Anesthesia Coding Alert
Be Sure Youre Using Correct Arthroscopic Base Units
Updating your computer system to accurately reflect the correct base units is one of the biggest challenges in using the new and revised arthroscopy codes, says Susan West, RHIT, with Auditing for Compliance and Education Inc., in Leawood, Kan. Be sure your system reflects these units for new and revised anesthesia codes:
Anesthesia Coding Alert
- Tell the Complete Story With New and Revised Arthroscopy Codes
Coding for arthroscopic procedures, which account for as much as 25 percent of some groups'procedures [...] - Be Sure Youre Using Correct Arthroscopic Base Units
Updating your computer system to accurately reflect the correct base units is one of the [...] - New Conversion Factors Mean Better Reimbursement
Anesthesia providers received encouraging news when CMS announced new conversion factors (CF) for the 2003 [...] - Correctly Document and Code Teaching Work
New Medicare guidelines require that supervisory physicians working in a teaching setting clarify documentation of [...] - You Be the Coder:
Web Space and Mass Exploration
Test your coding knowledge. Determine how you would code this situation before looking at the [...] - Reader Question:
Radioelement Placement Options Abound
Question: How should I code anesthesia during transperineal placement of needles or catheters into the [...] - Reader Question:
Code Kyphoplasty By Spinal Site
Question: Which ASA and CPT codes apply to anesthesia for kyphoplasty? Texas Subscriber Answer: Kyphoplasty [...] - Reader Question:
Use Lumbar Codes for L5-S1 Bone Graft
Question: How should I code anesthesia for resection of lateral posterior corner of bone graft [...] - Reader Question:
P Codes Dont Change Ob Coding
Question: If an ob patient is classified P3, should I report both 01967 and 01968? [...] - Reader Question:
Know When to Use Interventional Radiology Codes
Question: The coders in other departments select the appropriate surgical codes before sending information to [...]
