Otolaryngology Coding Alert
Anthrax Coding Report Free on Web
Published on Sat Dec 01, 2001
Physicians and other healthcare professionals who provide services to any patients with actual or possible anthrax exposure know that the encounters must be correctly coded. This is necessary for accurate health records and insurance claims; it is also mandated by law.
Until now, however, there has been no central compendium of anthrax coding information and advice. Therefore, The Coding Institute organized a task force to provide a special report on anthrax coding.
This 16-page report has been posted free of charge on our Web site at www.codinginstitute.com/extra/anthrax.
Other Articles in this issue of
Otolaryngology Coding Alert
- Tonsillectomy:
Make Coding and Billing Procedures Easier To Swallow
" Although it is frequently performed and relatively straightforward, tonsillectomy may create billing problems, particularly [...] - Fine-Tune the Reporting of Bilateral Middle-Ear Repair
Although otolaryngologists generally do not perform middle-ear repairs on both ears on the same day, [...] - You Be the Coder:
Coding for Ludwig Angina
Test your coding knowledge. Determine how you would code this situation before looking at the [...] - Fee Schedule To Determine Bilateral Status of Codes
The number in column S of the Fee Schedule indicates whether a code [...] - Reader Question:
Spinal Surgery and Modifier -62
Question: The otolaryngologist did the approach for an orthopedist who performed a spinal osteotomy with [...] - Anthrax Coding Report Free on Web
Physicians and other healthcare professionals who provide services to any patients with actual or possible [...] - Reader Question:
tracheoesophageal puncture
Question: How should I code a tracheoesophageal puncture?
South Dakota Subscriber
Answer: Use 31611 (construction of tracheoesophageal [...] - Reader Question:
Re-Excision of Lesions
Question: There are two possibilities when performing surgery for carcinoma of the skin with fresh [...] - Reader Question:
Facial Nerve Monitoring
Question: The otolaryngologist resects a facial neuroma. Nerve monitoring is performed during the surgery to [...]
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