Cardiology Coding Alert
Bifascicular Block Boils Down to One Coding Option in October
Cardiology Coding Alert
Inspect Your Vascular Stent Claims for These Troublesome Edits
Alert your team to watch for 37236-+37239 changes coming down the pike. You can expect [...]
TCM Codes Benefit from Updated Patient and Discharge Rules
CPT® and CMS guidelines are more in sync. CPT® 2014 takes advantage of a year’s [...]
37241-37244: Dig In to This Year's Expanded Vascular Embolization and Occlusion Codes
Keep this ‘surgical field’ rule in mind when reporting embolizations. CPT® 2014 replaced 37204 and [...]
Bifascicular Block Boils Down to One Coding Option in October
Reviewing index entries helps to solve the bifascicular puzzle. When ICD-10-CM becomes effective on Oct. [...]
Search for IVC Thrombectomy
Question: How should I report vacuum thrombectomy of the IVC with angioplasty of the IVC? [...]
NGS Providers: Take a Close Look at PCI Denials
You may need to add a coronary modifier and resubmit your claim. Offices in Jurisdictions [...]
Take Care Adding Family Time to Critical Care
Question: Does discussion time with family members count toward critical care? Codify Subscriber Answer: It’s [...]
Aftercare Code Supports Post-Bypass Scan
Question: Which diagnosis code should I report when a patient has had bypass surgery and [...]
Add Acquisition Cost to Radiopharmaceutical Claim
Question: We’ve seen denials for our A9505 claims. We checked the units, and we’re reporting [...]
