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How do I bill for lidocaine injection given in office for right shoulder pain? I know the J2001 is specifed as iv infusion. Is there another alternativ... [ Read More ]
How do I bill for lidocaine injection given in office for right shoulder pain? I know the J2001 is specifed as iv infusion. Is there another alternative to bill for this? J3490? I have providers who b... [ Read More ]
The hospital would bill on a UB for the clinic charges, and the physician would bill on the 1500 for the provider's professional fee. That part is correct.
However, you wouldn't use the TC and 26 mo... [ Read More ]
If the dx's on an Office Visit dictation includes a pain code along with the other dx's do you code the pain code too? For example:
Diagnosis
Pain, right shoulder.
Right shoulder impingement
Arthriti... [ Read More ]
Did he just reach in with forceps and grab it? You say "stone", but was it just a piece of popcorn kernel?
Look at 42809, Removal of foreign body from pharynx.
For dx, look at cause as T18.0XXA -... [ Read More ]
[B]Humana Medicare Advantage has been denying my 73620 with dx S91.332D and 73020 with dx M25.511, denial states
diagnosis is not appropriate, are there any suggestions, please?[/B]... [ Read More ]
apologies if I sounded harsh but you need to understand how you arrived at your answers and then how I got mine.
taking them as you listed them:
M86.8xa -- this code does not exist, - was this a typo... [ Read More ]
[b]Codes[/b]
Hi mitchellde, I am fairly new to this blog, I did look the codes up and have the answers for comparison. I forgot to list them, so please keep the blog positive. I am not looking for so... [ Read More ]
They have generally been billed with a pain code primary when billing 20610 or 20611 with J3301, such as M25.511 followed by the condition. We haven't billed with a G89 code, but this has never been a... [ Read More ]
[b]coding C50.xx with D05.xx[/b]
Hi fellow pathology colleagues,
Would you please help, I have questions on this post. Oh goodness would someone be able to help please explain?
I saw that "due to t... [ Read More ]
Avoiding claim denials requires knowing the rules for each procedure type. Being new to the medical field I have been relentlessly applying to jobs and going on interviews. One position I interviewed ... [ Read More ]
Consider this otolaryngology case study to decide when to append modifier 25. The Cigna Group recently postponed a requirement for documentation to be submitted with all claims that include a 25 modif... [ Read More ]
You wont find these codes in your 2023 code books but they are effective April 1. The Centers for Medicare 38 Medicaid Services CMS has released coding changes and policy updates for the Outpatient Pr... [ Read More ]
Improving technologies call for updating coding practices. Recently I was asked about coding for the repair or closure of an annular tear or defect defect which is a tear or hole in one or more typica... [ Read More ]
Did you know that tetanus vaccines are only covered under Medicare Part B when given for treatment Preventative tetanus vaccinations are noncovered. I found this hard to believe so I looked it up. Sur... [ Read More ]