ED Coding and Reimbursement Alert
Clarify How to Report Facial Palsy
ED Coding and Reimbursement Alert
- ED Payments:
CMS Delivers Both Pros and Cons in the Latest Fee Schedule
Plus: The updated fee schedule also includes changes to the conversion factor, telehealth list. If [...] - Critical Care:
Check This Primer to Understand When Modifiers Apply to Critical Care
Modifier 25 isn’t always billable, this expert says. When your ED specialists perform critical care, [...] - Clip And Save:
Know What’s Included in the Critical Care Codes
Although there are some services that you can report along with the critical care codes [...] - You Be the Coder:
Can You Report 2 Units of Infusion Code?
Question: Progress notes indicate that my ED provider performed an intravenous (IV) infusion for therapy. [...] - Reader Questions:
Check ICD-10-CM Guidelines for Info on Observation Diagnoses
Question: Should we report the observation diagnosis codes (Z03-Z05) as primary diagnoses or secondary? Or [...] - Reader Questions:
Consider Whether External Cause Codes Fit the Bill
Question: One of our ED physicians recently performed a reduction of a traumatic fracture for [...] - Reader Questions:
Clarify How to Report Facial Palsy
Question: Our ED physician performed a level-four E/M service; the notes read that the patient suffered [...] - Reader Questions:
You’ll Need Multiple Dx Codes for Multiple Injuries
Question: Encounter notes indicate that the ED provider treated a patient for “laceration, peroneal muscle [...]
