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Proper reimbursement requires clinical and office staff toplay by the rules. By Kristy Johnston CPC Proper documentation and reimbursement requires all staff from the personnel in charge of authoriza... [ Read More ]
Part 1 Use effective communication to coach providers towards better record keeping. Brenda ChidesterPalmer CPC CPCI CCSP Editors Note This is the first part of a twopart series. In the next article w... [ Read More ]
Determine target and fix your systems areas of greatest concern. byPam Brooks CPC PCS On Oct. 1 2013 all diagnosis codes will be reported with a new format ICD10. By this time next year you should be ... [ Read More ]
ICD9CM coding for TMJ is straightforward but payer requirements vary widely. By G. J. Verhovshek MA CPC The temporomandibular joint TMJ is where the jawbone the mandible is connected to the skull bone... [ Read More ]
By LuAnn Jenkins CPMA CPC CEMC CFPC In 1992 the global surgery concept was introduced under the Resource Based Relative Value Unit System RBRVS and payment policy. Medicare adopted this method to cont... [ Read More ]
Hi, I have a case in which a patient was not a candidate for a labor epidural. The patient was placed on a remifentanil pca and subsequently needed a c-section. I am not sure how to code this, because... [ Read More ]
Hi all!!
I am trying to find the HCPCS code for Articaine (Carticaine). It is an oral local anesthetic.
I thought I would be able to find it, but no luck. I do not yet have my 2021 HCPCS book, but I... [ Read More ]
Has anyone encountered a provider performing Postop Pain rounds for blocks placed on the previous day in an outpatient setting. The patient's are technically outpatient, but held 23 hrs and thus are ... [ Read More ]
Hi I'm going to take my CANPC exam in couple of week any suggestion will help. Which book should I buy ASA crosswalk or RVG book?
Thanks!... [ Read More ]
I need insight from some experts! What would you do with this?
Pt. in today for pump check and possible scheduling of replacement. The pump has had volume discrepancies showing that no medic... [ Read More ]
Can these modifiers both be billed on the same claim form if NPI numbers for each provider are listed? Also, is the website anesthesiabilling.org a trusted and reliable resource? Who are they?
Thank... [ Read More ]
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Our providers are doing Subcostal TAP Blocks and have been trying to use 64425. This is not an Intercostal Nerve Block, so I do not feel 64425 is appropriate. The procedure description is re... [ Read More ]
Hello, My question concerns acceptable modifiers for anesthesia for two separate surgeries but they are on the same day. We say append the 59 modifier only on the second surgery. Others are saying y... [ Read More ]
My MTF surgeons have started using epidural anesthesia in lieu of general anesthesia for qualified hip and knee replacement candidates. I have confirmed with the anesthesia providers this is not a ner... [ Read More ]