Pediatric Coding Alert
Condition Spotlight:
Ask These 4 Questions, Find the Best Stomach Pain Code Quickly and Easily
Simply scrutinize for symptom, age, severity, and site. Few diagnosis codes get as much o... Read more
Ask These 4 Questions, Find the Best Stomach Pain Code Quickly and Easily
Simply scrutinize for symptom, age, severity, and site. Few diagnosis codes get as much o... Read more
Coding Quiz:
Can You Pass This Year-in-Review Coding Quiz?
How many of these big 2021 changes do you recall? Can you remember the important coding ... Read more
Can You Pass This Year-in-Review Coding Quiz?
How many of these big 2021 changes do you recall? Can you remember the important coding ... Read more
Case Study Corner:
Follow Guidelines, Get Paid for Nothing!
Here's how to make sure your pediatrician gets credit when no problem is found. Here is a... Read more
Follow Guidelines, Get Paid for Nothing!
Here's how to make sure your pediatrician gets credit when no problem is found. Here is a... Read more
Coding Quiz Answers:
Check Your Answers to Our End-of-Year Coding Quiz
How well do you know these major coding changes from 2021? Once you've answered the qui... Read more
Check Your Answers to Our End-of-Year Coding Quiz
How well do you know these major coding changes from 2021? Once you've answered the qui... Read more
Reader Questions:
Interpret This MDM Element Correctly for First-Rate Follow-up Reporting
Question: How should I code this follow-up visit? A patient returned to our pediatrician a... Read more
Interpret This MDM Element Correctly for First-Rate Follow-up Reporting
Question: How should I code this follow-up visit? A patient returned to our pediatrician a... Read more
Reader Questions:
Sequence First Dx for Encounter Even When Not Definitive
Question: A patient with abdominal pain came to see our pediatrician. However, during the ... Read more
Sequence First Dx for Encounter Even When Not Definitive
Question: A patient with abdominal pain came to see our pediatrician. However, during the ... Read more
Reader Questions:
Take a Shot at Coding This Allergy Immunization Encounter When Serum not Provided
Question: If a patient comes to us asking to administer an allergy injection and brings he... Read more
Take a Shot at Coding This Allergy Immunization Encounter When Serum not Provided
Question: If a patient comes to us asking to administer an allergy injection and brings he... Read more
You Be the Coder:
Check the Answer to This Lab Recheck Encounter
Question: As part of a patient well check, our pediatrician ordered a urinalysis, which ca... Read more
Check the Answer to This Lab Recheck Encounter
Question: As part of a patient well check, our pediatrician ordered a urinalysis, which ca... Read more
Condition Spotlight:
Take These 4 Tips for Flawless Winter Dx Coding
Here are all the instructions and guidelines you need to make it through the season. The ... Read more
Take These 4 Tips for Flawless Winter Dx Coding
Here are all the instructions and guidelines you need to make it through the season. The ... Read more
News You Can Use:
Add to Your Flu Vaccine Coding Knowledge With This Update
AAP guidance gets some small but critical tweaks. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AA... Read more
Add to Your Flu Vaccine Coding Knowledge With This Update
AAP guidance gets some small but critical tweaks. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AA... Read more
Care Management:
Know These Differences, Update Your PCM/CCM/Complex CCM Understanding
Get ready for the code changes slated for Jan. 1, 2022. Last month, we told you about th... Read more
Know These Differences, Update Your PCM/CCM/Complex CCM Understanding
Get ready for the code changes slated for Jan. 1, 2022. Last month, we told you about th... Read more
Reader Questions:
Delete These Debridement Codes for Verruca Destruction
Question: Our pediatrician documented “Skin lesion appearance consistent with verruca, n... Read more
Delete These Debridement Codes for Verruca Destruction
Question: Our pediatrician documented “Skin lesion appearance consistent with verruca, n... Read more
Reader Questions:
Assign P Codes Past Perinatal Period in This Low Birthweight Encounter
Question: Our pediatrician just saw an infant who was born premature at 29 weeks and who w... Read more
Assign P Codes Past Perinatal Period in This Low Birthweight Encounter
