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We are in need of help in understanding the multiple endoscopic procedure rule. I work in a small ENT office. We have read the rule, but are not understanding and maybe need it explained a different w... [ Read More ]
I don't really know exactly what they do, so it would be hard to say, but here is the contact info for GPMTO - they might have a fact sheet on coding and billing:
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AHA coding clinic (4th quarter 2018)-) These questions don't really answer all your questions, but might help. I'm a new risk adjustment coder, but it seems like who you are risk adjustment coding for... [ Read More ]
[b]post op pain and 76942[/b]
No idea if this will be any help at all - it appears to be quite a sticky wicket! (note - u will have to translate ICD 9 to ICD 10 in the excerpt below) Best of luck! :... [ Read More ]
So my Acupuncturist and I have been going back and forth on billing E/M codes for a year now. She recently "beefed" up her documentation and now I really feel stuck. As far as I am concerned the exa... [ Read More ]
Hi all,
I'm trying to help a client who's a medical device manufacturer understand some strange data that they're now receiving since the changeover from ICD-9 to ICD-10. Before ICD-10, the majority... [ Read More ]
[b]yes[/b]
[QUOTE="hernerr, post: 379664, member: 26483"]Weston Florida Local Chapter Presents:
The 2016 Coders’ Picnic to be held on
Saturday May 21, 2016
@
Plantation Heritage Park
Shelter# 1
1... [ Read More ]
Weston Florida Local Chapter Presents:
The 2016 Coders’ Picnic to be held on
Saturday May 21, 2016
@
Plantation Heritage Park
Shelter# 1
1100 S. Fig Tree Lane
Plantation, FL 33317
In order to assi... [ Read More ]
[b]ultrasound dx[/b]
Diagnosis 338.18 / G89.18 doesn't seems to be an appropriate to meet the requirement of this question. I believe no separate diagnosis would be coded for ultrasound. Howerver ult... [ 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 ]