General Surgery Coding Alert
Correctly File Screening Colonoscopy Claims with These Tips
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General Surgery Coding Alert
- Integumentary System:
Hone Your Pilonidal Disease Coding Skills for Clean Claims
Surgeon’s level of effort counts. With few hard and fast rules to focus pilonidal disease [...] - Medicare Coverage:
Correctly File Screening Colonoscopy Claims with These Tips
CMS to phase out coinsurance for screenings that turn diagnostic. When your surgeon performs a [...] - E/M:
Avoid Observation Coding Pitfalls or Risk Denials
Remember Medicare vs. private-payer rules. Somewhere between inpatient and outpatient services lurks the mysterious observation [...] - You Be the Coder:
Clarify Coding for Drug Delivery Device
Question: Our surgery practice has access to a 3-D printer which we use to create [...] - Reader Questions:
Document Medical Necessity for Appendectomy
Question: Our surgeon performed a Roux-en-Y bariatric surgery procedure. During the procedure the surgeon noted an [...] - Reader Questions:
Drill Down to Details for Central Line Coding
Question: The surgeon inserted a central line with a subcutaneous port in the jugular vein [...] - Reader Questions:
Check Closure and Ostectomy Details for Pressure Ulcer Case
Question: How should we code the surgeon’s work for excising an ischial pressure ulcer, including a [...]