Question: Our pediatrician just saw an infant who was born premature at 29 weeks and who w... Read more
You Be the Coder:
Ask These 3 Questions for Correct Inpatient Pediatric Critical Care Coding
Question: What is the difference between neonatal critical care (99468-99476) and intensiv... Read more
Ask These 3 Questions for Correct Inpatient Pediatric Critical Care Coding
Question: What is the difference between neonatal critical care (99468-99476) and intensiv... Read more
News You Can Use:
Note These 2022 CPT® Changes to 99211, COVID Coding
Experts weigh in on the latest revisions. The good news about the new and revised codes C... Read more
Note These 2022 CPT® Changes to 99211, COVID Coding
Experts weigh in on the latest revisions. The good news about the new and revised codes C... Read more
Care Management:
Stand by for RTM, PCM to Debut in 2022
New initiatives could increase your care management program options. In the Medicare Phys... Read more
Stand by for RTM, PCM to Debut in 2022
New initiatives could increase your care management program options. In the Medicare Phys... Read more
Guidelines:
Get Right With These 2022 ICD-10 Laterality, COVID-19 Follow-Up Guideline Changes
And learn how to use new code Z71.85 safely. The Centers for Disease Control and Preventi... Read more
Get Right With These 2022 ICD-10 Laterality, COVID-19 Follow-Up Guideline Changes
And learn how to use new code Z71.85 safely. The Centers for Disease Control and Preventi... Read more
Reader Questions:
Use A, C, Y, W, and B to Spell Meningococcal Vaccine Coding Relief
Question: Can you explain when I should use 90619 or 90734 for a meningococcal A, C, Y, W ... Read more
Use A, C, Y, W, and B to Spell Meningococcal Vaccine Coding Relief
Question: Can you explain when I should use 90619 or 90734 for a meningococcal A, C, Y, W ... Read more
Reader Questions:
Take This Advice for Newborn TCM
Question: Can we perform transitional care management (TCM) on newborns leaving the hospit... Read more
Take This Advice for Newborn TCM
Question: Can we perform transitional care management (TCM) on newborns leaving the hospit... Read more
Reader Questions:
Know When Age Is, Is Not, a Factor in Umbilical Granuloma Code Choice
Question: An insurance company has just denied us for an umbilical granuloma, telling us t... Read more
Know When Age Is, Is Not, a Factor in Umbilical Granuloma Code Choice
Question: An insurance company has just denied us for an umbilical granuloma, telling us t... Read more
You Be the Coder:
Answer This Question for Flawless 99211 Billing
Question: What are the minimum documentation requirements needed to bill 99211? What has t... Read more
Answer This Question for Flawless 99211 Billing
Question: What are the minimum documentation requirements needed to bill 99211? What has t... Read more
2021 Reimbursement:
Get the Answers to Your CY 2022 Proposed Rule Questions
Vaccine administration payment, telehealth, under Medicare's microscope. Given the curren... Read more
Get the Answers to Your CY 2022 Proposed Rule Questions
Vaccine administration payment, telehealth, under Medicare's microscope. Given the curren... Read more
2022 ICD-10 Revisions:
Bring These New Cough, Neonatal Screening Codes Onboard for 2022
ICD-10 adds immunization counseling, more specificity to feeding difficulties. Among the ... Read more
Bring These New Cough, Neonatal Screening Codes Onboard for 2022
ICD-10 adds immunization counseling, more specificity to feeding difficulties. Among the ... Read more
Social Determinants of Health:
Be More Specific With Your SDoH Documentation With These New ICD-10 Codes
Food and water insecurity and housing instability codes get a 2022 expansion. As a pediat... Read more
Be More Specific With Your SDoH Documentation With These New ICD-10 Codes
Food and water insecurity and housing instability codes get a 2022 expansion. As a pediat... Read more
Reader Questions:
Know When Patient’s History Is a Thing of the Past
Question: Our provider documented that a patient had “childhood measles 10 years ago.... Read more
Know When Patient’s History Is a Thing of the Past
Question: Our provider documented that a patient had “childhood measles 10 years ago.... Read more
Reader Questions:
Use These Codes for Adverse COVID-19 Vaccine Reactions
Question: Our practice has been administering COVID-19 vaccines to our patients who are of... Read more
Use These Codes for Adverse COVID-19 Vaccine Reactions
