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Anesthesia Coding Alert - 2024; Volume 26, Number 10
Procedure Focus:
Get the Answers to Your Frequently Asked Anesthesia for GI Endoscopy Questions
Remember: the dx you report may not be related to the GI condition. While some physicians...
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Documentation:
Address These Key Fields, Complete ABNs With Ease
Don’t forget that every ABN form must be one single page. As every anesthesiology pract...
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Practice Management:
Try These Tips for Boosting Financial Literacy
Hint: Make sure you involve providers, so they understand the ripples of their work. Maki...
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Cardiology Coding Alert - 2024; Volume 27, Number 10
CPT® 2025:
Adopt These E/M Changes Before January 1 Hits
Say goodbye to 99441 through 99443 next year. When CPT® 2025 becomes effective on Jan. 1...
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2025 Updates:
Get Ready For New 2025 Category III Codes
Remember: Category III codes have an expiration date. Although you won’t gain any new c...
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Education:
Conquer Coding Education Challenges With Expert Advice
Consider starting with E/M concepts first. In their 2024 HEALTHCON session titled “Tag...
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Chiropractic Coding & Compliance Alert Coding Alert - 2016; Volume 3; Number 2
Reimbursement:
Join WCA In Their Fight Against Optum Per Diem Payment
Wisconsin OCI to scrutinize whether Optum limits access to quality chiropractic care. ...
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Coding:
Wield Your Imaging Edge With the New X-ray CPT® Codes for 2016
Enjoy wider range of Code choices for spinal X-rays. There’s a lot to learn from...
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Reimbursement:
Make the Most of 0.5 Percent Increase in Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
Noncompliance with EHR and PQRS to affect the non participating providers. Get ready f...
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Dermatology Coding Alert - 2016; Volume 12, Number 12
Procedure Coding:
Answer These Questions to Code Lesion Removals Correctly
Always wait on pathology report before deciding on malignancy. Dermatology coders look...
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Case Study Corner:
Improve Lesion Removal Smarts with These Scenarios
You might be able to report a separate E/M in some instances. Check out these case stu...
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Compliance:
Make Medicare Status Change Before 2017
Remember: Participating providers receive five percent higher fees for services. As th...
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E/M Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2024; Volume 12, Number 10
Coding:
Let These 3 Tips Lead You to New vs. Established Patient Clarity
You can collect more for new patients — but check these guidelines first. What’s the...
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Continuing Education:
Use This Guidance to Improve Your Coding Education Process
Check out these tips for more effective clinician communication. Coding education is an...
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Compliance:
Review This False Claims Act Case, Learn How to Avoid Big Fines
Strengthen your understanding of MDM guidelines. As you may know, the Department of Just...
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Eli's Rehab Report Coding Alert - 2016; Volume 23; Number 12
Inpatient Facility:
3 Ways to Make More Strategic Decisions For Your Rehab Facility
Making time for training pays off in unexpected ways. Growing up in Kentucky, Renee Ki...
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ABNs:
Prevent Lost Revenue for Uncovered Procedures
Meet with your patients to improve ABN success. Good news, rehab providers: A signed a...
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Regulations:
Final Rule Roundup
Get a breakdown of the key provisions in the final rules that will impact your practice ...
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Emergency Medicine Coding Alert - 2024; Volume 27, Number 10
Procedure or ED E/M?:
Use This Guidance for Treating Lacerations With Surgicel
Report with wound repair codes, include in E/M code … or something else? Laceration re...
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CPT® Basics:
Decipher the Symbols in Your CPT® Code Book for Easier Code Selection
These notations can help coders better master each code’s guidelines and descriptors. ...
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ICD-10 Coding:
Update Your Understanding of Asthma Coding
And don’t forget cause/effect sequencing. Earlier this year, the Centers for Disease C...
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Gastroenterology Coding Alert - 2024; Volume 26, Number 10
FAQ:
Check Out the Answers to These Tummy Trouble Coding FAQs
See whether pediatric stomach pain is coded differently. When it comes to stomach issues...
