Primary Care Coding Alert
Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation
Published on Tue Oct 01, 2002
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Primary Care Coding Alert
- Cast Away Denials With Casting and Strapping Rules
There are no bones about it: Coding for casts and strapping instead of fracture care [...] - Modifier Madness:
Clear Up Confusion Over Modifiers -51 and -59
Modifiers -59 (Distinct procedural service) and -51 (Multiple procedures) have heads spinning, and the convoluted [...] - You Be the Coder:
Coumadin Coding
Test your coding knowledge. Determine how you would code this situation before looking at the [...] - Test Your Knowledge:
Coding Modifiers -51 and -59 Case by Case
Test your modifier knowledge. Determine how you would append this situation before looking at the box below [...] - Reader Question:
Cerumen Removal With E/M
Question: A patient came in complaining of congestion in his ear. After examining the patient [...] - Reader Question:
Injection and Nurse Visit
Question: When a patient comes in for a Depo-Provera injection, one of our physicians charges [...] - Reader Question:
Lesion Excision Global
Question: Three days after having a lesion removed, a patient came in with an infection [...] - Reader Question:
Extra Emergency Time
Question: A new patient came into the office with a laceration of her forearm. The [...] - Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation
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