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Hi Pathology Colleagues,
I wanted to address a few recent denials I am seeing and alert you so that together, we can be proactive coding these scenarios.
First, you receive the EOB (Explanation of B... [ Read More ]
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I loved your answer! I mean, do doctors realize what they are asking of a lot of folks who have an income less than $100K/year? How about less than $... [ Read More ]
Medicare says:
Although the HCPCS A0998 definition states "Ambulance response and treatment, no transport," this code has a Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) status indicator of "I." Status "I" ... [ Read More ]
[B][I][SIZE=3][SIZE=5]Good morning, we need help. Our doc's are billing and E&M with most Annual wellnes visits. I am posting an example visit note, I do not see enough treatment or discussion for an ... [ Read More ]
My provider wants to code a 99215 for this visit but in my review the documentation is lacking a Review of Systems which would drop the coding significantly. Am I overlooking something?
Patient is a... [ Read More ]
I just have a quick question I am working in a cardiology office yesterday we saw a patient she came for follow up lab results but all of a sudden she started having syncopy so doctor called 911 then ... [ Read More ]
Hello All,
I work for a plastic surgeon that specializes in Breast reconstruction post mastectomy. I recently passed my CPC exam and have began coding for EM. I also code pre-certs for surgeries. My c... [ Read More ]
I need some advice
I help out in my spare time , non paid as a 911 for coding and billing questions for a non profit rural clinic on Hawaii Island.
The Dr at this clinic had a PA as a locum while he... [ Read More ]
[b]Chemotherapy pre and post care[/b]
Patient had a Transthoracic echocardiogram after chemotherapy and patient diagnosed with breast cancer, right female breast, unspecified site. Documented non-rh... [ Read More ]
CMS proposes to codify three services that aim to remove barriers to quality care. Healthcare practitioners especially primary care providers are spending more time and resources addressing economic a... [ Read More ]
On the horizon Uber Health expands patient access to healthy food delivery and overthecounter items. On June 13 Uber Health announced Uber will soon deliver groceries and other overthecounter OTC item... [ Read More ]
The Centers for Medicare 038 Medicaid Services CMS issued April 10 the Inpatient Prospective Payment SystemLongTerm Care Hospital IPPSLTCH proposed rule for fiscal year FY 2024. The post CMS Issues 20... [ Read More ]
The April 2023 update to ICD10CM expands SDOH data reporting capabilities. Several new Z codes for reporting social determinants of health SDOH will be added to the ICD10CM code set in the 2023 first ... [ Read More ]
The recently enacted No Surprises Act protects against most surprise billing but not ground ambulances. The No Surprises Act NSA which went into effect on Jan. 1 2022 protects people covered under gr... [ Read More ]