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I have a case of some debate. The MD finial Dx was "Left lower lobe pneumonia". In ICD -9 -- yes, I know we aren't using that anymore but hear me out. In ICD-9 there was a coding clinic 1985 March-... [ 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 ]
[QUOTE="steele08, post: 372213, member: 43147"]If my physician orders an xray(1 point), performs and interprets the xray(2 points), can he get credit for three points in the MDM? I have read in severa... [ Read More ]
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Acute and Chronic Conditions
If the same condition is described as both acute (subacute) and chronic, and separate subentries exist in the Alphabetic Index at the same indentation level, code bo... [ Read More ]
Researches a lot...but not getting anything specified as cavitary pneumonia. "Cavitary pneumonia is a disease in which the normal lung architecture is replaced by a cavity". If any organism documented... [ Read More ]
My doctor gave me the following to bill out for a surgery he completed in 2013.
31625- bronchial biopsy
31656- contrast bronchography with barium as the medium
DX codes are V10.11 HX of adenocarcin... [ Read More ]
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was wondering if anyone could help me out. If you could check these codes, and steer me in the right direction to the correct code, I would greatly appreciate it.
1) Discharge Summary:
Admit Dat... [ Read More ]
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Get paid for remote therapeutic monitoring setup supplies and treatment management. CPT 2022 debuted remote therapeutic monitoring RTM services codes and CPT 2023 adds to this Medicine subsection for ... [ Read More ]
Conviction is just one of more than 130 such criminal cases involving 80 million A federal jury convicted a Colorado physician Jan. 13 for misappropriating about 250000 from two separate COVID19 relie... [ Read More ]
Medicare policy for these hospital services align with CPT in all areas but one. Policy changes finalized in the 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule MPFS final rule include a new definition of critic... [ Read More ]
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