Part B Insider (Multispecialty) Coding Alert
CPT 2006 also...
• replaces 99298-99299 for intensive care (low birth rate) with new codes for "continuing intensive care services," 99298-99300.
• deletes abortion anesthesia code 01964 and replaces it with two new anesthesia codes for incomplete or missed abortions (01965) and induced abortions (01966).
• deletes two codes for dressings and/or debridement of burns under anesthesia (16010-16015) and revises 16020-16030 to delete the phrase "without anesthesia."
• deletes closed laryngeal fracture care codes 31585-31586.
• deletes lung resection codes 32520-32525 and replaces them with the more specific codes 32503-32504, for resection of an apical lung tumor (also known as a Pancoast tumor).
• adds two new codes for repair of pulmonary arborization anomalies by unifocalization (CPT 33925 -33926).
• adds two new codes for ligation, division and stripping of a short (37718) and long (37122) saphenous vein.
Part B Insider (Multispecialty) Coding Alert
- CPT 2006:
Don't Use 25 Modifier Unless You Can Back It Up
Follow-up, confirmatory consultation codes deleted as of January
In the coming new [...] - GASTROENTEROLOGY:
Heads Up--Laparoscopic Versions Of Open GI Procedure Codes
CPT plays catch-up with surgical techniques
Is your surgeon performing a number [...] - Humana Settles Physician Lawsuit
If you deal with private managed care payors, then you should welcome some changes in [...] - RADIOLOGY:
Start Noting Who Performed 3D Reconstruction
You still need treating physician's order for CT reconstructions
Those of you who have been billing [...] - Say Goodbye To Unlisted Codes For Patency Check, Radiofrequency Ablation
If you've been billing for a central venous access device assessment, known as a central [...] - SURGERY:
New Kyphoplasty Codes Mirror Vertebroplasty Codes
But existence of new CPT codes doesn't mean you'll get paid
After [...] - DERMATOLOGY:
Good News--Skin Grafts Section Of CPT Book Expands
You'll have new codes for autografts
You used to employ codes 15100-15261 [...] - More Code Changes:
CPT 2006 also...
• replaces 99298-99299 for intensive care (low birth rate) with new codes for "continuing intensive [...] - CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY:
Specify Whether Aorta Repair Includes Left Subclavian Artery
Alert: You can't bill for any stenting or balloon angioplasty separately
Next year's CPT book adds a [...] - CMS Releases New PMD Prescription Code
This month you can add a new code to your list for prescriptions of power [...] - Part B Coding Coach:
Leaf Through These Principles For Healthy CABG Coding
Bypass the temptation to code 33517-33523 alone
Whether you're coding for a cardiologist or studying for [...] - PHYSICIAN NOTES:
Hoping For A Pay Increase Next Year? You May Be Frozen Out Instead
Influential senator blasts chemotherapy demonstration project
Brace yourself. Next year may not be any better for [...]
