Tip: Check VA financial enrollment, then evaluate billing. If you are treating patients under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA) and not receiving reimbursement, ensure electronic funds transfer (EFT) is properly set up [...]
Know the ins and outs of coding the conditions and treatments. As a gastroenterology coder, you’re bound to receive medical records that require the coding of intestinal fistula diagnoses and repairs. In this article, Revenue Cycle Insider dissects the appropriate [...]
Specify obesity classes with new codes. With more than 250 new diagnosis codes, the 2025 ICD-10 code set affects almost every category. On Oct. 1, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updated the code set, and as [...]
See how obesity coding is getting more precise. With more than 250 new diagnosis codes, the 2025 ICD-10-CM code set affects almost every category. On Oct. 1, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will update the code [...]
Also, synovitis/tenosynovitis combo code expands. ICD-10-CM has released its list of new, revised, and deleted codes for 2025. Impact: Code sets have been expanded for type 1 diabetes and several eating disorders, among others. You’ll want to know the changes [...]
Also, synovitis/tenosynovitis combo code expands. ICD-10 has released its list of new, revised, and deleted codes for 2025. Impact: Code sets have been expanded for type 1 diabetes and several eating disorders, among others. You’ll want to know the changes [...]
Also, synovitis/tenosynovitis combo code expands. ICD-10 has released its list of new, revised, and deleted codes for 2025. Impact: Code sets have been expanded for type 1 diabetes and several eating disorders, among others. You’ll want to know the changes [...]
Question: A patient is in for a routine exam and has no complaints. The ophthalmologist finds intraocular pressures of 30 mm Hg in both eyes along with suspicious cupping. The physician performs gonioscopy and visual field (VF) testing but does not [...]
Learn which details help you choose between the B30.- and H10.- code groups. Ophthalmologists and optometrists are no strangers to conjunctivitis, so knowing how to properly code this common ocular infection is extremely important if you want to avoid losing [...]
Understand when to report from the B30.- versus the H10.- group. School is well underway, and students aren’t the only ones populating the classrooms — so are germs like those that cause conjunctivitis. Pediatricians are no strangers to this highly [...]
