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[QUOTE="thomas7331, post: 501901, member: 5404"]
The current Medicare payment rate, for 1 unit, based on average sales price, is $0.116. So for 10 mg it would be reimbursed at $1.16.
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[QUOTE="kattrobles94, post: 501900, member: 785529"]
How much is it usually in california?
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The current Medicare payment rate, for 1 unit, based on average sales price, is $0.116. So for 10 m... [ Read More ]
I work for a mobile xray and ultrasound provider and we use code R0070 to bill for transportation service. We are in the state of Illinois where Medicare follws the fee schedule set by NGS according t... [ Read More ]
[QUOTE="wynonna, post: 484939, member: 45822"]
1 ml deep to canal wall. 7-8 mm of exophytic growth.
Since the ear is cartilage, and it is soft tissue, I went with 69145 for "Excision of soft tissue l... [ Read More ]
1 ml deep to canal wall. 7-8 mm of exophytic growth.
Since the ear is cartilage, and it is soft tissue, I went with 69145 for "Excision of soft tissue lesion, external auditory canal"
I think it's de... [ Read More ]
[QUOTE="thomas7331, post: 476016, member: 5404"]
It's my understanding that CMS will not pay two co-surgeons who are of the same specialty. The Medicare Claims Processing Manual, under billing instru... [ Read More ]
It's my understanding that CMS will not pay two co-surgeons who are of the same specialty. The Medicare Claims Processing Manual, under billing instructions for modifier 62, states '[I]If two surgeon... [ Read More ]
Hello,
I needing some input on coding this cath procedure. Please see note below.
I am billing
93531-26
93566
93567
36010-XU
36010-XU
36011
76937-26
Historical Background and Indications:
GEORGE ... [ Read More ]
Coding guidelines (AHA Coding Clinic [U]ICD-10 CM and ICD-10 PCS Coding Handbook 2019[/U] pg 116) indicate the provider must make the diagnosis. You can query the provider in light of the lab results... [ Read More ]
Medicare does state that their co-surgery payment rules apply for 'two-surgeons, each in a different specialty'. I believe that most other payers follow this policy as well. Also, co-surgery fees ar... [ Read More ]
AAPC member Rosa Yanez CPC CRC CGIC CGSC has been a medical coder for 15 years and has worked for Humana as a senior Medicare risk adjustment educator for more than two years. Risk adjustment educatio... [ Read More ]
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