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Practice Management:
Understand the 5 Challenges Remote Workers Face
Craft effective policies to maintain compliance. Remote workers face several challenges...
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CPT®:
Decipher the Symbols in Your CPT® Code Book for Easier Code Selection
These notations can help coders better master each code’s guidelines and descriptors. ...
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General Surgery Coding Alert - 2024; Volume 26, Number 10
Procedure Coding:
Take These 5 Tips, Accurately Code Upper GI Scope Exams
Hint: Determine how far the scope went. According to one study, the average general surge...
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Coding Deep Dive:
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 ...
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Practice Management:
Improve Provider, Coder, Biller Relations, Improve Outcomes and Revenue
Three different roles, the same shared goals. In her presentation “Documenting and Codi...
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Health Information Compliance Alert - 2022; Volume 22, Number 10
HIPAA:
Measure Your Disaster Smarts With 10 Tough Privacy Questions
Remember, HIPAA applies to volunteers, too. When a natural disaster strikes, the last thi...
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Artificial Intelligence:
Get Ready for These AI Updates in CPT® 2023
Hint: Analyzing data is just one piece of the AI puzzle. There’s no denying that artifi...
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Revenue Booster:
Bolster Your Email Security with 10 Top Tips
Hint: Quiz staff on phishing ploys. Even the most tech-savvy folks get duped by email phi...
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Home Health Coding and OASIS Expert Coding Alert - 2016; Volume 13, Number 4
Diagnosis Coding:
Master 7th Character Selection Injuries and Complications
Don’t look to aftercare Z codes when caring for an injury. Knowing which seventh...
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Expect More 7th Character Options for Fractures
When it comes to fractures, your Chapter 19 seventh character options expand to allow yo...
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Coding Quiz:
Can You Assign the Correct 7th Character in These Scenarios?
Take note of expanded options for fractures. While “D” for subsequent enco...
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Home Health & Hospice Week - 2024; Volume 33, Number 22-23
Patient-Driven Groupings Model:
Proposed 4% Budget Neutrality Adjustment Continues HHAs’ Death By A Thousand Cuts
CMS calls for an overall 1.7 percent payment reduction in 2025 proposed rule released June...
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Reimbursement:
Take A Closer Look At Your Proposed Rate Change
Don’t stop at base rate when gauging proposed cut’s effect on your pay. The base pa...
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Compliance:
Medicare Wants To Inspect Your Patient Acceptance Policies
New CoP would cost HHAs nearly $3.2 million in first year. Don’t be surprised if a newl...
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Home Health ICD-9/ICD-10 Alert - 2014; Volume 11, Number 8
ICD-10:
Final Word on ICD-10 Yet to Come
Start learning your way around the ICD-10 manual. What’s next? Ever since the su...
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Hospice Coding:
Don't Delay: Prepare Hospice Coding Staff for Increased Focus on Diagnosis Coding
CMS asks for your input about terminal illness, related conditions definitions. Your h...
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Hospice Insider - 2022; Volume 15, Number 11
Managed Care:
Counties Covered By MA Hospice Plans Will Nearly Double In 2022
Don’t make the mistake of thinking you won’t be affected if you don’t operate in one...
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VBID:
5 Medicare Advantage Plans To Offer Hospice Benefit
Tip: Remember you have to bill both the managed care plan and Medicare for VBID carve-in ...
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Regulations:
HOPE Tool Continues Path To Implementation
November Care Compare refresh, new HQRP resources also discussed in forum. Just because...
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ICD 10 Coding Alert - 2024; Volume 14, Number 9
Code Updates:
Prepare for Radiology Coding Changes With the 2025 ICD-10-CM Release
Specify unspecified tenosynovitis diagnoses. On Oct. 1, 2024, the Centers for Medicare &a...
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Code Updates:
ICD-10-CM Makes Eating Disorder Documentation More Specific
Also, synovitis/tenosynovitis combo code expands. ICD-10-CM has released its list of ne...
