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[COLOR=rgb(0, 168, 133)][B]Question.. I code for a urologist and he came in at the end of the surgery below to place a foley catheter. The note below was dictated by the primary surgeon (not my urolog... [ Read More ]
[QUOTE="lcouto, post: 500137, member: 212874"]
Would this be coded as 36573 or 36556? One of girls feels it should be the first code but I am thinking that it should be the second... Thanks for your h... [ Read More ]
Would this be coded as 36573 or 36556? One of girls feels it should be the first code but I am thinking that it should be the second... Thanks for your help
Procedures Performed
CENTRAL VENOUS C... [ Read More ]
Any help on this would be greatly appreciated. These are not my favorites--does anyone know of any coding books where congenital heart coding is taught?
INDICATIONS FOR CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION: Hemo... [ Read More ]
Wow i am still confused im sorry first they say this which makes me think i can bill a 99223 for a consult
The principal physician of record will append modifier “-AI” Principal Physician of Recor... [ Read More ]
Workers compensation varies from state to state - I would suggest putting your state in the thread title to increase the chance that you'll catch the eye of another biller in your area.
It looks like... [ Read More ]
[QUOTE="lexvcarter, post: 485405, member: 598527"]
I broke it down paragraph by paragraph.
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[*][COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)][B][I][SIZE=3]"Midline incision was made extending the old incision slig... [ Read More ]
I broke it down paragraph by paragraph.
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[*][COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)][B][I][SIZE=3]"Midline incision was made extending the old incision slightly distally and slightly proximally. Midline fasc... [ Read More ]
[QUOTE="csperoni, post: 484872, member: 164618"]
#3 is worded that I would interpret as add all the sizes, and use 1 code. The lesion excisions are not added together. They are coded individually.
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[*][B][U]G8417 (HCPCS)[/U][/B] - Body mass index, or BMI, classifies individuals on the basis of their weight as underweight, normal weight, or obese. [COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)][B]The provider r... [ 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 ]
Understanding the rules surrounding interrupted stays in IPFs and IRFs is as easy as 123. When an interrupted stay occurs in an inpatient psychiatric facility IPF or inpatient rehab facility IRF a com... [ Read More ]
Using the right workload system leads to employee success. In any healthcare workplace employee accountability and engagement are paramount to patient and provider satisfaction as well as monetary liv... [ Read More ]
Embrace DEI data in applied behavior analysis and improve patient care for all. In the realm of healthcare the field of applied behavior analysis ABA has long been committed to understanding and impro... [ Read More ]
Know the rules for compliance before engaging in telehealth services. One of the things we love most about the internet is its unregulated nature. We post and share whatever we want achieving unpreced... [ Read More ]