Pulmonology Coding Alert
Count on ABNs to Salvage Your Reimbursement for Uncovered Services
Pulmonology Coding Alert
- Sleep Tests:
4 Rules Help You Secure Your Reimbursement for Sleep Studies and Polysomnography
Age, stage, and parameters all point you to the best codes. If you code for [...] - Part B Update:
You Are Not Bound to Accept Each and Every New Medicare Patient
MACs also clarify doubts over “incident to” and “shared/split” services question. You are not in [...] - Compliance Matters:
Count on ABNs to Salvage Your Reimbursement for Uncovered Services
Keep records of unsigned ABN on file even if patient does not sign and return [...] - Readers Question:
Get Paid for Visit by Reporting Symptoms in Absence of Confirmed Dx
Question: A new patient reported to our physician office complaining of wheezing and shortness of breath [...] - Reader Question:
Don't Expect to Get Paid for Translator Service in Medicare Cases
Question: Recently, we had to use a translator for a Medicare patient. I am thinking of [...] - Reader Question:
Don't Code Built-In Service as Separate E/M
Question: In our office, a nurse practitioner (NP) saw a 65-year-old established patient for a pneumonia [...] - You Be the Coder:
Tone Down E/M for Non-Complicated Revisits
Question: Our pulmonologist recently saw an established pneumonia patient. Her office visit note says: CC: Resolving [...]
