Pulmonology Coding Alert
Identify Hypercapnia and Hypoxia in Documentation
Pulmonology Coding Alert
- CPT® Coding Update:
Ensure Correct Thoracentesis/Pleural Drainage Reporting With This Advice
Hint: Imaging guidance is the final key to precise code selection. To accurately report the [...] - Appeal Strategies:
Use this 4-Step Strategy For Successful Modifier 25 Claims
Maintain list of payers that deny these claims to help re-negotiate contracts. Many payers are [...] - ICD-10 Update:
Get Set For Broader Reporting Options For Acute Respiratory Failure
Hint: Post-procedural respiratory failure should still be reported differently as in ICD-9. Your pulmonologist will [...] - Identify Hypercapnia and Hypoxia in Documentation
The key to identifying the presence of hypoxia or hypercapnia is looking at the results [...] - You Be the Coder:
Reporting Multiple Units of 31625 For Multiple Biopsies/ Sites? Watch Out
Question: Our pulmonologist recently performed a bronchoscopy on a patient. During the procedure, he found [...] - Reader Question:
Base 30-Day Spirometric Recording Reporting on Professional/ Technical Components
Question: Our pulmonologist recently reviewed results of a patient induced spirometric recording that were recorded [...] - Reader Question:
Check Insertion Method For Apt Reporting of Fiducial Markers
Question: Our pulmonologist recently diagnosed a patient with lung cancer. To enable radiation therapy, he [...] - Reader Question:
You Could Be Penalized for Illegible Documentation
Question: I have heard payers are cracking down on illegible provider documentation. My provider’s handwriting [...]
