ICD-9 code 140 for Malignant neoplasm of lip is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -MALIGNANT NEOPLASM OF LIP, ORAL CAVITY, AND PHARYNX (140-149).
Subscribe to Codify by AAPC and get the code details in a flash.
View the ICD-9 code's corresponding Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs). In a click, verify the DRG, its IPPS allowable, length of stay, and more. Protect your facility's payments by subscribing to DRG Coder.
Basically, these codes are used to identify whether patient's specified medical condition is adequately controlled. For HEDIS purpose, and to be measure complaint, as per guideline, for HTN, age betw... [ Read More ]
[QUOTE="dbolivar1, post: 514992, member: 733065"]
Hello,
[I]25 years old at 25.5 wks comes in for NST post amniocentesis.
no CTX, LOF, no VB, + FM[/I]
[I]NST: 140, moderate variability, reactive w... [ Read More ]
Hello,
[I]25 years old at 25.5 wks comes in for NST post amniocentesis.
no CTX, LOF, no VB, + FM
NST: 140, moderate variability, reactive with accels, no decels
Toco: no CTX
Assessment/plan:
s/p... [ Read More ]
Hi there, this looks like a question about medical direction. When you say the start and stop times are overlapping do you mean the physician's time is overlapping with the CRNA, another case they are... [ Read More ]
I'm still reading the rule but here are some basics from a CMS fact sheet about the final physician fee schedule [URL]https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/calendar-year-cy-2022-medicare-physician-... [ Read More ]
And some words of encouragement...
A 68% means that you got 136 questions right on your most recent attempt. You at least 140 to pass - you're only 4 correct questions away from a passing store.
On ... [ Read More ]
Any thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated. What I am stuck on is the tunneling of the electrodes? And there were 2 docs. I have 33229 and 33233.
Procedures
PED POCKET REVISION
Indications
... [ Read More ]
We have a patient that has Aetna Primary. They allowed $109.56 and it was all put to deductible. Patient has BCBS secondary. They processed the claim as Secondary but allowed $140.45. They paid $1... [ Read More ]
Hello all. I work for a bariatric surgeon. Recently we have noticed payers like Aetna and UHC reimbursing us at wildly different rates (we are out of network with them). For example, a patient will ha... [ Read More ]
Hello! Can anyone walk me through balance billing on Out of Network Claims when a clinic files to insurance? It's my understanding that my provider cannot bill me over the amount than the in network f... [ Read More ]
Know the reimbursement rules for students working in your medical practice. Many medical offices and clinics allow medical students to train in their practices to gain invaluable clinical education an... [ Read More ]
Avoiding claim denials requires knowing the rules for each procedure type. Being new to the medical field I have been relentlessly applying to jobs and going on interviews. One position I interviewed ... [ Read More ]
Offenders may soon pay a hefty price. On June 27 2023 the Department of Health and Human Services HHS Office of Inspector General OIG posted its final rule implementing penalties for information block... [ Read More ]
Under newly proposed configuration half of VBP points will come from only two measures. As home health agencies HHAs navigate their first year of the Expanded Home Health ValueBased Purchasing HHVBP p... [ Read More ]
Use these drug modifiers correctly to ensure timely reimbursement and avoid audits. On Jan. 1 2017 the Centers for Medicare 38 Medicaid Services CMS changed its guidelines to require that providers an... [ Read More ]