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11. Pin down Common Acronyms to Code More Precisely
November 01, 2011
Make out how well you understand these abbreviations.
In case the charts you code occasionally seem like alphabet soup owing to specialized acronyms or abbreviations your providers use, it's time to re-acquaint yourself with some common terms to help improve your coding. Read on th...
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12. Neurology & Pain Management Coding Alert: Make Your H-Reflex Test Coding Successful
October 31, 2011
Start by differentiating from F-wave studies.
You might go to Appendix J of the CPT® manual frequently to review the maximum number of nerve conduction studies you normally report for definite indications. Don't ignore the next column that addresses H-reflex (or Hoffmann's refl...
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13. Anesthesia Coding Alert: Rely on +99140 for Actual Emergencies
October 31, 2011
Look at 3 areas before expecting 2 extra units for emergency reporting.
When you are reporting any qualifying circumstances (QC) codes for anesthesia, the situation could be a tricky one for you. However, knowing when to categorize a situation as a true emergency can be a real chal...
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14. 37224-37227 Develop Your Femoral/Popliteal Coding Choices
October 24, 2011
CPT's description of a 'single vessel' for this particular territory is certainly an exception to the rule.
Getting yourself updated on the current year's revascularization CPT changes necessitates more than simply changing your old codes for the new ones -- though that alone is...
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15. 71010 and 71020: Look out For Common Documentation Downfalls
October 24, 2011
Enhance Your X-Ray Services by Understanding Views
A chest X-ray's professional fee is simply $10 or so. Multiply this amount of $10 by the number of services you carry out, however, and you'll then realize how accomplishing these claims right is imperative to your practice's financial hea...
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16. Podiatry Billing: Give these modifier 24 myths a miss
October 24, 2011
Podiatry billing guidelines: You need to train eyes on podiatrist's documentation and not the appointment book.
In order to seal your payments for services your podiatrist carries out after a major procedure while you are still billing in the global period of the procedure, you nee...
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17. 5 Keys Solve Your Invasive Lines Documentation Challenges
October 21, 2011
Confused dealing with never ending anesthesia codes? There's more! Every aspect counts when your anesthesia providers keep invasive lines that are distinctly reportable from the average anesthesia service.
Keep in mind that line placement is certainly a surgical procedure, therefore the se...
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18. Side-step EHR Penalties with These Suggested Additional Exemptions
October 21, 2011
The drive toward e-prescribing is in full momentum, with physicians probably being exposed to a one percent payment hit on CMS claims in the year 2012 if you don't productively take part in e-prescribing this year (and larger hits in 2013 and 2014). In case your physicians haven't yet met e-prescrib...
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19. Code Based On Your Documentation Instead Of Undercoding
October 20, 2011
You're not only losing revenue -- you're also coding inappropriately.
National insurer data from earlier years demonstrates that medical practices undercode E/M claims for over $1 billion annually -- that's money that physicians might have collected centred on their documentation, ...
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20. Know these Ob Gyn Billing Myths to Get to your Rightful Pay
October 20, 2011
While working for your ob gyn practice, you often face tough ob gyn billing and coding scenarios.
For instance if you want to ensure payment for evaluation and management services your physician performs within the global period of a surgical procedure, you must be well-versed with...
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