General Surgery Coding Alert
Divide and Conquer 2-Physician PEG Tube Coding
General Surgery Coding Alert
- CCI 19.1:
Don't Double Dip for Included Vessel, Abdominal Work
Watch modifier indicator for override options. When certain procedures are a standard part of more [...] - ICD-10:
Expect NCD Conversion from ICD-9 to ICD-10
Change should aid payment during code set transition. Your general surgery practice should be getting [...] - Multiple Surgeons:
Divide and Conquer 2-Physician PEG Tube Coding
Find out if you must use different procedure codes. When two surgeons band together for [...] - Practice Management:
Master X-Y-Zs of Global Period Indicators to Maximize E/M Pay
Make sure to count pre-op day, too. Procedures that your general surgeon performs can range [...] - You Be the Coder:
Manage FNA/Biopsy Opportunities
Question: Our surgeon performed an FNA of the right thyroid, and FNA of a nodule [...] - Reader Question:
Distinguish Laparoscopic, Open Codes
Question: How should we report the procedure when our surgeon performs laparoscopic closure of two [...] - Reader Question:
Beware Fundoplication Bundles
Question: Our surgeon performed a laparoscopic esophagogastric myotomy with anterior fundoplication. The op note states,“Myotomy [...] - Reader Question:
Make Arrangements for Incident-to Under Locum Tenens
Question: One of the surgeons in our practice will be traveling for two months and [...] - Reader Question:
Zero In on Rectal Lesion Excision Code
Question: The surgeon documents “external excision of rectal lesion with primary closure.” What is the [...] - Reader Question:
Add E/M for Second Toe
Question: During an appointment for an ingrown toenail surgery, the surgeon finds that the patient [...]
