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Chest pain is a common complaint in the urgent care setting and is not always related to an acute heart condition. The characteristics of chest pain depend on the cause and may be described as ischemi... [ Read More ]
Coding and documentation should reflect new changes to both surgical and anesthesia reporting. By Kelly D. Dennis MBA CPC CPCI CANPC ACSAN CHCA Postoperative pain management POPM is a team effort betw... [ Read More ]
One month after the October update forMedicare8217s edit module for clinical diagnostic laboratory national coverage determinations NCDs the Centers for Medicare 38 Medicaid Services CMS announced Nov... [ Read More ]
The Centers for Medicare 38 Medicaid Services CMShas determined that ICD9CM codes 786.50 Chest pain unspecified and 786.51 Precordial pain 8220flow from the existing narrative for conditions for which... [ Read More ]
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I have a question on the coding for BMI from an AWV. IF the provider does not address the BMI or the diagnosis of overweight, obesity, or morbid obesity, can the coder code for... [ Read More ]
Hello everyone!
I passed my CPC certification from AAPC on Dec 2020. I'm an entry level person with CPC-A, with no work experience in medical coding and billing .
However I applied for jobs at Lin... [ Read More ]
I NEED TO VERIFY SLEEP MEDICINE PROCEDURE CODES - I USE G0399 WITH MODIFIER 26 AND 95806 MOD 26 BUT CAN ONLY GET PAID FOR ONE PROCEDURE PROCEDURE CODE G0399 DONE AT HOME WITH PLACE OF SERVICE 12 A... [ Read More ]
DOES ANYONE KNOW THE CORRECT POS WHEN BILLING G0399 (HST)? THE INSTRUCTIONS ARE GIVEN TO THE PATIENT IN THE OFFICE BUT THE KIT IS TAKEN HOME. WE USUSALLY BILL G0399 FOR OUR TC, POS BEING HOME. AND 95... [ Read More ]
Please help clear up a question on correct billing for Exparel in an ASC and provided by either the Surgeon or Anesthesiologist.
We are billing for the facility on this.
Are there only certain pro... [ Read More ]
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The physician shingled a rib to prevent uncontrolled breaking of the rib during a Segmentectomy (32484). Then once done with the procedure he repairs the rib. Can you bill seperately ... [ Read More ]
i am a facility cath lab coder . i have cardioversion cpt 92960 denied from healthoptions( medicaid plan) stating its hitting cci edit component 2 coding. they couldn't tell me which cpt exactly was h... [ Read More ]