General Surgery Coding Alert
Reader Questions:
Be Aware of Bilateral Breast Documentation
Published on Wed Sep 18, 2024
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General Surgery Coding Alert
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Answer the How, What, When, and Why for Preoperative Evaluations
Don’t forget to check for comorbid conditions. Knowing how to navigate and select all of [...] - Practice Management:
Improve Provider, Coder, Biller Relations, Improve Outcomes and Revenue
Three different roles, the same shared goals. In her presentation “Documenting and Coding From the [...] - You Be the Coder:
Stay Away From This Conscious Sedation Scenario
Question: Our general surgeons want the anesthesiologists to set up a system for routine anesthesia sedation [...] - Reader Questions:
Be Aware of Bilateral Breast Documentation
Question: A provider conducted a fine needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy on both breasts using ultrasound guidance [...] - Reader Questions:
Lean on E/M Documentation for Services Not Actually Performed
Question: Can we count a provider’s efforts to counsel a patient against a test as evaluation [...] - Reader Questions:
Distinguish NCD From LCD
Question: What’s the difference between a national coverage determination (NCD) and a local coverage determination (LCD), [...]
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