DEGENERATIVE NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC DRG Code 057
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- Reimbursement: Get Clues For Review Target Areas From State Error Rates - (Dec 18, 2018)
Highest-ranking states may surprise you. Medicare’s payment error rate for hospices and home health agencies together varies widely from state to state, shows the latest Medicare payment error report. Among the many figures included in the report is a state-by-state [...]
- Regulations: See Where Your State Falls On Improper Payment Rate Spectrum - (Dec 14, 2018)
High claims volume doesn’t necessarily translate to high error rates. Wondering where the feds might choose to crack down next with stepped up claims review or more intense fraud and abuse-fighting activity? Stats included in the latest Medicare payment error [...]
- ICD-9 Update: Cancer and Pregnancy Complication Codes Dominate the 2008 Changes - (Oct 12, 2010)
If you-re only looking at what codes are new, you-re missing vital information Ob-gyn coders, prepare yourselves. You-ve got tons of new ob-gyn-related codes and revisions to learn for 2008. Prepare for the mental shift on Oct. 1 by pouring [...]
- Reader Questions: Arthro Posterior Remplissage = 29999 - (Mar 27, 2010)
Question: The orthopedic surgeon completed an arthroscopic Bankart repair and arthroscopic posterior remplissage procedure of the shoulder. What codes can I submit? Texas Subscriber Answer: Arthroscopic Bankart repair is 29806 (Arthroscopy, shoulder, surgical; capsulorrhaphy). CPT does not have a code [...]
- Upcoming Diagnostic Changes Revealed: Alter Your Classification of This Common Childhood Disease - (Jun 07, 2007)
ICD-9 2008 brings changes for 2 herpesvirus infections, recognizes infant botulismWhen new ICD-9 codes go into effect this fall, correct coding mandates that you update your superbill with new codes for roseola, Parvovirus and infant botulism.The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention released [...]
- Reader Questions: Change 3 Disease Codes on Your ICD-9 Bill - (Jan 26, 2007)
Question: We're trying to get up to speed on the ICD-9 2008 diagnoses that became effective Oct. 1? What are the main ones we should be aware of? Vermont Subscriber Answer: You didn't miss the hoopla over new and revised [...]