Question: Our practice has been administering COVID-19 vaccines to our patients who are of... Read more
Reader Questions:
Use Skin Tag Code in These Extra Digit Encounters
Question: Occasionally, our pediatricians will remove a polydactylous digit from a newborn... Read more
Use Skin Tag Code in These Extra Digit Encounters
Question: Occasionally, our pediatricians will remove a polydactylous digit from a newborn... Read more
You Be the Coder:
Manage Medications and Well Visits With This Useful Advice
Question: Is medication management included in a preventive medicine visit? And if it isn'... Read more
Manage Medications and Well Visits With This Useful Advice
Question: Is medication management included in a preventive medicine visit? And if it isn'... Read more
Preventive Care:
Get the Answers to Your Frequently Asked School Physical Questions
Are you ready for the back-to-school crew? School and athletic physicals are an annual r... Read more
Get the Answers to Your Frequently Asked School Physical Questions
Are you ready for the back-to-school crew? School and athletic physicals are an annual r... Read more
Mythbusters:
Bust These 4 Myths, Understand Food Allergy/Intolerance Dx
Keep your codes straight with a little clinical knowledge. If the difference between a fo... Read more
Bust These 4 Myths, Understand Food Allergy/Intolerance Dx
Keep your codes straight with a little clinical knowledge. If the difference between a fo... Read more
Procedure Coding:
Avoid Bundling Bloopers and Modifier Misunderstandings for Perfect Spirometry Coding
You'll be breathing a sigh of relief if you remember these 3 things. Pulmonary testing c... Read more
Avoid Bundling Bloopers and Modifier Misunderstandings for Perfect Spirometry Coding
You'll be breathing a sigh of relief if you remember these 3 things. Pulmonary testing c... Read more
Reader Questions:
Follow the Instructions for CLIA-Compliant Testing
Question: Is there an age limit associated with a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) test b... Read more
Follow the Instructions for CLIA-Compliant Testing
Question: Is there an age limit associated with a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) test b... Read more
Reader Questions:
See the Difference Automatically Between These 2 Urinalysis Tests
Question: I am confused by the terms “automated” and “non-automated” when it comes... Read more
See the Difference Automatically Between These 2 Urinalysis Tests
Question: I am confused by the terms “automated” and “non-automated” when it comes... Read more
Reader Questions:
Check Your Calendar for Initial Hospital Care Date Billing
Question: A baby was born in the hospital on 6/1. On 6/2, our pediatrician performed the i... Read more
Check Your Calendar for Initial Hospital Care Date Billing
Question: A baby was born in the hospital on 6/1. On 6/2, our pediatrician performed the i... Read more
You Be the Coder:
Use This Code and MDM Level When Depression, Anxiety Linked
Question: How do you code a patient who has depression and anxiety? Do you code the two co... Read more
Use This Code and MDM Level When Depression, Anxiety Linked
Question: How do you code a patient who has depression and anxiety? Do you code the two co... Read more
Guidelines:
Know Medical Necessity, Improve Your Coding Accuracy
But be prepared for provider-payer disagreements. Medical necessity is one of those term... Read more
Know Medical Necessity, Improve Your Coding Accuracy
But be prepared for provider-payer disagreements. Medical necessity is one of those term... Read more
Coding Quiz:
Ace This Quiz, Become a Z Code Expert
Know the correct codes to apply and why. You know that codes from Chapter 21 (Z00-Z99) of... Read more
Ace This Quiz, Become a Z Code Expert
Know the correct codes to apply and why. You know that codes from Chapter 21 (Z00-Z99) of... Read more
Case Study Corner:
Refresh Your Repair Coding Knowledge With This Laceration Case Study
Sometimes, simple repairs require complicated coding solutions. Here's an all-too-familia... Read more
Refresh Your Repair Coding Knowledge With This Laceration Case Study
Sometimes, simple repairs require complicated coding solutions. Here's an all-too-familia... Read more
Coding Quiz Answers:
Check Your Answers to Our Z-Code Coding Quiz
How well do you know the Chapter 21 codes? Once you've answered the quiz questions on pag... Read more
Check Your Answers to Our Z-Code Coding Quiz
