Released earlier than usual the fiscal year FY 2022 ICD10CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting became available online Monday July 12 and include instructions for assigning novel code U09.9 ... [ Read More ]
The AAPC Social Hour on Facebook Live July 15 at 11 a.m. MT 1 p.m. ET focused on career paths and certifications. Moderator and AAPC Social Media Manager Alex McKinley was joined by National Advisory ... [ Read More ]
Proposed rule improves payment rates incentives and ESRD treatment choices. Disadvantaged Medicare patients suffer from endstage renal disease ESRD at higher rates and are also more likely to be readm... [ Read More ]
Interim final rule lays groundwork for implementing No Surprises Act by 2022. On July 1 the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services HHS Labor and Treasury and the Office of Personnel Management i... [ Read More ]
Who has time to read all those wordy news releases and transmittals Here8217s news you can use in under 5 minutes. Catch up on the latest coding and billing updates that will affect your Medicare Part... [ Read More ]
I'm a CPC-A working on my resume to apply for various medical coding job openings. My question in general is - what are entry-level medical coders suppose to put down for work experience when they hav... [ Read More ]
I’m a coder but haven’t worked in a specialist practice before, and I have a question regarding billing related to an in-office procedure.
Someone I know had a 12-core prostate biopsy in his urol... [ Read More ]
A 59 yr old male experienced left arm pain while cleaning in the garage. There was no injury. His provider scheduled a 30 min stress test using the bruce protocol at the hospital. There was no arm pai... [ Read More ]
I have a patient that I need to get a HCPS code for a massage therapist to bill for migraine management. Does anyone know what this code is?... [ Read More ]
I'm trying to get to the right codes for stent graft placement in RCA for coronary aneurysm. I know it's not the usual stent codes 92928 etc....but can't remember/find which ones to use.... [ Read More ]
Procedure is 43239 (upper endoscopy) with conscious sedation 99152. I've been told 99152 requires modifier 59 (distinct procedure). Is this correct? It doesn't seem necessary.... [ Read More ]
I need a little understanding if you would on how to bill correctly a wellness visit when a PCP have billed for a full physical exam. Can an Annual wellness visit and a full physical exam be billed o... [ Read More ]
With the new guidelines for 2021 when choosing an E&M level between the 99213 and 99214. When someone has 2 acute problems (ex. otitis media and hives) for the number and complexity of problems a... [ Read More ]
Hi, my question is about MEAT to support specifically diabetic complications. If I have a provider coding:
-Type 2 diabetes mellitus with stage 2 chronic kidney disease, without long-term current u... [ Read More ]