Urology Coding Alert
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Incident-to Audit Checklist
Published on Mon Nov 10, 2014
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Urology Coding Alert
- In-Office Testing:
Dodge PSA Coding Snafus By Differentiating Screening From Diagnostic
Let your diagnosis code choice support your claim. While prostate specific antigen (PSA) tests may [...] - ICD-10:
Watch For Hematuria Mention to Select the Right Cystitis ICD-10 Code
Encourage detailed documentation for the most specific diagnosis code assignment. Cystitis is probably a common [...] - Practice Management:
Review 4 Guidelines to Capitalize on Non Physician Provider Services
Look beyond incident-to billing to shore up your coding and billing. In today’s healthcare environment, [...] - Clip and Save:
Incident-to Audit Checklist - Reader Question:
Fluoroscopy + ESWL = Denial
Question: When my urologist performs an ESWL, is ultrasound guidance and/or fluoroscopy inclusive? If not, can [...] - Reader Question:
Cysto Decides 50947 or 50948
Question: How should I code an extravesical ureteroneocystostomy the urologist performed laparoscopically with robotic assistance? South [...] - Reader Question:
Just 2 Codes Can Capture Complicated Surgery
Question: My urologist noted in a operative report that she performed a radical cystectomy, radical hysterectomy [...] - Reader Question:
Beware of 'And' Language
Question: I have a physician who wants to bill a paraphimosis reduction. He did this in [...] - Reader Question:
Tackle No Findings with V65.5
Question: My urologist saw a patient with a suspected infection of an interstim device. The surgeon [...] - You Be the Coder:
Ureteral Foreign Body Removal
Question: My doctor performed surgery where “ureteroscopic laser lithotripsy was done for a distal stone. It [...]
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