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One thing you do need to keep in mind is the "separate procedure" designation on 58700. While these codes do not hit NCCI edits, some carriers may not pay them together.
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Is this being performed in the office? You cannot bill out the hand piece in addition to the code for the service, 30802. 30802 pays $208.31 (Medicare non-geographic adjustment) when performed in a fa... [ Read More ]
Hello,
I am hoping to get some advice coding this surgery.
The doctor performed laparotomy, de-torsion left ovary, left ovarian cystectomy, left salpingectomy.
Laparotomy- the ovary had a large cyst a... [ Read More ]
I have a medical background (MD) and recently passed the CPC certification test to get into medical coding. I am looking for medical coding or billing jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area. I am attachin... [ Read More ]
I know a physician who charges self pay patients $6000 for 90960 (ESRD srv 4 visits p mo 20+), but charges Medicare $292.01. The Medicare allowable for our region is $280.84. I completely disagree wi... [ Read More ]
[FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3][SIZE=3]How would you code the supervision of a 25 week pregnancy, for patient who has a history of a previous miscarriage? Would you code O09.292, O09.899? Or would you... [ Read More ]
In the 2016 Coding Handbook, page 292, describes New and Established Patients. "In the CPT code coding system, a new patient is defined as 'one who has not received any professional services from the ... [ Read More ]
[QUOTE="JackieZS, post: 393597, member: 394397"]our billing company bills out 83789, 82492,82542 and these are not on the Michigan Medicaid fee schedule. Is there a replacement code? How does someon... [ Read More ]
New codes may help providers get paid for emerging services and supplies. The Centers for Medicare 38 Medicaid Services CMS has posted the HCPCS Level II code set update for fourth quarter 2023 on its... [ Read More ]
Unclaimed revenue can hide in the most obvious of places. Medical practices need to operate efficiently and effectively to survive in todays highly regulated healthcare industry but most have room for... [ Read More ]
Billing updates aim to help physician offices get paid for CAR Tcell therapy. The latest round of updates to HCPCS Level II coding clarifies outpatient billing requirements for chimeric antigen recept... [ Read More ]
The October 2022 update to the ASC Payment System brings new codes payment indicator changes and corrected drug payments. Fourth quarter updates to the Ambulatory Surgical Center payment system ASC PS... [ Read More ]
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