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    Wiki Post-op cataract care timely filing issues

    Hello, I am billing post-op cataract care claims to commercial insurances like Blue Cross or Harvard Pilgrim but the claims continue to deny for timely filing. The optometrist is taking over the care from the surgeon which per guidelines we are billing with the surgery date as the date of...
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    Wiki post-op office visit

    Hello, if a patient is seen post-op after a TURP, and cancer was found; the provider is going to send the patient for a PET scan and request an Oncology consult. Is this still only a post-op visit or can the provider now charge an E/M level too since they are ordering a test and sending the...
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    Wiki Modifier 58 vs 78

    A patient is having a manipulation under anesthesia for arthrofibrosis during the post operative period for a total knee arthroplasty. The patient was informed prior to the initial TKA surgery that they may need to have the manipulation done post op. Is the appropriate modifier for the...
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    Wiki Cancer coding for Endocrinology

    Hi! This is my first time posting. I currently work for a multi-specialty clinic doing charge entry (I'm newly CPC-A certified), and am supposed to be somewhat auditing codes chosen by the physicians as I enter charges. We have an Endocrinologist in our group who sees patients for...
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    Wiki Attestations For Non-Billable

    Hello, I have recently started coding for peds surgery who have a lot of residents writing the notes for post-ops. Does anyone know or have any valid documentation stating something regarding proper attestations for non-billable visits? Thank you so much in advance! :)
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