Gastroenterology Coding Alert
CMS Provider Update Now Available
A compilation of recent and upcoming changes to CMS policy is now available online. Consisting primarily of the numerous program transmittals, memoranda and manual changes that are now found on the agency's Web site, the CMS "Quarterly Provider Update" reorganizes these documents into convenient categories so gastroen-terology practices can quickly access those regulations that are of interest to physicians. Each update will include a list of regulations CMS published in the previous quarter, as well as the rule publication date in the Federal Register, the Federal Register reference and a brief summary. It will also publish a list of regulations that CMS plans to publish in the following quarter, but detailed information will not be available until the regulation is officially published in the Federal Register. The update will be published on the first business day of each quarter January, April, July and October and can be accessed at www.cms.gov/providerupdate.
Gastroenterology Coding Alert
- Change in Date of Service for Motility Tests Speeds Reimbursement
Getting reimbursed for esophageal manometry and acid reflux studies performed on the same date of [...] - CMS,CPT Differences Hinder Use of Care Plan Oversight Codes
Significant differences between the HCPCS and CPT codes for care plan oversight (CPO) are causing [...] - You Be the Coder:
Anemia,Gastritis as Indicators for EGD
Test your coding knowledge. Determine how you would code this situation before looking at the [...] - News Brief:
CMS Provider Update Now Available
A compilation of recent and upcoming changes to CMS policy is now available online. Consisting [...] - Reader Question:
Biopsy of Ileocecal Valve During Screening
Question: A Medicare patient had an average-risk screening colonoscopy. The gastroenterologist biopsied what he thought [...] - Reader Question:
Two Biopsies,Different Sites
Question: While performing an EGD, my gastroen-terologist took a cold forceps biopsy to check for [...] - Reader Question:
Ultrasound Probe for Liver Biopsy,Paracentesis
Question: Our practice recently bought an ultrasound probe to mark liver biopsy and paracentesis sites. [...] - Reader Question:
Diagnosis Code for Examining Remainder of Colon
Question: A colonoscopy was performed "to examine the remainder of the colon" on a patient [...] - Reader Question:
Minnesota Tube to Control Bleeding
Question: An EGD was performed on a patient who presented with hematemesis (vomiting blood). After [...]
