Primary Care Coding Alert
CPT-2000 Codes Hold Few Changes for Family Practices
There are only six notable changes in this years CPT codes that affect family practitione... Read more
There are only six notable changes in this years CPT codes that affect family practitione... Read more
Get Paid for Additional Time Taken For Patient/Family Counseling
When it comes to receiving adequate reimbursement for counseling a patient and/or a member... Read more
When it comes to receiving adequate reimbursement for counseling a patient and/or a member... Read more
Type of Injection Combined With Other Problems Determines Proper Coding
When family pracitioners administer injections unrelated to the primary reason for the pat... Read more
When family pracitioners administer injections unrelated to the primary reason for the pat... Read more
Correct Coding Tips For Routine Diabetic Patient Visits
Although there are many instances in which using preventive-medicine codes are the correct... Read more
Although there are many instances in which using preventive-medicine codes are the correct... Read more
Reader Question:
Time-Consuming Care
Question: How do we discern which codes to use for patient hospital admissions, stays or d... Read more
Time-Consuming Care
Question: How do we discern which codes to use for patient hospital admissions, stays or d... Read more
Reader Question:
Billing Diagnostic Tests
Question: Can you bill for diagnostic tests conducted at the same time as an office visit,... Read more
Billing Diagnostic Tests
Question: Can you bill for diagnostic tests conducted at the same time as an office visit,... Read more
Reader Question:
Two Visits, Same Day
Question: A physician (on call for medical group) renders subsequent hospital visit servic... Read more
Two Visits, Same Day
Question: A physician (on call for medical group) renders subsequent hospital visit servic... Read more
Modifier -25 Allows You to Bill for Separate Problem Handled During Routine Preventive Visit
Family practitioners commonly see their patients for preventive-care visits, but how sho... Read more
Family practitioners commonly see their patients for preventive-care visits, but how sho... Read more
How to Bill Incident To When Carriers Guides Are Inconsistent
With 39 percent of the family practices in the U.S. using some type of non-physician provi... Read more
With 39 percent of the family practices in the U.S. using some type of non-physician provi... Read more
Common Use of Starred Procedures May Differ From CPT Guildelines
Starred procedures often refer to relatively minor surgical services. While most surgical ... Read more
Starred procedures often refer to relatively minor surgical services. While most surgical ... Read more
Size, Location, Medical Necessity Affect Lesion Removal Coding
The problem with lesion removal arises when family doctors confuse medical terms with CPT ... Read more
The problem with lesion removal arises when family doctors confuse medical terms with CPT ... Read more
Reader Question:
Billing Complex Hospital Admissions
Question: How do we discern what codes to use for patient hospital admissions, stays or di... Read more
Billing Complex Hospital Admissions
Question: How do we discern what codes to use for patient hospital admissions, stays or di... Read more
Reader Question:
Coding Diagnostic Tests and Office Visit
Question: Can you bill for diagnostic tests conducted at the same time as an office visit ... Read more
Coding Diagnostic Tests and Office Visit
Question: Can you bill for diagnostic tests conducted at the same time as an office visit ... Read more
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1999