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Documentation:
Dive into Malnutrition Diagnosis Documentation
Use the GLIM criteria to help you recognize requirements. An unsupported malnutrition dia...
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Inpatient Facility Coding Alert - 2016; Volume 5; Number 7
Policy/Reimbursement:
Is the Current Pause of QIO Reviews a Lull Before the Storm?
Check with the QIOs for your denied claims status before you take to appeals. In a yet...
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Policy/ reimbursement:
Are You Ready for the MACRA Overhaul of the Existing Payment Systems?
AMA wants the implementation to be postponed to July 2017. Get ready for transition to...
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Internal Medicine Coding Alert - 2018; Volume 21; Number 4
Procedure Coding:
Make These Codes Count for School, Sports, Work Physicals
Maintain your coding fitness with preventive E/M codes. If your practice is like most int...
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Billing:
Use These Reciprocity Rules When Your Physician Is Away
Know the dos and don'ts of reciprocal billing. Every practice has its procedures for prov...
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ICD-10 Coding:
Take These Steps, Get Relief from Pressure Ulcer Coding
Sequencing, site, laterality, severity key to L89 specificity. As a coder, you've probabl...
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Long-Term Care Survey Alert - 2016; Volume 18, Number 3
Quality:
Brace Yourself for Focused Surveys And Compliance Probes
Scrutiny of quality of care likely to reach new highs in 2016. The Centers for Medicar...
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MDS 3.0:
Heed These Changes to CAT Specs
Revisions are effective Oct. 1, 2016. Delirium and cognition loss are among the Care A...
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MDS Alert - 2022; Volume 20, Number 11
ICD-10:
Nail Down Your Understanding of ‘With’ to Boost Coding Success
Hint: Don’t depend on the alphabetic index when searching for ‘with.’ The ICD-10-C...
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News You Can Use:
Should Your Facility Invest in Gaming?
Get a glimpse of a near future where resident activities turn virtual. People of all ages...
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Industry Updates:
CMS Announces Changes to SFF Program
Beware of more, expanded enforcement actions. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Ser...
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Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2024; Volume 50, Number 18
ICD-10-CM:
Identify Location, Site, Complications to Choose Correct Atherosclerosis Dx
Hint: You must know if the patient also has angina pectoris or not. Coding for atheroscl...
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Medicare Tips:
Sharpen Your Medicare Signature Knowledge
Resolving your questionable signatures prior to claim submission is key. In your medica...
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Surgery Spotlight:
Help the Slipper Fit by Coding Cinderella Surgeries Correctly
Whether for cosmetic or therapeutic purposes, these procedures can prove essential. Cin...
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Modifier Coding Alert - 2016; Volume 3, Number 2
Multiple Procedures:
Focus on Debridement Types Before Adding 59
Remember, anatomical area is not an issue for these services. When a physician perform...
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News You Can Use:
Note New POS to Nail 'Off-Campus' Coding
Anticipate imminent changes in payment for off-campus provider-based clinics. As of Ja...
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Catastrophe/Disasters:
Prepare for the Worst with Modifier CR Smarts
President must make declaration before you can use modifier. While no one wants to thi...
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Neurology & Pain Management Coding Alert - 2024; Volume 26, Number 10
Diagnosis Coding:
Get Documentation Details Right to Nail Dx Codes
Make sure laterality, anatomy are marked in codes if necessary. A big part of diagnosis c...
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Artificial Intelligence:
Ask These Questions When Searching for an AI Coding System — Part 2
Will the price point deter future adopters? Last month, we examined some key questions me...
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Modifier Madness:
Append Assistant at Surgery Modifiers Correctly
Hint: Do not report modifiers 80 and AS together. Modifiers are important to your medical...
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Neurosurgery Coding Alert - 2024; Volume 25, Number 9
Surgery:
Know Area Before Coding Neurostimulator Arrays
A trio of code sets represents these surgeries. Patients requiring open neurostimulator e...
