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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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Wondering what new procedure codes the new year will bring Wonder no more CPT 2024 will include 153 new codes throughout the code book including the Evaluation and Management section several Surgery s... [ Read More ]
Youll find minimal changes to the Medicare National Correct Coding Initiative NCCI code files this fourth quarter 2023. The update effective Oct. 1 includes just three changes to code edits in both th... [ Read More ]
Former MedPAC commissioner cites agencies high profit margins. Home health agencies HHAs have been making a lot of noise to push back on the proposed rate cuts for 2024 and a Senate hearing has added ... [ Read More ]
Code descriptor revisions are about time. After the extensive changes CPT made to the evaluation and management EM codes and guidelines over the last few years youll be relieved to know that the EM ch... [ Read More ]
DOCUCON provides answers and solutions for CDI specialists and those considering a CDI career. AAPC concluded its clinical documentation improvement CDI conference DOCUCON today. Healthcare business p... [ Read More ]