Pediatric Coding Alert
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Published on Sat Feb 01, 2003
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Pediatric Coding Alert
- Is Your Office Sacrificing Training and E/Ms? Get What You Deserve with 94664 and 9921X
The next time your practice drops everything to treat an unscheduled patient for wheezing, don't [...] - Did You Code the Session Correctly?
The pediatrician and nurse perform seven procedures (coding options follow each procedure):
1-2. Pulse oximetry [...] - Peds Receives Double Whammy:
Fee Schedule for 2003 Slashes RVU Reimbursement,Amount
Medicare not only cut relative value unit (RVU) reimbursement for 2003 by 4.4 percent in [...] - You Be the Coder:
To Append an Attempt or Not?
Test your coding knowledge. Determine how you would code this situation before looking at the [...] - Chart:
- Dont Let the Interim Fee Schedule Filing Rules Drive You Crazy
Juggling two fee schedules for one calendar year could drive the most patient pediatrician to [...] - Reader Question:
Dont Charge Extra for 69210 on Both Ears
Question: For CPT 69210 , should I charge one price if both ears are [...] - Reader Question:
On-Call Codes Describe Patient-Specific Attendance
Question: How do the new on-call codes apply? Insurers will likely not pay for the [...] - Keep an Eye on Follow-Up Care When Coding Extended Hospital Stays
To report care complexity and medical decision-making accurately for pediatric and neonatal patients receiving long-term [...] - Reader Question:
New Orders Accompany 99232
Question: The distinction between the documentation requirements for CPT 99231 and 99232 is [...] - Reader Question:
Team Conferences Require Case Management Codes
Question: How should we code for a team conference? Several providers are meeting regularly to [...] - You Be the Coder:
Readmission to ICU for Asthma Complications
Test your coding knowledge. Determine how you would code this situation before looking at the [...]
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