append Modifier -91 for Multiple Glucose Tests
Question: When we billed three blood glucose tests (82947, Glucose; quantitative, blood [except reagent strip]), [...] - Reader Question:
End Your Nursing-Facility Misconceptions - Reader Question:
Expect Denials? Use Modifiers -GY and -GZ
Question: What are the -GY and -GZ modifiers, and how should I use them?
Oregon Subscriber [...] - Reader Question:
2 Days of Critical Care Require 2 Codes
Question: The internist began to provide critical care at 11 p.m., and the service continued [...]
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