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CMS Delays Ordering/Referring PECOS Regulation Until 2011 - 2010-02-24 00:43:20-05
Take the extra time to get your practice registered in PECOS — don’t wait until the end of the year, CMS reps say. Practices that were busily struggling to find out whether their ordering/referring physicians’ national provider identifiers (NPIs) were in the PECOS system can relax a little bit — at least until next year. If your physician performs [...] Related articles:
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Red Alert, Cardiology Coders: Expect EP Study + Ablation Denials Until April 1 - 2010-02-24 01:49:44-05
CMS won’t fix CCI blunder until version 16.1, to be released in the spring. If your heart skipped a beat when you saw that January’s Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) edits bundled catheter ablations with electrophysiology (EP) studies, you weren’t alone. Good news: CMS has decided to delete the edits retroactively because their addition was a mistake, according [...] Related articles:
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Get Paid for EM Visits: How Much ROS Documentation Is Enough? - 2010-02-25 18:34:24-05
Caution: Keep enough paperwork on hand to back up EHR. Transitioning to the world of Electronic Health Records (EHR) can make your coding easier on many levels, but don’t take it for granted. Physicians often fall short in their review of systems (ROS) documentation whether you use paper charts or rely on EHR, but you can [...] Related articles:
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Set the Record Straight: ICD Code Options for COPD - 2010-02-25 18:39:39-05
What your pulmonologist writes in the documentation matters. The pulmonologist’s documentation, along with the patient’s medical record can make or break your chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) reporting. One key is making sure that your coding accurately identifies the patient’s specific pulmonary condition and any other associated acute condition (if necessary). Background: According to the National Heart [...] Related articles:
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Ob-gyn Challenge: Take the Pressure Out of a 3D US Coding - 2010-02-28 18:40:31-05
No severe problems? You may have trouble with reimbursement. Question: The ob-gyn performed and OB ultrasound (US) on a patient. Can I bill 76376 in addition to the ultrasound if the ob-gyn used 3D? Montana Subscriber Answer: Yes. You can report a 3D procedure with 76805 (Ultrasound, pregnant uterus, real time with image documentation, fetal and maternal evaluation, [...] Related articles:
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