Cardiology Coding Alert
ICD-10-CM:
R07.89 Lets You Report Chest Pressure and More as of Oct. 1
Published on Wed Nov 13, 2013
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Cardiology Coding Alert
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33366 Takes the Place of 0318T Next Year
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Stay Alert to Catch Changes to Cardiac Event Recorder Codes 33282 and 33284
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Keep an Eye Out for Opportunities to Use New Phone/Internet Consult Codes
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93653, 93654, 93656 Revision Status Is Explained
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Factor These 4 Category III Code Options Into Your Cardiology Game Plan
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Beware of Reporting Bilateral Services Twice
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Wondering Where the HCPCS Updates Are?
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R07.89 Lets You Report Chest Pressure and More as of Oct. 1
Following inclusion notes will keep your coding on track. Once ICD-10-CM is implemented on Oct. [...] - Reader Question:
Transition to New CMS-1500 in 2014
Question: How will the CMS 1500 form change to allow ICD-10-CM reporting? Vermont Subscriber Answer: [...] - Reader Question:
Overlapping Anatomy Can Cause 76700/76770 Problems
Question: Our referring physician requests abdominal and renal ultrasound together. Can we bill abdominal (76700) [...]
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