Neurology & Pain Management Coding Alert
Rely on ‘Other’ Dx for Spinal Cord Edema
Neurology & Pain Management Coding Alert
- 2024 MPFS:
CMS Cuts CF Again
Final decrease actually larger than proposed. Medical practices will have to tighten their belts — [...] - ICD-10 Coding:
Use This Guide to Assigning Top Neurology Diagnoses
Do you know how to code headache syndromes? In a neurology practice, there are going [...] - 2024 MPFS:
Check Out These Fee Schedule Highlights
Telehealth services continue to evolve. As the healthcare industry tries to move on from the [...] - You Be the Coder:
Remember Synonyms for This Syndrome
Question: Encounter notes indicate that the provider treated a patient whose final diagnosis was cervical [...] - Reader Question:
Base E/M Code Choice on Px Status
Question: Encounter notes indicate that the PM physician provided an office evaluation and management (E/M) service [...] - Reader Question:
Confer With Physicians on Popliteal Block Coding
Question: Some of our physicians are telling us that popliteal blocks are technically sciatic blocks and [...] - Reader Question:
Rely on ‘Other’ Dx for Spinal Cord Edema
Question: If a patient has spinal cord edema, should I report the condition with G95.11? New [...] - Reader Question:
Extend E/M Beyond Face Time
Question: One of our providers wants to bill an evaluation and management (E/M) visit using time, [...] - Reader Question:
Take MDM Decision Seriously
Question: Do inherent risks, such as perforation, make all surgeries “high risk” in terms of medical [...] - Reader Question:
Know Who’s Responsible for Final Dx
Question: Who is responsible for the final diagnosis used for an office/ outpatient evaluation and management [...]
