Oncology & Hematology Coding Alert
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Oncology & Hematology Coding Alert
- Coding Guidance:
2 Tips Prepare Your Platelet Transfusion Claims for Success
2 Tips Prepare Your Platelet Transfusion Claims for Success Heads up: Bill one unit of [...] - Make Medical Necessity a Mandate in Platelet Transfusions
Make sure the physician documents why the platelet transfusion was done. Platelet replacement is done [...] - 2016 Update:
Don't Be Surprised with the Plethora Of Changes in Vaccine Codes
Mark revisions, although these may not be major. Vaccine codes are anticipated to frequently undergo [...] - Top Two Facts To Help You Tackle Vaccine Coding Challenges
One code isn’t enough and age of the patient matters. Immunizations, which are seemingly simple, [...] - News:
CMS Celebrates ICD-10 Transition Success
MACs make demand for signatures on appeals.
Practices have experienced the transition to ICD-10 [...] - Medicare's New Billing Software
CMS is offering free billing programs that will allow you to electronically submit your claims [...] - You Be the Coder:
Earn for Every Milligram (mg) of Rituximab
Question: A patient of chronic lymphocytic leukemia received rituximab 679 mg through IV route. The [...] - Reader Question:
Bill Shared Visits to Physicians
Question: Can we bill split visits by physician and NPP as service by the physician? [...] - Reader Question:
Describe Adverse Events for Chemotherapy
Question: Our physician has documented chills as an adverse event during administration of chemotherapy. What ICD-10-CM [...] - Reader Question:
Confirm Smallest Surgical Margin for Excision of Melanoma
Question: Our oncologist documented an “excised diameter” of 11 cm by 3.1 cm for a melanoma [...]
