General Surgery Coding Alert
Use V Codes for OSHA-Required Tests
General Surgery Coding Alert
- 4 Case Studies Demonstrate the Ins and Outs of Foreign-Body Removal
FBR doesn't always mean a 20000-series code CPT does not employ a uniform set of [...] - Want the Key to Workers' Comp Claims? Try E codes
WC insurers expect information about the accident or disease's cause If your surgeon is seeing [...] - You Be the Coder:
CPT Now Provides a Code for M2A Capsule
Question: Our office just purchased equipment so we can conduct in-office M2A Capsule tests. What [...] - Select 99455-99456 - Not E/Ms - for WC Evaluations
If your surgeon evaluates a patient for a workers' compensation claim, you should turn to [...] - Skip Modifier -59 for Repeat Procedures
Append -76 for repeats, but not for multiple select catheterizations Not all multiple procedures require [...] - Reader Questions:
Forgo -57 for Patients Headed Directly to OR
Question: When should I use modifier -57 (Decision for surgery)? Does this modifier apply to [...] - Reader Questions:
Medicare Provides Free Access to NCCI Edits
Question: I heard that Medicare posted the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) edits on the [...] - Reader Questions:
Same-Day Discharge? Report 99234 Series
Question: We kept a patient in the hospital overnight for observation and decided the next [...] - Reader Questions:
New Medical Record Doesn't Mean New Patient
Question: When a patient presents to the office for the first time after one of [...] - Reader Questions:
Consider Family Consult a Patient Service
Question: A patient comes in to discuss the care of his wife, who is also [...] - Reader Questions:
Use V Codes for OSHA-Required Tests
Question: After performing a blood draw, a nurse in our private surgical practice accidentally stuck [...] - Correction:
Global Days for 11044
The July 2004 General Surgery Coding Alert ("3 Questions You Must Ask Yourself When Coding [...]
