Otolaryngology Coding Alert
Watch for Inconsistencies With 69210 Bilateral Payment Before Filing Your Claims
Avoid modifier 50 with CMS, but leave it for private payers. Coders and providers were [...]
Improve Provider Documentation by Remembering These Potential Pitfalls
Hint: Ensure that information isn’t being cloned between patient visits. Last month we shared three [...]
Notes of 'Right' or 'Left' Will Help You Dig for the Correct Impacted Cerumen Code
Hint: The H61.2- family will have all your code choices. With coding for impacted cerumen [...]
Choosing the Best Code for Revised Ethmoidectomy
Question: Our surgeon performed a revised total ethmoidectomy. From my understanding, that means the ethmoids [...]
Yes, You Can Code 30802 and 30520 Together
Question: An insurer denies 30802 when we bill with 30520. I didn’t think the two [...]
Choose Your Option for Pledgets to Treat CSF Leak
Question: The otolaryngologist applied topical anesthesia before placing three pledgets in each of the patient’s [...]
Prepare Now for Windows XP Not Meeting HIPAA Compliance
Question: The vendor who keeps our computers updated says we won’t be able to use [...]
Turn to 42299 for RFA of Palate and Uvula
Question: Could you please help me with the following in-office procedure? The diagnosis used was [...]
Say Good-Bye to G8553 for E-Prescribing
Question: Is there a new code to show Medicare that we are e-prescribing in 2014? [...]
Facility and Practice Ownership Guide OP Allergy Coding
Question: Can an ENT perform outpatient allergy testing at the hospital where he is an [...]