Internal Medicine Coding Alert
MDM Cheat Sheet
Published on Tue Jul 01, 2003
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Internal Medicine Coding Alert
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Allergy season brings new patients into your office each day, so you must be proficient [...] - Earn $35 More per Visit With Better Medical Decision-Making
If youve been downcoding to a level-four office visit or lower just to play it [...] - You Be the Coder:
Code 90782 Multiple Times
Question: When using 90782 for injection administration, can I use this multiple times with multiple [...] - Reader Questions:
Watch Out for X-Ray Components
Question: How should I bill for x-ray interpretation when we do not own the equipment?
Illinois [...] - Reader Questions:
Avoid Unspecified Diagnosis for Hypertension
Question: Which code should we use to show the diagnosis of hypertension that is renal-disease-related? [...] - Reader Questions:
Dont Double-Bill 93235 for 48-Hour Monitoring
Question: Our internist ordered and interpreted data from a 24-hour Holter monitor. Is the correct [...] - Reader Questions:
Use V Code for Pap-Only Visit
Question: A patient came in for a well-woman visit, but the physician could not perform [...] - Reader Questions:
Code Separately for Anaphylaxis
Question: A patient came in to receive an allergy injection. She had an anaphylactic reaction [...] - Think Youve Made Your Case for Modifier -22? Not if You Havent Done These 5 Things
If youre submitting claims for unusual procedural services without first determining how youre going to [...] - Reader Question:
Choose Your Coding Poison Based on Documentation
Question: How should I decide whether managing excessive bleeding that requires extra physician time and [...] - MDM Cheat Sheet
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