How well do you know the Chapter 21 codes? Once you've answered the quiz questions on pag... Read more
Reader Questions:
Manage This Immunotherapy Monitoring Muddle
Question: We have a patient who reports for immunotherapy injections for a peanut allergy.... Read more
Manage This Immunotherapy Monitoring Muddle
Question: We have a patient who reports for immunotherapy injections for a peanut allergy.... Read more
Reader Questions:
Query Payer for Depo Counseling and Administration
Question: If a patient comes in for family planning counseling, and our pediatrician admin... Read more
Query Payer for Depo Counseling and Administration
Question: If a patient comes in for family planning counseling, and our pediatrician admin... Read more
Reader Questions:
Take This Advice for Documenting Normal BMI
Question: If a patient's body mass index (BMI) is in the normal range, do you still assign... Read more
Take This Advice for Documenting Normal BMI
Question: If a patient's body mass index (BMI) is in the normal range, do you still assign... Read more
You Be the Coder:
Know Your Tests, Map to Correct Primary Dx
Question: We perform urine tests on our patients who have ADD (attention deficit disorder)... Read more
Know Your Tests, Map to Correct Primary Dx
Question: We perform urine tests on our patients who have ADD (attention deficit disorder)... Read more
Telehealth:
Take This Advice for Current and Post-PHE Telehealth Success
These 6 big takeaways will help you move forward with your virtual services. The COVID-1... Read more
Take This Advice for Current and Post-PHE Telehealth Success
These 6 big takeaways will help you move forward with your virtual services. The COVID-1... Read more
Procedure Coding:
Sharpen Your I&D Coding Precision With the Answers to These FAQs
Avoid costly coding errors by paying attention to answer 4. The incision and drainage (I&... Read more
Sharpen Your I&D Coding Precision With the Answers to These FAQs
Avoid costly coding errors by paying attention to answer 4. The incision and drainage (I&... Read more
Modifiers:
Mind This Modifier Masterclass, Boost Your Bottom Line
Learn from these 3 scenarios and make denials a thing of the past. Whether you append a ... Read more
Mind This Modifier Masterclass, Boost Your Bottom Line
Learn from these 3 scenarios and make denials a thing of the past. Whether you append a ... Read more
Reader Questions:
See the Difference Between These Vision Screens
Question: Can you explain the difference between visual screening codes 99172, 99173, and ... Read more
See the Difference Between These Vision Screens
Question: Can you explain the difference between visual screening codes 99172, 99173, and ... Read more
Reader Questions:
Let This Guideline Govern Injury Code Choice
Question: An adolescent patient came in after turning his ankle playing soccer. Our pediat... Read more
Let This Guideline Govern Injury Code Choice
Question: An adolescent patient came in after turning his ankle playing soccer. Our pediat... Read more
Reader Questions:
Take This Submental Dx Coding Advice on the Chin
Question: Our pediatrician documented a submental wound in a patient record. I can't... Read more
Take This Submental Dx Coding Advice on the Chin
Question: Our pediatrician documented a submental wound in a patient record. I can't... Read more
You Be the Coder:
Don’t Stop the Clock When the Patient Isn’t There
Question: The 2021 revisions to the office/outpatient evaluation and management (E/M) code... Read more
Don’t Stop the Clock When the Patient Isn’t There
Question: The 2021 revisions to the office/outpatient evaluation and management (E/M) code... Read more
CPT® 2021 E/M Revisions:
Learn These 3 Big Takeaways From AMA’s Office/ Outpatient E/M Updates
MDM data points and risk redefined; sick/well visit coding dilemma addressed. The dust i... Read more
Learn These 3 Big Takeaways From AMA’s Office/ Outpatient E/M Updates
MDM data points and risk redefined; sick/well visit coding dilemma addressed. The dust i... Read more
ICD-10 Coding:
Find Relief for Your Summertime Skin Condition Coding
Itching to code rashes correctly? This guide has you covered. Skin rashes in children are... Read more
Find Relief for Your Summertime Skin Condition Coding
Itching to code rashes correctly? This guide has you covered. Skin rashes in children are... Read more
Case Study Corner:
Can You Code This Repeat Nursemaid’s Elbow Encounter?
