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Hello, the ASC that I have billed for for many years has recently decided to start billing a facility charge for anesthesia services. This will only be payable on a few of our contracts, but they want... [ Read More ]
[QUOTE="VelshAS, post: 485279, member: 32487"]
Hello. Can someone help me with this report? I am lining to 93656, 93657, 93655,93613, 93662 but I am not sure how to code Ethanol ablation of the vein o... [ Read More ]
Please see the ED visit below. The urologist wants to bill 51703 along with the E/M visit. I don't think it's correct to bill for an attempted catheter placement that was not successful. Thoughts?
HI... [ Read More ]
Hello. Can someone help me with this report? I am lining to 93656, 93657, 93655,93613, 93662 but I am not sure how to code Ethanol ablation of the vein of Marshall. Or would it be part of 93655? Here ... [ Read More ]
[QUOTE="thomas7331, post: 473739, member: 5404"]
I code for outpatient hospital, which I know is a little different from ASC, but yes, you can and should charge for any anesthesia costs incurred by yo... [ Read More ]
[QUOTE="Ortho2018, post: 473733, member: 511081"]
We are an Orthopedic Surgery Center (separate tax id from the physician's office that owns the ASC)
We have an Anesthesia Company that we work with fo... [ Read More ]
Can anesthesiologists bill their professional fee on an inpatient claim separately, when they have billed for the anesthesia times already? For example, billed 26 units under rev 370 for 260 minutes,... [ Read More ]
[QUOTE="trisha_moore40@yahoo.com, post: 443171, member: 323674"]Please I really need some help - I am trying to code this out but I am at a lost and I am sure this codes are not correct
37225
36246/... [ Read More ]
Please I really need some help - I am trying to code this out but I am at a lost and I am sure this codes are not correct
37225
36246/36245?
75726
75774 x 2?
did he do a graph 35666?
Please help
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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 ]