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Medicare Physician Fee Schedule:
Here’s the Big News in the 2025 Proposed Rule
Big surprise: Another rate cut is coming. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Servic...
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Modifier Madness:
Append Assistant at Surgery Modifiers Correctly
Hint: Do not report modifiers 80 and AS together. Modifiers are important to your medica...
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OASIS Alert - 2014; Volume 15, Number 7
Item Focus:
M1340: Use 6 Pointers To Know which Wounds Make the Surgical Wounds Cut
Hint: Look to the OASIS Q&As when you’re stuck with this item. It’s no...
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Tool:
Answer Common M1340 Questions with this Chart
Stay up-to-date for greatest accuracy. OASIS item M1340 — Does this patient have...
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OASIS-C1:
Prepare to Move Forward with OASIS-C1
New assessment form will go into effect before ICD-10. If you’ve been looking fo...
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Ob-Gyn Coding Alert - 2024; Volume 27, Number 10
Obstetrics:
Tubal Ligation Claims: Here’s Why Some Payers May Still Balk at +58661
Is a tubal ligation bundled with a cesarean section? Find out. Have a tubal ligation clai...
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Gynecology:
Adhesiolysis Myths Debunked: You Can Sometimes Report it Separately
Here are the words your ob-gyn’s documentation needs to contain. Time and time again, ...
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News You Can Use:
Get Ready for Pertinent MPFS 2025 Updates
See how telehealth has evolved. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ha...
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Oncology & Hematology Coding Alert - 2024; Volume 26, Number 10
ICD-10-CM Coding:
Solve the Active vs. Personal History Dx Coding Conundrum
Hint: Treatment documentation is key. One of the most common areas of confusion when it c...
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Remote Physiological Monitoring:
Know the Dos and Don’ts of RPM Coding
Hint: Time is money. As healthcare technology advances, more digital medicine services �...
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Practice Management:
Improve Provider, Coder, Biller Relations, Improve Outcomes and Revenue
Three different roles, the same shared goals. In her 2024 Regional HEALTHCON presentatio...
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Ophthalmology & Optometry Coding Alert - 2024; Volume 27, Number 10
CPT® 2025:
Get to Know the 2025 CPT® Revisions
Be prepared for a host of new telemedicine codes. It won’t take a lot for you to stay a...
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E/M Coding:
Let These 3 Tips Lead You to New vs. Established Patient Clarity
You can collect more for new patients — but check these guidelines first. What’s the ...
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Practice Management:
Improve Provider, Coder, Biller Relations, Improve Outcomes and Revenue
Three different roles, the same shared goals. In her presentation “Documenting and Codi...
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Optometry Coding Alert - 2016; Volume 14, Number 12
Reimbursement:
8 Things Your Optometry Practice Must Know About MACRA & MIPS in 2017
Good news: 2017 is a ‘Get Out of Jail Free’ card. Confused about what the ...
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Revenue Boost:
Is Your Practice's Optical Shop As Profitable As It Can Be?
This 6-question test says for sure. If you’re like most optometry practices, you...
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Revenue Boost:
Are Remakes Eating Away at Your Optical's Profits?
You don’t shell out for the cost of remakes immediately, but if you have a high re...
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Oral Surgery Coding & Reimbursement Alert Coding Alert - 2016; Volume 3, Number 7
CPT® Coding Strategies:
Perfect Your Dentoalveolar Excision Coding With These 3 Useful Tips
Hint: Don’t leave $240 on the table by failure to identify right type of repair. ...
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ICD-10 Coding:
Decide From Two Options When Reporting Diagnosis of Xerostomia
Hint: Don’t forget to report additional codes to identify alcohol or tobacco use. ...
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Medicare News:
Be Informed About OIG's Takedown of Those Receiving Kickbacks
Latest technology and data analysis helps capture more than 300 offenders. If you are ...
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Orthopedic Coding Alert - 2024; Volume 27, Number 9
Surgery Spotlight:
Understand the Ins and Outs of UCL Repair
How well do you know the elbow anatomy? When the surgeon performs work on an ulnar collat...
