Pulmonology Coding Alert
Ensure Accurate Physician Documentation When Coding 305.1
Pulmonology Coding Alert
- Preventive Service:
G0436, G0437 Seal Your Asymptomatic Tobacco Use Preventive Counseling Coding
Reserve codes 99406-99407 for symptomatic counseling claims. When an asymptomatic Medicare patient who uses tobacco [...] - Know 3 Eligibility Criteria
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) guidance for the preventive service began nearly [...] - ICD-10:
Ensure Accurate Physician Documentation When Coding 305.1
Prepare to use F17.200 for nicotine dependence beginning Oct. 1, 2013.Thinking of habitual smokers as [...] - Coding Tips:
Boost Your Thoracentesis Coding Accuracy With This Advice
Needle or catheter guide your code selectionYou'll find reporting thoracentesis an arduous task as there [...] - ICD-9/ICD-10 Crosswalk:
Handy Chart Helps Capture Your Pleural Effusion Conditions
Pleural effusion can be caused by a number of clinical conditions. Table 1 below enlists [...] - You Be the Coder:
Differentiate Split Billing or Global Billing for 94620
Question: For a patient who undergoes 6 min walks under pulmonary stress testing, should we [...] - Reader Question:
Discuss ABN with your patient before pertussis vaccination
Question: Our facility administered Tdap vaccine to a few Medicare patients. These patients did not sign [...] - Reader Question:
Do Not Miss POS for Outside Interpretations
Question: If our physician is performing interpretations for studies done at various hospitals from our [...] - Reader Question:
Stretch CF Code Up To Fifth Digit When Pneumonia Is Involved
Question: The physician orders a direct sputum acid-fast stain and culture for mycobacteria for a [...] - Reader Question:
Brace For Pay Rate Changes In 2012
Question: I heard that Medicare providers will face a 'catastrophically large' pay cut in 2012. [...]
