Gastroenterology Coding Alert
Beware: New Optical Endomicroscopy Codes Steal the Show in NME Pairings
Gastroenterology Coding Alert
- CCI 19.0 Update:
Beware: New Optical Endomicroscopy Codes Steal the Show in NME Pairings
Don’t forget to catch non-mutually exclusive bundles with fluoroscopy too. As you begin using the [...] - CPT® 2013 Update:
Don't Fret Over Far-Reaching E/M Terminology Change
Know when to apply the newly introduced transitional care codes. The most widespread changes throughout [...] - ICD-10 Update:
Cholecystitis Sails Smoothly to K81 in ICD-10
Hint: Don’t code separately if the condition occurs with cholelithiasis or choledocholithiasis. When your gastroenterologist [...] - You Be the Coder:
Be Aware of When to Use Modifiers for Polyp Removal
Question: Our gastroenterologist recently performed a polyp removal, using the snare technique, in the ascending [...] - Reader Question:
Reporting Hep Flush Codes Separately -- Not So Fast!
Question: Patient is seen in the office and has a heparin flush of the port [...] - Reader Question:
Append Appropriate Modifiers to Unlock Multiple
Question: Our gastroenterologist recently performed an upper EGD procedure. During the procedure, he located two [...] - Reader Question:
Plan Your Appeal Letters on a Case-by-Case Basis
Question: After checking to be sure we haven’t made a coding or billing entry error, [...] - Reader Question:
Choose Appropriate Repair Code Based on Recurrence and Type of Hernia
Question: Our physician recently performed a laparoscopic umbilical hernia repair along with a trocar site [...] - Reader Question:
Wait For ICD-10 to Get Out of 'Unspecified' Appendix Code
Question: Our physician performed a procedure to remove the patient’s appendix. The pathology reported noted, [...] - Reader Question:
Extensive Documentation Does Not Necessarily Mean 99215
Question: Our physician is an amazing documenter — for established patients (which only require two [...]
