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Can some one please help me to understand Bi Lateral Injections? Report is as follows:
*Start Penicillin G Benzathine Suspension, 2400000 UNIT/4ML, as directed, Intramuscular, once in clinic, 30 day... [ Read More ]
I am seeing a lot of claims for 59430 with an inpatient place of service, I am believing this to be a billing error. The CPT book states " Postpartum care only services (59430) include office and... [ Read More ]
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In our office we split vision and exam codes 99214 or 92014 (etc.) and bill the refraction 92015 for (H52.4 Presbyopia) separate. I was told this was done because it had caused problems with ... [ Read More ]
can I get some advice,
If a patient is seeing our specialist and are new to our facility/clinic but they have seen a provider of the same specialty outside at a hospital/or another facility not affil... [ Read More ]
can I get some advice,
If a patient is seeing our specialist and are new to our facility/clinic but they have seen a provider of the same specialty outside at a hospital/or another facility not affil... [ Read More ]
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I need help with this.
For the new time coding: can providers document accounts with E&M codes time ranges without selecting specific time? or they have to document time within the range.... [ Read More ]
I know that ancillary staff can do a good potion of the HPI and it states that the providers just need to review the documentation. Do the providers have to physically put under the part entered by th... [ Read More ]
I have a question regarding the new 2021 E/M guidelines. I am coding and also performing audits by using the Namas audit tool. After all the webinars and workshops I did to prepare for the 2021 change... [ Read More ]
We are having discussion within our organization on how best to handle instances when radiology scan images are degraded by motion or artifact.
Can the hospital bill for this scan fully or should a re... [ Read More ]