Cardiology Coding Alert
Clarifications:
Clarifications:
Published on Tue May 05, 2009
"Separate 2 MD Stress Coding by Service" The article should have stated that you report these codes for the global services. "3 Steps Prep Your Pre-Op SPECT Claims for Success"
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Cardiology Coding Alert
- Case Study:
Crack Down on a Top Heart-Cath Coding Snafu
1 simple 'cross the aorta' rule keeps 93510 denials at bay. Matching "left heart catheterization" [...] - Keep Mod 26 in Its Place With These Pro/Tech Essentials
Grasping PCTC indicator concepts sets you up for cleaner 93508 claims. In "Case Study: Crack [...] - Guard Against 93510 Mishaps Using Documentation Clues
Here's why all is not lost even if 'crossed aortic valve' isn't in print. Inappropriately [...] - Unlock E/M Payment With This Initial Hospital Care Rule
Solve the admit-on-day-1, visit-on-day-2 coding dilemma at last. When a patient is admitted to the [...] - You Be the Coder:
Educate Yourself on EP Coding
Question: How should I report right atrial pacing and recording when performed with bundle of [...] - Reader Questions :
Device Type Matters When Coding Lead Check
Question: The cardiologist documented testing pacemaker leads using fluoroscopy (71090) in the hospital. Which code [...] - Reader Questions :
ED Visit Often Doesn't Equal ED Code
Question: Sometimes when the cardiologists see a patient in the emergency department, they dictate a [...] - Reader Questions :
MUE May Guide 93923 Coding
Question: "Steer Clear of a Tempting $120 ABI Blunder" in Cardiology Coding Alert, Vol.12, No.4, [...] - Reader Questions :
Reporting Option Key to PQRI
Question: "PQRI: Save Time -- Home In on Cardiology Specific Measures" in Cardiology Coding Alert, vol. [...] - Reader Questions :
Follow Face-to-Face Rule for New vs. Established
Question: We hired a new cardiologist for our practice to replace another physician who left. [...] - Reader Questions :
Report Angio for Access Site Closure?
Question: At the end of a left heart catheterization, the cardiologist performed a unilateral lower-extremity [...] - Clarifications:
"Separate 2 MD Stress Coding by Service" in Vol. 12, No. 7, stated that you [...]
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