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Use 278.01 Morbid obesity and V85.44 for the BMI as additional diagnoses. You might also be able to add a -22 modifier Increased Procedural Service if your physician documents the amount of extra tim... [ Read More ]
Not all V codes are supplemental codes some are in fact first listed only allowed. The chapter is a supplemental chapter meaning it was added in 1978 to the existing ICD-9 code set.
However if you l... [ Read More ]
Case # 12 clinical added for Answer key & Rationale
Since the clinical info wasn't included in posting of answer & rationale; and the link to case clinical info given now is not accessible (error page... [ Read More ]
[QUOTE="alex.mckinley@aapc.com, post: 339037, member: 314413"]Tracey W. won case #12. See below for the answer key and rationale.
[B]ANSWER KEY[/B]
CPT: 99214, 81000 or 81001
CPT Modifiers: none
ICD... [ Read More ]
Tracey W. won case #12. See below for the answer key and rationale.
[B]ANSWER KEY[/B]
CPT: 99214, 81000 or 81001
CPT Modifiers: none
ICD-9: 250.60, 357.2, 715.36, 401.1, 305.1, 278.01, V85.41, V58.6... [ Read More ]
[COLOR="Blue"]:confused: I have an obese pregnant patient with benign intracranial HTN 348.2 being seen for a visit outside the global. We are using 99214 but I am not sure the order of the diagnosis ... [ Read More ]
[QUOTE="oaf91590, post: 336173, member: 281683"][COLOR="red"]We are an OBGyn practice with an existing patient that is pregnant. She recently received a Dx of benign intracranial hypertension, ICD-9 3... [ Read More ]
[COLOR="Red"]We are an OBGyn practice with an existing patient that is pregnant. She recently received a Dx of benign intracranial hypertension, ICD-9 348.2 and will begin a treatment regimen with her... [ Read More ]
[COLOR="red"]We are an OBGyn practice with an existing patient that is pregnant. She recently received a Dx of benign intracranial hypertension, ICD-9 348.2 and will begin a treatment regimen with her... [ 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 ]