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My understanding is that en echo would provide information about cad and/or stenosis, but not hypertension. If the provider is also evaluating hypertension (perh... [ Read More ]
CPT-93922
Limited bilateral noninvasive physiologic studies of upper or lower extremity arteries, (eg, for lower extremity: ankle/brachial indices at distal posterior tibial and anterior tibial/dorsal... [ Read More ]
I need help! We have multiple primary care providers that have been hit as outliers from BCBS. BCBS is down coding our charge of 99214 to 99213. We have been sending medical notes left and right an... [ Read More ]
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[TD][LEFT]I have attached a stress echo cardiogram report and need some advice on how to code for stress test/ stress echo/ TEE
These studies have the patient walk on a treadmill and hav... [ Read More ]
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Okay, here is a similar redacted EOB. On the first line, we billed $500 for 99215 and $152.56 is the Medicare allowed amount, and $500 minus $152.56 is $347.44, th... [ Read More ]
Hi Michelle here is the full description of CPT code 33390.
[LEFT][SIZE=16px][COLOR=rgb(51, 51, 51)]CPT code 33390 is for Valvuloplasty, aortic valve, open, with cardiopulmonary bypass; simple (ie, v... [ Read More ]
[QUOTE="Andrschery, post: 448178, member: 122"]Was something else being coded? Insertion of catheter, Fluor0 guidance, the lumbar puncture itself? If so you would need a 59 modifier or X (EPSU) modi... [ Read More ]
My provider wants to code a 99215 for this visit but in my review the documentation is lacking a Review of Systems which would drop the coding significantly. Am I overlooking something?
Patient is a... [ Read More ]
[QUOTE="kalpana, post: 437666, member: 163043"]Split/shared visits do not apply to consultations (99241-99255),critical care services (99291-99292)!!
Can we down code Cpt 99291 to 99233 !
Is there a... [ Read More ]
Documented drinking of alcohol is listed on page 122 of Optum Expert ICD-10-CM as F10.__ depending on usage (excessive, habitual, or remission).
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Adults 1964 may benefit from routine screenings by PCPs. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force USPSTF has recommended that all adults ages 1964 including pregnant and postpartum persons be screened ... [ Read More ]
2023 ICD10CM update expands F01F03 code categories to allow providers to indicate disease stage and symptoms. The 2023 update to ICD10CM finally provided an expansion of the dementia codes which has b... [ Read More ]
Changes to Medicare Part B policy for these tests could save lives. Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosed in the United States and the third leading cause of cancerrelated deaths... [ Read More ]
New rules would amend an Affordable Care Act provision to allow more women to obtain contraceptive services at no cost. The Department of Health and Human Services HHS and the Departments of Labor and... [ Read More ]
EM gastro and lab coders take note. The American Medical Association AMA announced some lastminute corrections to the CPT code set effective Jan. 1 2023. Add these to your code book along with the pre... [ Read More ]