Pulmonology Coding Alert
Check CCI Prior to Reporting Other Procedures with E/M or Critical Care
Pulmonology Coding Alert
Add Age Criteria to Old Parameters For Accurate PSG Reporting
Hint: Watch for appropriate modifier usage if time requirements are not met. When your pulmonologist [...]
Breathe a Sigh of Relief: Follow This Guide to Successful Inhalation Treatment Reporting
Hint: Don’t forget to report any prior E/M services separately. When your pulmonologist provides inhalation [...]
Factor In a Separate Diagnosis Code For Atelectasis
Hint: Don’t report newborn atelectasis or tuberculous atelectasis using J98.11. When reporting a diagnosis of [...]
Count Lobes, Not Sites When Reporting TBNA Procedures
Question: My physician is billing for a transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA) in the right paratracheal [...]
Check CCI Prior to Reporting Other Procedures with E/M or Critical Care
Question: Please show us the best way to bill this claim. We have this type [...]
Reporting CPAP Separately With E/M? Think Again
Question: Our pulmonologist recently provided E/M services and also performed ventilation using CPAP. Can we [...]
Know What to Do if Your Patient Doesn't Honor the ABN
Question: We have a patient who came for a service we knew Medicare wasn’t likely [...]