Hint: Don't code these similar encounters the same way twice. Your pediatrician may ref... Read more
Can You Code This Repeat Nursemaid’s Elbow Encounter?
Hint: Don't code these similar encounters the same way twice. Your pediatrician may ref... Read more
Reader Questions:
Determine Line or Unit Payer Preference on Multiple Assessment Tools
Question: I am looking for guidance in billing for PHQ, Vanderbilt, ADHD and SCARED tools.... Read more
Determine Line or Unit Payer Preference on Multiple Assessment Tools
Question: I am looking for guidance in billing for PHQ, Vanderbilt, ADHD and SCARED tools.... Read more
Reader Questions:
See the Answer to This Telehealth Video Problem
Question: Our pediatrician tried to conduct a telehealth evaluation and management (E/M) v... Read more
See the Answer to This Telehealth Video Problem
Question: Our pediatrician tried to conduct a telehealth evaluation and management (E/M) v... Read more
Reader Questions:
Secure Your Understanding of Unsecured Communications
Question: Our patients frequently ask if we can send them appointment reminders or bills ... Read more
Secure Your Understanding of Unsecured Communications
Question: Our patients frequently ask if we can send them appointment reminders or bills ... Read more
You Be the Coder:
Repair Your Patient’s Bill in This Suture Removal Scenario
Question: Our pediatric practice is a part of a health system run by a local hospital. On... Read more
Repair Your Patient’s Bill in This Suture Removal Scenario
Question: Our pediatric practice is a part of a health system run by a local hospital. On... Read more
2021 Reimbursement:
Find Out What’s Going to Be in Your Practice’s Wallet This Year
Office and telephone E/M increases significantly offset preventive service decreases. For... Read more
Find Out What’s Going to Be in Your Practice’s Wallet This Year
Office and telephone E/M increases significantly offset preventive service decreases. For... Read more
Coding Quiz:
Do You Have What It Takes to Be a Mental Health Coding Maven?
Here's your chance to prove you know your way around the F01-F99 codes. Do your anxiety l... Read more
Do You Have What It Takes to Be a Mental Health Coding Maven?