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Surgery Spotlight:
Help the Slipper Fit by Coding Cinderella Surgeries Correctly
Whether for cosmetic or therapeutic purposes, these procedures can prove essential. Cind...
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Modifier Madness:
Append Assistant at Surgery Modifiers Correctly
Hint: Do not report modifiers 80 and AS together. Modifiers are important to your medical...
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Otolaryngology Coding Alert - 2024; Volume 26, Number 10
ICD-10 Coding:
Take These 4 Tips, Go to the Head of the Neoplasm Table
Learn the right way to code metastatic cancers. If you’re new to coding cancers of the ...
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E/M Coding:
Let These 3 Tips Lead You to New vs. Established Patient Clarity
You can collect more for new patients — but check these guidelines first. What’s the ...
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Documentation:
Address These Key Fields, Complete ABNs With Ease
Don’t forget that every ABN form must be one single page. As every otolaryngology prac...
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Outpatient Facility Coding Alert - 2020; Volume 9, Number 2
ICD-10-CM Coding:
Try Out These 2 Demanding ICD-10-CM Surgical Setting Scenarios
Use all guidelines at your disposal for post-surgical complications Getting to the bottom...
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Modifiers:
Learn The Ropes of Modifier 53 Coding for Terminated Biopsies
Consider a number of variables, including use of CT guidance. Biopsy coding can become a ...
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CPT® Coding:
Get Answers to 4 Pertinent Skin Biopsy Questions
Use these FAQs as a reference for your future skin biopsy claims. Any general surgery cod...
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Pain Management Coding Alert - 2020; Volume 7; Number 2
Interventional PM:
Put Nerve Blocks, Pain Pumps on PM List
There are several types of nerve blocks for interventional PM. Patients reporting to the ...
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Q&A:
Get Your Incident-to Pay While You Still Can
When 2020 ends, so might incident-to. While incident-to might be on its way out, the bill...
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Compliance:
Feds Primed to Find Fraud in Opioid Prescribing
Get all your procedures in place to prevent trouble. As 2020 kicks off, PM practices find...
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Part B Insider (Multispecialty) Coding Alert - 2022; Volume 23, Number 11
E/M Coding:
Heed This Expert Insight to Correctly Code for Time
Compare these auditor red flags with your practice’s processes. Even for the most seaso...
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Revenue Booster:
Boost Your Health IT Checklist With These 10 Resources
See how each agency factors into the HIT equation. Navigating the regulatory waters of h...
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Part B Coding Coach:
Ease the Suffering With This Low Back Pain Coding Primer
Hint: Review ICD-10 guidance on coding back injuries. If you find coding low back pain ch...
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Pathology/Lab Coding Alert - 2024; Volume 25, Number 10
CPT® 2025:
Be Ready for Revised Genomic Sequence Codes, Updated HPV Options, and More
Know where to find resequenced codes in CPT® 2025. The official 2025 CPT® code set is o...
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ICD-10-CM Coding:
4 Tips Will Put You at the Head of the Neoplasm Table
Learn the right way to code metastatic cancers. If you’re new to coding neoplasms, the ...
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HIPAA:
Examine These 3 Cases, Stay Safe from HIPAA Violations
Avoid the fate of these healthcare entities with solid training and compliance strategies...
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Pediatric Coding Alert - 2024; Volume 27, Number 10
News You Can Use:
Get to Know the 2025 ICD-10-CM Code Set
See how obesity coding is getting more precise. With more than 250 new diagnosis codes, t...
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Telehealth:
Keep Up With These Changes to Post PHE Telehealth
And get ready for telehealth codes to change again in 2025. During her HEALTHCON 2024 pr...
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Practice Management:
Boost Financial Literacy with This Expert Advice
Hint: Make sure you involve physicians, so they understand the ripples of their work. Ma...
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Podiatry Coding Alert - 2024; Volume 16, Number 10
Fracture Coding and Casts:
Facilitate These Coding and Casting Tips for Fractures
Beware: E/M codes are not always billable. When a patient comes in with a broken ankle, y...
