Pathology/Lab Coding Alert
Reader Question:
Monitor Procedure-Code Deletion Date
Published on Fri Nov 09, 2018
You’ve reached your limit of free articles. Already a subscriber? Log in.
Not a subscriber? Subscribe today to continue reading this article. Plus, you’ll get:
- Simple explanations of current healthcare regulations and payer programs
- Real-world reporting scenarios solved by our expert coders
- Industry news, such as MAC and RAC activities, the OIG Work Plan, and CERT reports
- Instant access to every article ever published in Revenue Cycle Insider
- 6 annual AAPC-approved CEUs
- The latest updates for CPT®, ICD-10-CM, HCPCS Level II, NCCI edits, modifiers, compliance, technology, practice management, and more
Related Articles
Other Articles in this issue of
Pathology/Lab Coding Alert
- CPT® 2019:
Embrace New FNA Extraction 'Guidance-Specific' Codes
Evaluation coding stays the same. When your pathologist extracts a fine needle aspiration (FNA) specimen [...] - ICD-10-CM Quiz:
Tackle Diagnosis Coding for This GIST Case
Consider “behavior” to pick the right code. Test your diagnosis-coding prowess for the following surgical [...] - ICD-10 CM Answers:
Check Your GIST-Case Diagnosis Code
Know ‘sarcoma’ behavior. The short answer to this coding quiz is: C49.A3 (Gastrointestinal stromal tumor [...] - Compliance:
5 Tips Dodge Denials for Signature Errors
Avoid this common CERT pitfall. Perfect CPT® and ICD-10-CM coding might not be enough to [...] - You Be the Coder:
See How Diagnosis and Bundling Impact Ovarian Case
Question: The pathologist evaluates a left-salpingo-oophorectomy specimen that the surgeon submits for a “enlarged ovarian [...] - Reader Question:
Match Panel-Code Test List
Question: Our lab received an order for blood electrolytes potassium, sodium, total calcium, chloride, magnesium, [...] - Reader Question:
Look for Fee Schedule Updates
Question: What conversion factor and program changes should I expect from the 2019 Medicare Physician [...] - Reader Question:
Monitor Procedure-Code Deletion Date
Question: We had a case that involved a procedure performed in late December that we [...]
View All
