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I have a question that I hope someone will be able to help with. I have contacted the AAPC and did email someone local, but got very little response...basically..."I'm not sure, let me forward your message on" kinda response, which was very discouraging.
I did work (until yesterday) for a 3 female OB GYN group. One of the docs was new to the practice and did not care for me, so she made my life a living hell! She was not used to physician education (as far as coding) and made it very clear that her biller was responsible for coding. She would give me a piece of scrap piece of paper with a pt's name, the hospital, date and what procedure she did. Or that she made rounds, not telling me the pertainent information: like diagnosis, in/out patient, level of E/M, ect.....She said that was my job as a CPC to know which codes to use. I understand that for some situations, but am I wrong to not code her E/M at the hospital? I have no access to hospital chart notes. I truely feel like I would be pulling a code from thin air.
I finally quit my job. I feel that my values and principals were being compromised along with my certification. I feel like I was ask to do unethical coding.
Am I wrong. Is it my job as a coder to know what code to use? Remember, I'm not talking about minor surgeries.
One of the other docs also gave me a scrap piece of paper with name, date, spon. vag. delivery. It was the end of the month and I do not get delivery reports, so I entered the charge as is. Normal enough. Except when the OP report came across because it was actually a complicated c/s. They even give me the wrong patients names. Can you imagine what's documented in the patients chart. That is scary to me.
I know this is long, but I hope someone takes the time to read it. I am very good at what I do, but have felt very incompetent lately.
Thank you.
I did work (until yesterday) for a 3 female OB GYN group. One of the docs was new to the practice and did not care for me, so she made my life a living hell! She was not used to physician education (as far as coding) and made it very clear that her biller was responsible for coding. She would give me a piece of scrap piece of paper with a pt's name, the hospital, date and what procedure she did. Or that she made rounds, not telling me the pertainent information: like diagnosis, in/out patient, level of E/M, ect.....She said that was my job as a CPC to know which codes to use. I understand that for some situations, but am I wrong to not code her E/M at the hospital? I have no access to hospital chart notes. I truely feel like I would be pulling a code from thin air.
I finally quit my job. I feel that my values and principals were being compromised along with my certification. I feel like I was ask to do unethical coding.
Am I wrong. Is it my job as a coder to know what code to use? Remember, I'm not talking about minor surgeries.
One of the other docs also gave me a scrap piece of paper with name, date, spon. vag. delivery. It was the end of the month and I do not get delivery reports, so I entered the charge as is. Normal enough. Except when the OP report came across because it was actually a complicated c/s. They even give me the wrong patients names. Can you imagine what's documented in the patients chart. That is scary to me.
I know this is long, but I hope someone takes the time to read it. I am very good at what I do, but have felt very incompetent lately.
Thank you.