Primary Care Coding Alert
Meningitis Vaccine
Primary Care Coding Alert
- Six Factors Affect Reimbursement for Wart Removal
No fewer than six distinct factors impact coding for wart removal, and each element has [...] - Standardized Forms Can Facilitate Proper Coding
Few family practice coders would argue: the more they know about what takes place during [...] - You Be the Coder:
After-Hours Code
Test your coding knowledge. Determine how you would code this situation before looking at the [...] - HCFA Name Change
The Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), which administers Medicare and Medicaid policy, has been renamed [...] - Reporting Noncovered Medicare Services
This spring, CMS deleted HCPCS modifier -GX (service not covered by Medicare). This modifier allowed [...] - Automatic Denial of Pre-Op V Codes Banned
CMS's directive prohibiting local carriers from automatically denying claims containing ICD-9 preoperative evaluation codes V72.81-V72.84 [...] - Reader Question:
Multivisit Coding Complications
Question: A patient dropped a 25-pound bag of salt on her right foot. She went [...] - Reader Question:
Meningitis Vaccine
Question: We frequently provide meningitis vaccines to college-age students who may be at risk because [...] - Reader Question:
Use E Code To Explain
Question: We received a denial for a claim describing services provided to a patient who [...]
