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We have found to have an issue with silicone oil removal and vitrectomy coding mainly due to retinal detachments and proper billing and reimbursement for b... [ Read More ]
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I have searched and searched for the correct code for Mayer Rokitansky Kuster Hauser Syndrome (MRKH, congenital absence of vagina and uterus). I found:
752.31 cong absence of uterus
752.45 cong absenc... [ Read More ]
[QUOTE="KDurgin, post: 338767, member: 65511"]Surgeon performed orchiopexy for undescended testicle on 7YO male at ASC; coded 54640 w/ dx 752.51; rejected for valid dx code; codecheck shows 752.51 as ... [ Read More ]
Surgeon performed orchiopexy for undescended testicle on 7YO male at ASC; coded 54640 w/ dx 752.51; rejected for valid dx code; codecheck shows 752.51 as appropriate 2ndary code only. I'm lost.... [ Read More ]
I am coding pathology reports. Sometimes these are referred to by one name or the other; sometimes they are both used, as in "paratubal cyst (Hydatid of Morgagni)."
The two codes that seem applicabl... [ Read More ]
These are in a fallopian tube during sterilization. I made it to either 752.11 or 752.19 but to be honest, after looking in the index, i'm not sure if either code is right. any suggestions? I don't ... [ Read More ]
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 ]