Here's your chance to prove you know your way around the F01-F99 codes. Do your anxiety l... Read more
Procedure Coding:
Get the Answers to Your Frequently Asked HRA Questions
Here's your guide to risk-free screening and assessment coding. Because health risk ass... Read more
Get the Answers to Your Frequently Asked HRA Questions
Here's your guide to risk-free screening and assessment coding. Because health risk ass... Read more
Coding Quiz Answers:
Check Your Answers to Our Mental Health Coding Quiz
Time to find out if you're a Chapter 5 ace. Once you've answered the quiz questions on pa... Read more
Check Your Answers to Our Mental Health Coding Quiz
Time to find out if you're a Chapter 5 ace. Once you've answered the quiz questions on pa... Read more
Reader Questions:
Choose These Codes for Post-COVID Sports Clearance
Question: Our pediatric office wants to put together a procedure for clearing patient... Read more
Choose These Codes for Post-COVID Sports Clearance
Question: Our pediatric office wants to put together a procedure for clearing patient... Read more
Reader Questions:
Know These Requirements Before Billing Non-Face-to-Face Prolonged Services
Question: I know that 99358 is a standalone code that requires at least 30 minutes of prol... Read more
Know These Requirements Before Billing Non-Face-to-Face Prolonged Services
Question: I know that 99358 is a standalone code that requires at least 30 minutes of prol... Read more
Reader Questions:
Rule in These Codes When Suspected Substance Symptoms Ruled Out
Question: If Mom smoked tobacco or abused substances during pregnancy, and the newborn doe... Read more
Rule in These Codes When Suspected Substance Symptoms Ruled Out
Question: If Mom smoked tobacco or abused substances during pregnancy, and the newborn doe... Read more
You Be the Coder:
Test Your Understanding of This MDM Element
Question: In the answer to question 2 in “Take This Quiz, See if Your 2021 MDM Knowledge... Read more
Test Your Understanding of This MDM Element
Question: In the answer to question 2 in “Take This Quiz, See if Your 2021 MDM Knowledge... Read more
Guidelines:
Know These Guidelines for Trouble-Free Type 1 Coding
Hint: It's not quite as simple as knowing E10 from E11. As a peds coder, you're fully aw... Read more
Know These Guidelines for Trouble-Free Type 1 Coding
Hint: It's not quite as simple as knowing E10 from E11. As a peds coder, you're fully aw... Read more
Modifiers:
Test Your Modifier 24 Understanding With These 2 Scenarios
And know whether the 2021 office/outpatient E/M changes will affect its use. If you're ... Read more
Test Your Modifier 24 Understanding With These 2 Scenarios
And know whether the 2021 office/outpatient E/M changes will affect its use. If you're ... Read more
Procedure Coding:
Use These Tips to Improve Your Urinalysis Understanding
These 4 simple pointers will sharpen your testing savvy. Urinalysis tests are so common ... Read more
Use These Tips to Improve Your Urinalysis Understanding
These 4 simple pointers will sharpen your testing savvy. Urinalysis tests are so common ... Read more
You Be the Coder:
Document Drug, Dose, and Decision for MDM Credit
Question: Our pediatrician told a patient to continue taking a given medication at the sam... Read more
Document Drug, Dose, and Decision for MDM Credit
Question: Our pediatrician told a patient to continue taking a given medication at the sam... Read more
Reader Questions:
Add This COVID-19 Code to Your Vaccination List
Question: I know we now have CPT® vaccine and vaccine administration codes for the curren... Read more
Add This COVID-19 Code to Your Vaccination List
Question: I know we now have CPT® vaccine and vaccine administration codes for the curren... Read more
Reader Questions:
Remove Paring Code in This Lesion Destruction Encounter
Question: Our pediatrician recently removed a wart from a patient's hand. She began by par... Read more
Remove Paring Code in This Lesion Destruction Encounter
Question: Our pediatrician recently removed a wart from a patient's hand. She began by par... Read more
Reader Questions:
View the Correct Way to Code This Corneal Abrasion Encounter
Question: Our pediatrician examined a patient's eye using a Wood's lamp. She placed a drop... Read more
View the Correct Way to Code This Corneal Abrasion Encounter
Question: Our pediatrician examined a patient's eye using a Wood's lamp. She placed a drop... Read more
News You Can Use:
Know These 4 Big Takeaways from the 2021 Final Rule
Prolonged service confusion, telehealth expansion, and a bottom line increase for 2021. ... Read more
Know These 4 Big Takeaways from the 2021 Final Rule
Prolonged service confusion, telehealth expansion, and a bottom line increase for 2021. ... Read more
