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New to anesthesia billing and have a provider on Genius software. Any billers out there willing to network so I can bounce some questions off of?
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How many SCS trials can be performed on a patient in their lifetime? Insurance: Medicare; State: Texas. I've reviewed both the LCD and LCA from Novitas, and did not see on whether or not the same pa... [ Read More ]
We have a patient has has a pseudo joint (lumbarization) at S1. I believe this would be coded as a 64493 as it is an extra vertebra, but I am not 100% sure. Any help is greatly appreciated.
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Looking for some guidance to determine whether the use of unlisted code 64999 is appropriate for billing a lumbar plexus nerve block for post op pain management or if this would fall under CPT 64449 s... [ Read More ]
How many units do you code if 1 mg of midazolam is used (J2250)? My doctor uses anywhere from 2-4 mg and I haven't been able to find the conversion into units to code. For example, J3301 Kenalog-40mg/... [ Read More ]
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My physician was reading about Ischium bursa ablations and was asking how to bill for them. Is anyone doing this procedure? What CPT code would we use for this? Any information ... [ Read More ]
We have been having a discussion as to the correct way to bill screening colonoscopies that become diagnostic colonoscopies for Commercial insurance and Medicare Advantage. We agree with Medicare cha... [ Read More ]
I am trying to figure out how many reports should be coded per hour. Just an average.
I had heard 80 per hour for both anesthesia and pain management together.
Can someone shed some light on this f... [ Read More ]
Does anyone have any resources on how long intraservice time needs to be to bill 99152. The code says initial 15 minutes. Is that any number of minutes up to 15 min. or is there a certain number that ... [ Read More ]
April is upon us. And for those who code and bill for products and services provided in the Ambulatory Surgical Center ASC setting its time to familiarize yourself with the quarterly updates to the AS... [ Read More ]
Coding highlights and other insight. The HCPCS Level II code set used to report medical services and supplies will include 37 new codes effective April 1 2022. Also in the second quarter update five c... [ Read More ]
Take 5 to read up on recent coding and billing news. There are plenty of coding updates in November including those made to certain Medicare policies. Payment thresholds for physical occupational and ... [ Read More ]
Survey shows Healthcare Business Monthly is your goto resource. AAPC recently reached out to members to take a Healthcare Business Monthly survey. One of the questions on the survey was What topics wo... [ Read More ]
It may have been the third and final day of HEALTHCON 2020 but the energy level was high. Attendees started the day off right by using HCON Chat and Facebook to post lots of inspiring pictures of the ... [ Read More ]