Revenue Booster:
Say Goodbye to X-Ray Denials With These Simple Tips
Published on Sun Jul 17, 2011
Palmetto providers: Add this 'history of' code to the list of covered conditions. If you provide X-ray services, consider this: A chest X-ray's global fee is only $25 or so. Multiply that $25 by the number of services you perform, however, and you'll quickly see how getting these claims right is important to your practice's financial health. Below, you'll find essential information for 71010 (Radiologic examination, chest; single view, frontal) and 71020 (Radiologic examination, chest, 2 views, frontal and lateral), including example services, typical supporting diagnosis codes, and advice on avoiding the most common causes of audit-related denials. A tip to start: Codes 71010 and 71020 have separate professional and technical components under the Medicare physician fee schedule. So if you're reporting only the professional service, you should append modifier 26 (Professional component). To report the technical component only, append TC (Technical component). If you're reporting the global service (both [...]