Gastroenterology Coding Alert
Be Smart About CMS
A Few Web Sites Will Do the Trick Use these Internet sites to stay current on CMS procedures and changes: Procedure Payments If you need to check current CPT code pricing information, payment policy indicators, relative value units, or geographic practice cost indices, visit the new CMS site at www.cms.hhs.gov/physicians/mpfsapp/ step1.asp. You can choose from several options for selecting the data you want to see, which then appears in a table. The CMS Quarterly Provider Update (QPU) Listserv. Check this site to read about any regulations or program instructions released during the current quarter. Visit http://list.nih.gov/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=cms-qpu&A=1. Pending Program Changes The CMS Quarterly Provider Update provides a listing of pending program changes for the current quarter, April 1 through June 30, 2003. Visit http://cms.hhs.gov/providerupdate/main.asp.
Gastroenterology Coding Alert
- Be a Winner With M2A Coding:
Field-Tested Tips From the Experts Ease Coding Hassles
Coding for a new procedure can be a bad dream. Ensure correct coding for M2A [...] - Variations in M2A Capsule Coding Requirements
A sampling of several BC/BS payers shows how coding requirements for the M2Acapsule can vary. [...] - You Be the Coder:
Rule Out Problems With Proper 'Rule-Out'Diagnosis Coding
Question: We have a long-standing question in our billing office. Acouple of years ago, Medicare [...] - Be a Confident Secca Coder
Here's How to Bill Without Doubts If you've been using the Secca System, a [...] - Dont Let Enterra Therapy Throw You for a Loop
7 Coding Facts You Can't Afford to Miss When billing for Enterra Therapy, as [...] - Be Smart About CMS
A Few Web Sites Will Do the Trick Use these Internet sites to stay [...] - READER QUESTIONS:
E/M Time and Prolonged Services
Question: One of our gastroenterologists performed a new patient examination that initially took about 50 [...] - READER QUESTIONS:
Is This a Consultation? The Answer May Surprise You
Question: A patient we had not previously seen was referred to our office for a [...] - READER QUESTIONS:
After-Hours Codes:When Can We Bill Them?
Question: Our office regularly stays open until 8 p.m. one evening per week for walk-ins. [...] - Identify High-Risk Diagnoses for Screening Codes G0105 and G0120
If a patient presents with a personal history of malignant neoplasm of the large intestine, [...] - Revert to CPT Codes When Screenings Turn Surgical
A screening is just a screening, until the gastroen-terologist finds something and removes it. - CHART:
Your Cheat Sheet for Colorectal Cancer Screenings - You Be The Coder:
Code Colonoscopy Through Stoma With 44388
Question: How should I code a colonoscopy through the stoma? What if a flexible sigmoidoscopy [...] - Avoid 3 Costly Colonoscopy Tumor-Removal Coding Mistakes
Unless your gastroenterologist has a perfect record of clearly documenting the technique used to remove [...] - READER QUESTIONS:
Include Control of Bleeding
Question: When can we report the control of bleeding code separately from the colonoscopy? Florida [...] - READER QUESTIONS:
Use Number and Method to Choose Tumor Code
Question: What are the rules for reporting the proctosigmoidoscopy and tumor removal codes? California Subscriber [...] - READER QUESTIONS:
Report Endoscopy and Botox Codes
Question: My gastroenterologist recently injected Botox for a patient with anal fissures. How should I [...] - READER QUESTIONS:
Avoid 82270 and G0107 for Home Screening
Question: Our physician likes to send home a colorectal screening kit with patients. The patient [...]
