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  1. Zero In On Correct Nasal-Specimen Coding With This Quick Quiz - 2009-12-06 01:00:24-05
    Missing multiple 88304 specimens could cost your practice $125. Busting the polyps’ “s” myth and identifying separately billable nasal specimens could add hundreds of dollars to a pathology claim. Make sure you’re not falling into two common coding traps by trying your hand at these two questions; then checking your answers. Question 1: The lab receives [...] Related articles:
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  2. CPT 2010 Update: Tally Up Common Audiology Code Groups Into Single Codes - 2009-12-06 01:00:35-05
    Plus, add this new tympanometry code to your cache next year. One of CPT 2010’s initiatives is to move several codes typically performed together into one code. Check out these new audiology testing codes and understand the rationale before Jan. 1 hits. For instance, if your physician performs a vestibular evaluation in 2010, you will report new [...] Related articles:
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  3. How to Code for Screening Mammogram When Radiologist Finds Problem? - 2009-12-06 01:43:36-05
    Watch out: Results don’t turn screening into diagnostic Question: A patient presented for a screening mammogram, and the radiologist determined the patient needed an ultrasound for a closer look. The patient returned for that test at a later date. Should I code the original mammogram as 77056 instead of 77057 because the radiologist found a possible [...] Related articles:
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  4. Cataract Surgery Coding: When Optometrist Provides Postop Care - 2009-12-08 01:51:55-05
    We’ve got the modifier you need when the ophthalmic surgeon passes the baton. Question: An ophthalmic surgeon performs cataract surgery, and then turns the patient over to the optometrist for postoperative management only. How should I code between the two providers? Do I need a modifier? Answer: If the ophthalmic surgeon turns the patient over to the [...] Related articles:
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  5. Facet Joint Injection Coding for 2010 - 2009-12-08 13:15:01-05
    Marvel Hammer’s Quick Start Guide to changes you’ll face in 2010. Tons of pain management coders gathered at the Orlando conference this week, and everyone was abuzz about the coding changes the painful reimbursement cuts their practices are going to get next year. Some big news: Effective January 1, 2010 radiological imaging will be required and bundled [...] Related articles:
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