Preventive Care:
Follow These 5 Recommendations for Preventive Medicine Documentation Success
Go beyond 99381-99396 descriptors and CPT® guidelines, say experts. Preventive medicine ... Read more
Follow These 5 Recommendations for Preventive Medicine Documentation Success
Go beyond 99381-99396 descriptors and CPT® guidelines, say experts. Preventive medicine ... Read more
ICD-10 Coding:
Keep Your Eyes on These ICD-10 Codes for Successful Vision Coding
You haven't seen it all till you've seen these codes. Pediatricians are often called upo... Read more
Keep Your Eyes on These ICD-10 Codes for Successful Vision Coding
You haven't seen it all till you've seen these codes. Pediatricians are often called upo... Read more
You Be the Coder:
Update Your Knowledge of COVID-19 Vaccine, Treatment, Dx Codes
Question: The news is full of stories about COVID-19 vaccinations now becoming available, ... Read more
Update Your Knowledge of COVID-19 Vaccine, Treatment, Dx Codes
Question: The news is full of stories about COVID-19 vaccinations now becoming available, ... Read more
Reader Questions:
Review Your Understanding of This MDM Data Guideline
Question: If a provider is billing based on medical decision making (MDM), not on time, c... Read more
Review Your Understanding of This MDM Data Guideline
Question: If a provider is billing based on medical decision making (MDM), not on time, c... Read more
Reader Questions:
Make the Right Modifier Choice in This Flu Test Scenario
Question: We often do double flu tests, one for flu A and one for flu B. We bill code 8780... Read more
Make the Right Modifier Choice in This Flu Test Scenario
Question: We often do double flu tests, one for flu A and one for flu B. We bill code 8780... Read more
Reader Questions:
Apply These Guidelines Before Appending These Modifiers
Question: Occasionally, our pediatrician has to stop a vision or hearing screening because... Read more
Apply These Guidelines Before Appending These Modifiers
Question: Occasionally, our pediatrician has to stop a vision or hearing screening because... Read more
Preventive Care:
Develop Your Screening and Testing Coding Knowledge With These 4 Tips
Don't forget to heed AAP's advice and guidance. Age-appropriate screens or tests that ass... Read more
Develop Your Screening and Testing Coding Knowledge With These 4 Tips
Don't forget to heed AAP's advice and guidance. Age-appropriate screens or tests that ass... Read more
Coding Quiz:
Take This Quiz, See if Your 2021 MDM Knowledge Is on the Level
How well do your answers match up with those of our expert? Now that your office/outpatie... Read more
Take This Quiz, See if Your 2021 MDM Knowledge Is on the Level
How well do your answers match up with those of our expert? Now that your office/outpatie... Read more
ICD-10 Coding:
Ask These Questions, Improve Your Musculoskeletal Dx Coding
Time to make choosing the right M00-M99 code pain-free. You know all too well that even t... Read more
Ask These Questions, Improve Your Musculoskeletal Dx Coding
Time to make choosing the right M00-M99 code pain-free. You know all too well that even t... Read more
Coding Quiz Answers:
Check Your Answers to Our MDM Coding Quiz
Time to find out how well you're dealing with the 2021 office or outpatient E/M changes. ... Read more
Check Your Answers to Our MDM Coding Quiz
Time to find out how well you're dealing with the 2021 office or outpatient E/M changes. ... Read more
Reader Questions:
Depend on Parent History for E/M Data Element
Question:Under the 2021 office/outpatient evaluation and management (E/M) guidelines, can ... Read more
Depend on Parent History for E/M Data Element
Question:Under the 2021 office/outpatient evaluation and management (E/M) guidelines, can ... Read more
Reader Questions:
Follow These Guidelines for Correct Immunization, Well Visit Dx Sequencing
Question: I know that Z23 is the primary diagnosis code for immunizations, but does it get... Read more
Follow These Guidelines for Correct Immunization, Well Visit Dx Sequencing
Question: I know that Z23 is the primary diagnosis code for immunizations, but does it get... Read more
Reader Questions:
Know These Terms for Correct Z79 Use
Question: When would I use Z79.899? And what do the terms “long term” and “current... Read more
Know These Terms for Correct Z79 Use
Question: When would I use Z79.899? And what do the terms “long term” and “current... Read more
You Be the Coder:
No Dx? No Certification? Use This Code for Nutrition Counseling
Question: Our pediatrician saw a patient who is putting on weight but whose body mass inde... Read more
No Dx? No Certification? Use This Code for Nutrition Counseling
Question: Our pediatrician saw a patient who is putting on weight but whose body mass inde... Read more