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If a provider bills only PIP insurance and they provide post surgical home care visits (out of global and/or no global) what percentage of Medicare Fee Schedule would they charge? How would th... [ Read More ]
As per ICD-9-CM Coding Clinic, [B]Third Quarter 1999 [/B]update, "subclinical hypothyroidism," where thyroid hormone levels are normal, but thyrotropin (or thyroid stimulating hormone, TSH) is elevat... [ Read More ]
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I also do Surgical billing for Neurology procedures (new ) and... [ Read More ]
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I did a consult due to a practice was having issues with claim denials, after reviewing things I found that they were coding thi... [ Read More ]
Please join us for the 14th Annual RRV AAPC Fall Conference.
When: Saturday, October 13, 2018
Time: 8:00 am - 3:30 pm
Check-in starts at 7:00
Location: ND Blue Cross Blue Shield - 4510 13th Ave S, F... [ Read More ]
Our group is seeing a huge denial trend for the new radiology codes. Specifically 71045, 71046, 74019 with denial *TREATMENT NOT COVERED IN THIS SETTING/POS - 244. The place of services denying are ... [ Read More ]
Is anyone interested in old coding books? I have a number of duplicates (I keep old versions to support some of the legal work we do at our office) going back quite a few years. I also have a couple... [ Read More ]
Tiffany A. Williams-Richards
[email]tiffanywilliamsrichards@yahoo.com[/email]
706-244-4241
Summary
• Detailed oriented and motivated Certified Professional Medical Coder and Billing Specialist. Ex... [ Read More ]
Hello - I've been posting several "separately identifiable E/Ms" lately. I'm trying to get an understanding and documentation to give to my employer. This is a new patient being seen for possible ca... [ Read More ]
Medical coding and auditing work together to protect reimbursement. In the complex and everevolving environment of healthcare financial stability is always a concern. With margins down expenditures up... [ Read More ]
Understanding the costs associated with surgery upfront is important for both patients and payers. A surgical letter includes the expected costs a surgeon anticipates for a specific surgery. The purpo... [ Read More ]
The 2023 CPT errata and technical corrections released by the American Medical Association AMA go into effect Jan. 1 2023. Make sure to mark these upcoming changes in your CPT code book to stay on top... [ Read More ]
Lessen clinical documentation burdens and improve patient care. Physician practices are always busy and any wasted time will impact revenue. Instituting an efficient compliant clinical documentation p... [ Read More ]
An AAPC Services risk adjustment case study The value of risk adjustment is drawing more and more attention at the organization and provider levels. What used to be primarily beneficial to health plan... [ Read More ]