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Great question! Custom orthotics are not covered by CMS except when attached to a brace. If you are billing CMS to get a denial so that you can bil... [ Read More ]
SMH!
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I am not sure what the MMT surgery acronym means .. for some reason im thing Medial Menisectomy? Correct me if I am wrong. You stated the patient... [ Read More ]
I am not sure what the MMT surgery acronym means .. for some reason im thing Medial Menisectomy? Correct me if I am wrong. You stated the patient had foot pain in the unrelated portion of the visit. D... [ Read More ]
I need some advice to appeal a denial for an office visit during a patient's global period. The patient received MMT surgery on 7/24/19. The global period end date is 10/24/19. She came in for her ... [ Read More ]
[b]Info on Sleep Lab Billing[/b]
Hi Steph,
I do sleep lab billing for outpatient visit and sleep lab polysomonogram procedure done at hospital. We use POS 22 (outpt. hospital)and CPT codes of 95805 ... [ Read More ]
Good morning,
My question is if a patient had surgery and became hypotensive and blood loss anemia and the trauma provider performed critical services, would I use the post op dx I95.81 and D62? with... [ Read More ]
MAPMG (Kaiser Permanente) is growing and fast becoming one of the nation's premier multi-specialty medical groups we are hiring In-House Medical Coding Physician Trainers & In-House Medical Coding Aud... [ Read More ]
I don't mean to be argumentative, but rather point out why this question is potentially difficult.
In the ICD-10 index: Hidrocystoma [and Hydrocystoma] - see Neoplasm, skin, benign
Under Cyst, eyeli... [ Read More ]
The Cigna Group will pay 172 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations. The U.S. Department of Justice DOJ announced Sept. 30 that The Cigna Group which owns and operates Medicare Advantage MA o... [ Read More ]
AAPC member Rosa Yanez CPC CRC CGIC CGSC has been a medical coder for 15 years and has worked for Humana as a senior Medicare risk adjustment educator for more than two years. Risk adjustment educatio... [ Read More ]
Understanding the rules surrounding interrupted stays in IPFs and IRFs is as easy as 123. When an interrupted stay occurs in an inpatient psychiatric facility IPF or inpatient rehab facility IRF a com... [ Read More ]
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Embrace DEI data in applied behavior analysis and improve patient care for all. In the realm of healthcare the field of applied behavior analysis ABA has long been committed to understanding and impro... [ Read More ]