The Medicare Advantage organization says they are being held to unreasonable standards. Health Net of California Inc. was recently called out by the Office of Inspector General OIG for failing to subm... [ Read More ]
Reduce the clutter on your home page with one click. Codify offers a lot of tools on its home page but you dont always want all of them expanded at once. There is a simple way to maximize the tools yo... [ Read More ]
Strategies for unlocking a dialogue with physicians. As auditors we bridge the gap between medical coding accuracy and financial stability in healthcare organizations. Its our role to knock on the doo... [ Read More ]
Encourage patients to take stock of their relationship with alcohol. From Dry January and Dry July to Sober September and Sober October the monthlong abstinence trend of shunning alcohol has gained gr... [ Read More ]
Meet a member who never stops learning and growing. Each month AAPC selects a member who demonstrates exemplary leadership qualities. This month weve chosen Jennifer Lavoie RN CPC. Lavoie has enjoyed ... [ Read More ]
I code Home Health Certifications for my practice (I know it's not the same), and it seems to me, that dementia could be a more appropriate code than hypothyroidism.
Like I said, I have never heard ... [ Read More ]
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General rule is that if you start a procedure arthroscopically, but complete the procedure open, you can only bill the open code, not both. That's ... [ Read More ]
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We did one shave biopsy and the path report came back as Inflamed AK with extremely focal areas of squamous cell carcinoma in situ. Margins negative for... [ Read More ]
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Have you gotten payment from Medicare on the 96132? The clinic I work for has not received payment on any of the medicare claims with 96132 on it. L... [ Read More ]
Have you gotten payment from Medicare on the 96132? The clinic I work for has not received payment on any of the medicare claims with 96132 on it. Looking for any input. The denial reason is :
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[COLOR=#cccccc]Is this exam Detailed if following 1995 guidelines? I think it qualifies for a EPF on both the 1995 and 1997 guidelines.
Please let me know wha... [ Read More ]
Is this exam Detailed if following 1995 guidelines? I think it qualifies for a EPF on both the 1995 and 1997 guidelines.
Please let me know what you think. Thanks!
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OBJECTI... [ Read More ]
After obtaining informed consent, the patient was prepped and draped in sterile fashion. Approximately 5 mL's 2% lidocaine anesthesia was administered to the left groin prior to placement of the arte... [ Read More ]
Please put this posting out on the website – thank you!!
Full Time Medical Biller
Port Jefferson, NY
Job Description
· Follow up on claims
· Obtain authorizations
· Handling appeal... [ Read More ]