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Compliance:
Understand the 5 Challenges Remote Workers Face
Craft effective policies to maintain compliance. Remote workers face several challenges...
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Practice Management:
Improve Provider, Coder, Biller Relations, Improve Outcomes and Revenue
Three different roles, the same shared goals. In her presentation “Documenting and Co...
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Practice Management Alert - 2024; Volume 24, Number 10
Revenue:
Improve Provider, Coder, Biller Relations, Improve Outcomes and Revenue
Three different roles, the same shared goals. In her HEALTHCON Regional presentation “D...
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Coding:
Let These 3 Tips Lead You to New vs. Established Patient Clarity
You can collect more for new patients — but check these guidelines first. What’s the ...
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Staffing:
Understand the 5 Challenges Remote Workers Face
Craft effective policies to maintain compliance. Remote workers face several challenges ...
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Primary Care Coding Alert - 2024; Volume 26, Number 10
Case Study Corner:
Correctly Code These RSV Bronchiolitis Cases
Also: review the RSV testing codes. One of the most common diagnoses that primary care pr...
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News You Can Use:
Get to Know the 2025 ICD-10 Code Set
Specify obesity classes with new codes. With more than 250 new diagnosis codes, the 2025 ...
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Practice Management:
Find 7 Myths and 1 Truth About Fee-for-Time Billing
Prep now for holiday fee-for-time fill-ins. Everyone needs a vacation, and primary care ...
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Psychiatry Coding Alert - 2016; Volume 5, Number 12
CPT® 2017:
Alter Your Psychotherapy Reporting Skills in 2017 Using These 3 Scenarios
Hint: Check CCI when reporting family therapy with individual therapy. As you get read...
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CPT® Coding:
Get Set to Refresh Family Therapy Reporting Beginning New Year
Hint: Report family codes only if time component is satisfied. As you make way for CPT...
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Collections:
Understand the Do's and Don'ts for Handling Nonpaying Patients
Try ‘hard’ collection as your last option. You might be familiar with situ...
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Pulmonology Coding Alert - 2024; Volume 25, Number 10
ICD-10-CM:
Learn 5 Tips to Elevate Your COPD Coding
Hint: pay attention to the ICD-10-CM code notes. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (C...
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Case Study:
Correctly Code These RSV Bronchiolitis Cases
Also: review the RSV testing codes. One of the most common diagnoses pulmonologists see d...
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Artificial Intelligence:
Ask These Questions When Searching for an AI Coding System – Part 1
Can NLP decipher language differences between doctors? Choosing the right artificial int...
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Radiology Coding Alert - 2024; Volume 26, Number 10
CPT® 2025:
Report MR Exam Implant Prep With 2025 CPT® Codes
Pay careful attention to the new guidelines. On Sept. 10, 2024, the AMA released the 2025...
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Practice Management:
Use This Guidance to Improve Your Coding Education Process
Check out these tips for more effective clinician communication. Coding education is an o...
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Artificial Intelligence:
Ask These Questions When Searching for an AI Coding System – Part 2
Will the price point deter future adopters? Last month, Radiology Coding Alert examined s...
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Tech & Innovation in Healthcare Coding Alert - 2024; Volume 4, Number 9
Cybersecurity:
Discover 3 Passwordless Authentication Methods for Your Practice
Find out if biometrics and separate keys are the wave of the future. Clinicians have full...
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Telehealth:
Keep Up With These Changes to Post PHE Telehealth
And get ready for telehealth codes to change again in 2025. During her HEALTHCON 2024 pr...
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Best Practices:
Dissect Your Workflow to Streamline Operations
Hint: Patient satisfaction is all about setting expectations. In a medical practice, ord...
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Urology Coding Alert - 2024; Volume 26, Number 10
Frequently Asked Questions:
Check Your Urinary Diversion Knowledge With These FAQs
Remember to append modifier 50 where necessary to avoid a denial. There are instances wh...
