Neurosurgery Coding Alert
HCFA Changes Name to CMS
Tommy Thompson, secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, announced the change during a June 14, 2001, news conference.
The new agency has been organized into three centers of service. The Center for Medicare Management will oversee traditional fee-for-services programs; The Center for Beneficiary Choices will provide beneficiaries with information on Medicare, Medicare Select, Medicare+Choice and Medigap options; and The Center for Medicaid and State Operations will focus on Medicaid and other programs administered by individual states. For more information on this, please visit our Web site at www.codinginstitute.com and check out the Hot Coding Bulletins.
Neurosurgery Coding Alert
- Know How To Distinguish Between Spinal Surgeries When Nerves Are Not the Focus
Clinical similarities make it difficult to distinguish an anterior vertebral corpectomy (63081-63091) from an anterior [...] - CCI Update:
Injection and Laparotomy Codes Are Affected
The latest version of the national Correct Coding Initiative (CCI, 7.2), effective July 1, 2001, [...] - You Be the Coder:
Modifier -25 With Follow-Up
Test your coding knowledge. Determine how you would code this situation before looking at the [...] - CCI Terms Defined for Easier Use and Understanding
The national Correct Coding Initiative (CCI), first issued in January 1996 and updated each quarter [...] - Reader Question:
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Question: What is the proper coding for surgical treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome?
Iowa Subscriber
Answer: [...] - Reader Question:
After-Hours Codes With On-Call Status
Question: Is it appropriate to report the after-hours codes if the physician sees the patient [...] - Reader Question:
Separate E/M With Myelography
Question: Our surgeon performs his own myelograms, usually the day before surgery. He dictates the [...] - Reader Question:
When Is an Operating Microscope Reportable?
Question: In our practice, we have always thought that 69990 could be billed with procedures [...] - Reader Question:
Aneurysmal Dilation Repair
Question: Our surgeon performed "wrapping of aneurysmal dilation of the left A2 segment." After describing [...] - News Brief:
HCFA Changes Name to CMS
The Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) has been renamed the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid [...]
