Anesthesia Coding Alert
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Published on Fri Aug 15, 2008
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Anesthesia Coding Alert
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- Pain Management Corner:
Get the Skinny on 2009 Migraine Codes Now to Avoid October Denials
Red alert: ICD-9 plans more specific options for chronic migraines, status migrainosus and moreYou may [...] - Don't Automatically Cross Off Qualifying Circumstance Claims
Digging for buried reimbursement treasure pays offYou often see Medicare held up as the gold [...] - Look Out:
Prolonged Services Switch Just Around the Corner
Learn how these CMS changes will affect your E/M coding and reimbursementCoding for prolonged services [...] - Keep Prolonged Services Descriptors Handy
CPT offers the following prolonged services codes: Office or Other Outpatient Setting • +99354 -- [...] - You Be the Coder:
Use Care in Coding for E/M Plus Other Injections
Question: Our pain management specialist saw a patient with carpal tunnel syndrome for a planned [...] - Reader Questions:
No Bundling for Post-Op Injections, Nerve Blocks
Question: Our anesthesiologist administered anesthesia during the patient's surgical procedure and performed an injection for [...] - Reader Questions:
ABN Supersedes NEMB Form Soon
Question: I have heard that the new advance beneficiary notice makes the notice of exclusions [...] - Reader Questions:
Warm Up When Coding for 'Frozen Shoulder'
Question: Our anesthesiologist worked on a procedure for the arthroscopic release of adhesions to a [...] - Reader Questions:
Check Documentation for Decubitus Ulcer Excision
Question: The anesthesiologist at our practice provided anesthesia for the excision of a stage IV [...]
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