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CPT®:
Decipher the Symbols in Your CPT® Code Book for Easier Code Selection
These notations can help coders better master each code’s guidelines and descriptors. ...
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Practice Management:
Study These Strategies for Setting Up a Solid CDI Process
Understand the benefits of regular self-audits. Comprehensive clinical documentation is...
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March 2025 Articles
Mar 17, 2025
Anesthesia Coding:
Don’t Count on Prior Authorizations
Question: I’m soon taking a job at an organization where I’ll be coding anesthesia ser...
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Mar 17, 2025
Medicare Regulations:
Find Clarity on MSP Types
Question: I’m trying to navigate situations in which a patient is a Medicare beneficiary...
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Mar 17, 2025
Otolaryngology Coding:
Take This Advice to Code Vaping and Related Conditions
Bolster your knowledge of this growing epidemic. Since 2014, e-cigarettes (vapes) have be...
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February 2025 Articles
Feb 28, 2025
Neurosurgery Coding:
Zone in on Key Points to Alleviate the Pain of Arthrodesis Surgery Coding
You’ll filter through complex documentation on these claims. When choosing an appropria...
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Feb 28, 2025
Optometry/Ophthalmology Coding:
Don’t Miss Out on Reimbursement by Skipping Eye Exam Codes
Question: I work for an ophthalmologist who also has a retina subspecialty. The provider w...
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Feb 28, 2025
Pulmonology Coding:
Know When to Separately Report Spirometry Results Interpretation
Question: A pulmonologist in our practice interpreted the results of a spirometry test per...
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January 2025 Articles
Jan 31, 2025
Orthopedic Coding:
Understand the Complexities of Shoulder Arthroplasty Coding
Know when to report arthroplasty revisions. Patients experiencing pain and stiffness in t...
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Jan 31, 2025
Urology Coding:
Code Incontinence Claims With Confidence
Add all relevant codes linked to the diagnosis to avoid denials. Coders must be meticulou...
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Jan 31, 2025
Pulmonology Coding:
Prevent a Surfactant Administration Coding Collapse
Can you report 94610 with critical care codes? Find out. Babies who are born prematurely ...
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December 2024 Articles
Dec 31, 2024
Oncology Coding:
Define the Difference Between Diagnostic Bone Marrow Procedures
Question: When I read an op note for a bone marrow procedure, I’m confused about th...
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Dec 31, 2024
ICD-10-CM Coding:
Don’t Bang Your Head in Frustration Over This Headbanging
Question: I’m reading encounter notes for a patient who presented with neck pain af...
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Dec 31, 2024
General Coding:
Explore +G2211 Usage Past and Yet to Come
Hint: Going forward, modifier 25 can be in play. The road to reimbursement for services p...
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November 2024 Articles
Nov 28, 2024
Pediatric Coding:
Don’t Let Coding Stomach Troubles Make You Sick
Find out what you need to know about coding symptoms versus specific diagnoses. In ICD-10...
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Nov 28, 2024
Neurology Coding:
Get a Leg up With MEG Coding Smarts
Question: When the neurologist performs a magnetoencephalography (MEG) with recording and ...
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Nov 27, 2024
Ob-Gyn Coding:
Learn the New Ob-Gyn Codes, Deletions, and Guideline Updates by Jan. 1
Removal of endometria guideline’s rationale remains to be seen. With January 1 comes a ...
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October 2024 Articles
Oct 30, 2024
Oncology Coding:
See How These 2025 CPT® Code Changes Will Impact Your Oncology Practice
Get a handle on these sweeping changes before the New Year arrives. Oncology practices ac...
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Oct 30, 2024
Gastroenterology Coding:
Correctly Code Blood Clot Removal During an EGD
Question: I have a report that states the gastroenterologist performed an upper gastrointe...
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Oct 30, 2024
Gastroenterology Coding:
Check New Colonoscopy Category III Codes, Updated Telemedicine Options
Plus: CPT® 2025 will roll out a new virtual check-in code. New gastroenterology-rel...
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