Otolaryngology Coding Alert
State Licensure Determines Audiologist Qualifications
Otolaryngology Coding Alert
- What You Need to Know to Improve Your 31276 Billing
Expert reveals frontal sinus surgery requirements Frontal sinus surgery code 31276 has long proven to [...] - Case Study:
4 Answers Help You Report OM More Accurately
This info will get you beyond nonspecific code 382.9 You can use a specific otitis [...] - 3 Tips Guide You Through Payer-Specific CRP Coding
S9092 or even an E/M service is sometimes an acceptable option to 92700 Although no [...] - You Be the Coder:
Bill Independent Middle-Ear Explorations
Question: My otolaryngologist performs middle-ear exploration with stapes mobilization. Should I report 69440 for the [...] - Reader Question:
Visit's Reason Drives Post-Op Service Coding
Question: How should I code a postoperative visit? Should I charge for the visit? Do [...] - Reader Question:
Bill 43752 Without Critical Care
Question: After a neonatal nurse couldn't insert a nasogastric tube into a critically ill neonate, [...] - Reader Question:
Global Package Applies to Surgeon Only
Question: A vacationing, out-of-state, non-Medicare post-tonsillectomy patient presents to my otolaryngologist's office for severe bleeding. [...] - Reader Question:
Audio Signals G0268 Rather Than 69210
Question: When should I use new code G0268 for cerumen removal instead of 69210?
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Answer: [...] - Reader Question:
Look to Payer for Monitoring Rules
Question: An otolaryngologist excises the submandibular gland with nerve monitoring in the office. A local [...] - Reader Question:
Precertify Take-Home Sleep Tests
Question: When I report 95806-26 for sleep study interpretations with 780.53, Blue Cross denies the [...] - Clarification:
Pollock Gives Audiology Talk
The information in December 2003's Otolaryngology Coding Alert article "3 Tips Improve Your Audiology Reimbursement" [...] - Correction:
State Licensure Determines Audiologist Qualifications
In the November 2003 Otolaryngology Coding Alert, the Reader Question "Credentials Determine Diagnostic Testing" incorrectly [...]
