Otolaryngology Coding Alert
Quick Quiz: Reporting 92540 For Standard VNG Testing? CPT® Says Not So Fast
Remember these essential rules of thumb or your claim could cost you. Expect to have problems with your vestibular testing claims if you don't pay attention to CPT®s' NCCI edits and professional components. Try your hand at solving this quick coding quiz, and consider how you would code each case before checking the answers on page 74. Case 1: Case 2:
Otolaryngology Coding Alert
- Vestibular Testing Quiz:
Quick Quiz: Reporting 92540 For Standard VNG Testing? CPT® Says Not So Fast
Remember these essential rules of thumb or your claim could cost you. Expect to have [...] - Endoscopy Procedures:
31231, 92511 and 31575: Weigh Your Code Selection Options Based On Complaints
2 tips make all the difference in your reimbursement for these services. When an ENT [...] - ICD-10:
Retain Code Function For ICD-10 H81.09 As 386.00
Consider: The code also applies to endolymphatic and labyrinthine hydrops.A vestibular function test's main purpose [...] - Vestibular Evaluation Solutions:
Recognize These Key Components And Ace Your Vestibular Evaluation Coding Claims
Call on 92540 when you should describe a test combo.If you've been confused as to [...] - Evaluation and Management:
Reconsider Reporting Over-the-Phone Consults For Medicare Patients
Advantage: Telehealth services are classifiable by time.When billing for patient consultations performed over the phone, [...] - You Be the Coder:
Make Or Break With Surgery Modifiers 58, 78, 79
Question: A patient has septoplasty and turbinate surgery. Three weeks after the surgery, he experiences [...] - Reader Question:
Fight For The Right To Report 95117, 95024 Separately
Question: The payer denied our claim for CPT 95117 and 95024 on the [...] - Reader Question:
Tip: No Modifier Will Bypass 95920/42415 Edits
Question: I got a denial from an HMO stating that 42415 includes 95920. What is [...] - Reader Question:
Use Modifier 59 To Represent A Different Session Or Patient Encounter
Question: The physician saw a patient, who had chicken bone stuck in his throat in [...]
