Neurology & Pain Management Coding Alert
Select Unlisted-Procedure Code for QST
Neurology & Pain Management Coding Alert
- Take a Closer Look at Digital EEG Analysis
You can report 95957 with 95951/95953, but meeting the requirements may be tougher [...] - Reporting t-PA? Don't Forget E/M Codes
37195 isn't enough for payment Unless your neurologist wants to give her services away, you [...] - No Admission for t-PA? Look Instead to Consults
If another physician provides initial care for the stroke victim (in the emergency department or [...] - Red Flag Alert! CMS Puts Modifier -59 Claims Under Scrutiny
If documentation won't support a separate service, don't unbundle If you're using modifier -59 indiscriminately, [...] - You Be the Coder:
Myobloc Isn't Botox
Question: How should I report Myobloc injections? Is Myobloc just another name for Botox?
California Subscriber
Answer: [...] - Reader Questions:
Use Physician Coding for Tech Testing
Question: How should we bill if a technician, rather than the neurologist, conducts diagnostic tests [...] - Reader Questions:
Choose 99235 for Physician Who Examines Patient
Question: Dr. Smith was on-call and admitted a patient to the hospital. On the same [...] - Reader Questions:
Select Unlisted-Procedure Code for QST
Question: Which is the proper code to describe quantitative sensory testing?
Vermont Subscriber Answer: CPT does [...] - Reader Questions:
Assign a Single Date to Medicare Claims
Question: Our neurologist performed subsequent hospital care over the course of four days, so we [...]
