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I am guessing this person is a licensed clinical psychologist in your state, so the degree itself doesn't really matter (PsyD vs. PhD).
90791 is the correct code for a psych eval that does not incl... [ Read More ]
[QUOTE="NorthstarCoder, post: 64804, member: 38999"]Trying to code removal of a heterotopic ossification on the greater trochanter. I'm planning on using 726.91 for a dx but unsure what CPT to use. :(... [ Read More ]
[QUOTE="graceroni13, post: 391488, member: 243565"]Hello,
I'm wondering if anyone can help me or give me some thoughts. I have a patient that had pes bursitis, lateral deltoid insertion tendinitis and... [ Read More ]
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I'm wondering if anyone can help me or give me some thoughts. I have a patient that had pes bursitis, lateral deltoid insertion tendinitis and biceps tendinitis. All on the right side. This was... [ Read More ]
Hello,
I'm wondering if anyone can help me or give me some thoughts. I have a patient that had pes bursitis, lateral deltoid insertion tendinitis and biceps tendinitis. All on the right side. This was... [ Read More ]
Hello,
I'm wondering if anyone can help me or give me some thoughts. I have a patient that had pes bursitis, lateral deltoid insertion tendinitis and biceps tendinitis. All on the right side. This was... [ Read More ]
My coding team and I are wondering if we should be using a different code for rotator cuff tendinitis. We've been using M75.91 and M75.92, but 726.10 maps to M75.51 and M75.52. What does everyone else... [ Read More ]
[B][U]November 19 Kalispell AAPC Chapter Meeting Minutes[/U][/B]
The chapter met for the monthly chapter meeting and new officer elections. We did a call for nominations the previous month and Jody s... [ Read More ]
[B][U]October 15 Kalispell AAPC Chapter Meeting Minutes[/U][/B]
The chapter met for the monthly chapter meeting and a very interesting, and sometimes comical, discussion by Dr. Thomas Flass, MD, MS,... [ Read More ]
Tricky scenario from my doc (orthopedic surgeon) about when to use initial vs subsequent encounter. These are situations in which the injury goes from "active treatment" to "healing phase" and then ba... [ Read More ]
The Medicare Advantage organization says they are being held to unreasonable standards. Health Net of California Inc. was recently called out by the Office of Inspector General OIG for failing to subm... [ Read More ]
Reduce the clutter on your home page with one click. Codify offers a lot of tools on its home page but you dont always want all of them expanded at once. There is a simple way to maximize the tools yo... [ Read More ]
Strategies for unlocking a dialogue with physicians. As auditors we bridge the gap between medical coding accuracy and financial stability in healthcare organizations. Its our role to knock on the doo... [ Read More ]
Encourage patients to take stock of their relationship with alcohol. From Dry January and Dry July to Sober September and Sober October the monthlong abstinence trend of shunning alcohol has gained gr... [ Read More ]
Meet a member who never stops learning and growing. Each month AAPC selects a member who demonstrates exemplary leadership qualities. This month weve chosen Jennifer Lavoie RN CPC. Lavoie has enjoyed ... [ Read More ]