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Nnatashalage replied to the thread Behavioral Health H&P.hello, I am not an expert but here are my thoughts. They are 2 different specialties that will treat Different dx. Both of them can bill for Initial Inp E/M but I would put 1st the dx or s/s that will be treated. For example, psych will treat...
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Nnatashalage reacted to sls314's post in the thread Mild Cognitive Impairment due to Alzheimer's disease with
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Since it is just listed as a cognitive impairment vs a cognititve disorder, I'd question whether it needs to be coded at all. There's probably some room for debate on whether it could be considered a symptom of the Alzheimer's disease... -
Llorissabby@gmail.com replied to the thread 87150 & 87798 denials.We typically just have to use modifier 59 on our panels. At first they were paying 87798 x 10 however now they are denying it altogether again. So are you saying the tests we run already include a probe technique?
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BI work in Behavioral Health, and we do inpatient admissions to our psychiatric hospital. We have medical providers who do the H&P as part of the psychiatric admission. They bill separately the professional fee. The psychiatric provider is the...
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NI work in Behavioral Health, and we do inpatient admissions to our psychiatric hospital. We have medical providers who do the H&P as part of the psychiatric admission. They bill separately the professional fee. The psychiatric provider is the...
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BI work in Behavioral Health, and we do inpatient admissions to our psychiatric hospital. We have medical providers who do the H&P as part of the psychiatric admission. They bill separately the professional fee. The psychiatric provider is the...
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LLanie Christman replied to the thread 99451/99452 Perioperative dept.Based on the description of the services above where our NPs are not requesting an opinion from Cardiology--do you have any suggestions for an E/M? These are not face to face services, so a low-level E/M isn't valid. This group also provides...
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Wwenlaw007@hotmail.com reacted to Cynthia Hughes's post in the thread newborn asymptomatic but being monitored with Like.
I would report P04.15 based on the ICD-10 tabular list instruction, "Newborn affected by maternal factors and by complications of pregnancy, labor, and delivery (P00-P04) Note: These codes are for use when the listed maternal conditions are...
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LLanie Christman replied to the thread 99451/99452 Perioperative dept.Thank you for your reply! I appreciate your insight!!
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Rrleary82 replied to the thread Help coding a Pseudo Joint (lumbarization) at at S1.The American Hospital Association in its Q2 2022 Coding Clinic for HCPCS states that code 20999 be used for this (Bertolotti joint injection) procedure.
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dcrossman posted the thread Coding instructor looking for advice on employment opportunities after my students get their CPC-A in Employment General Discussion.Hello All! I have recently started teaching a Medical Coding course and my students have lots of questions about getting employed after they get their CPC-A. Most of them have either ZERO experience in a medical field, and a few were either... -
Mmichellepilcher replied to the thread Hernia repair with laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.43281 is considered part of 43775 as routine. For it to be separate, documentation should show distinct, extensive dissection and a separate repair. Separate reimbursement requires clear documentation of a distinct, pre-planned repair of a large...
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Lleosailor@icloud.com replied to the thread PRACTICODE.I was doing my Practicode cases and I got confused why code Z71.2 was appropriate for case OPD7458 but not for case OPD7460. Was it because OPD7458 was only about reviewing test results while OPD7460 involved both that and addressing other...
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LIs that the whole note? The provider should really be stating to what depth they excised in order to correctly code it, such as dermal, subcutaneous, subfascial. I believe lipomas are most commonly seen in the subcutaneous level, but the provider...
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NI am looking for guidance for CPT of drainage of 5 cm paratubal cyst during a csection thank you in advance