Medical Coding Pro - CMS Clarifies Split/Shared Visit Rule Now That Consults Are No Longer Payable
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CMS Clarifies Split/Shared Visit Rule Now That Consults Are No Longer Payable - 2010-04-21 00:49:00-04
Plus: CMS reps cite current Medicare law and advise that practices should report just one inpatient care code per patient, per day.
Although CMS has eliminated payment for consult codes, it will continue to honor split/shared visits — as long...
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Compliance Red Flag: Update Your Modifier 59 and ‘Incident To’ Guidelines - 2010-04-23 01:31:18-04
Keep signature, modifier 59, and ‘Incident To’ guidelines front and center.
If you’ve been worrying that the oncologist’s illegible signature on an order is going to come back to haunt your practice in an audit, CMS has offered
answers...
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CCI 16.1: This Electrophysiology Edit Deletion Is Official - 2010-04-23 01:43:35-04
If you’ve been holding study claims, the time to send them in is here.
Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) version 16.1 has the news you’ve been waiting for.
The latest version, effective April 1, deletes 142 edit pairs, Frank D. Cohen,...
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Check for Fracture Diagnosis Before Coding Repair - 2010-04-23 01:55:29-04
Don’t code a closed fracture treatment code without more information.
Question: Our orthopedist saw a patient in the emergency department for a gunshot wound and diagnosed a metacarpal fracture. He irrigated the site and removed a foreign body. Can we...
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Radiology Medical Coders – Tighten Up Your LAP-BAND Coding - 2010-04-26 11:17:40-04
If your radiologist performs adjustments during the bariatric surgery’s global period, do this.
Question: Our radiologists perform percutaneous LAP-BAND adjustments. We report S2083 for the service and 77002 for the fluoroscopy. Is this the correct fluoroscopy code?
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Answer:...
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