Pathology/Lab Coding Alert
Make Sure Stain is 'Special'
Pathology/Lab Coding Alert
- Morphometric Analysis:
Avoid 5 IHC Pitfalls and Get Home by 6
Counting and computers are key. Don’t spend all day trying to get your quantitative/semiquantitative immunohistochemistry [...] - 88360-88361:
Sidestep CCI Edits for Smooth IHC Sailing
Watch for common bundles you need to know. Now that you’ve learned how to “Avoid [...] - ICD-10:
Straddle Lymphoid Cancer Classification
Don’t let name changes confuse you You’ll have a direct crosswalk for B-cell chronic lymphoid [...] - Breast Case:
To Bundle or Not to Bundle: That is the $288 Question
Focus on specimen to make the ‘margin’ call. Everyone’s scared of “unbundling” and facing fraud [...] - Implementation Delay:
You Have At Least 1 More Year for ICD-10 Prep
Don’t fall into theprocrastination trap. “The Secretary of Health and Human Services may not, prior [...] - News You Can Use:
Medicare Pay Cut Averted
Payment stays level through March 31, 2015. Remember the threat of a drastic pay cut [...] - Reader Questions:
Make Sure Stain is 'Special'
Question: Our pathologist went to the surgical suite and performed an FNA adequacy check using a [...] - Reader Question:
Block Versus Specimen for ISH
Question: We run HPV sub-typing for high-risk and low-risk strains on two blocks from the same [...] - You Be the Coder:
Distinguish Vaginal Tissue Codes
Question: Our pathologist examined tissue from a vaginal mesh removal and reported findings of fibrovascular tissue. [...]
