ULTRASOUND ACCELERATED AND OTHER THROMBOLYSIS OF PERIPHERAL VASCULAR STRUCTURES WITHOUT MCC DRG Code 279

The American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) recently brought to our attention two clarifications relating to the article “Strengthen Your Understanding of the 2024 Physician Fee Schedule,” published in Podiatry Coding and Billing Alert Vol. 16, No. 1. G2211: The Podiatry [...]

Don’t make the mistake of thinking you won’t be affected if you don’t operate in one of those counties. Chances are going up that you’ll have to deal with the Medicare managed care’s Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Model hospice carve-in [...]

Watch out: Even if a plan doesn’t cover your area, your billing and payments could still be affected. Hospices hoping that Medicare managed care’s Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Model hospice carve-in would go away quietly are having those hopes dashed, [...]

Remember: Read “code first” notes carefully. If you report gout in your podiatry practice, you will need to understand many facets of this diagnosis, including the difference between acute and chronic gout, what the specific characters in the codes stand [...]

Plus: Hospitals are skirting proration for HH discharges, OIG accuses. If you think including discharges to hospice in Medicare’s proration policy for hospital discharges is adversely affecting hospice referrals, an influential advisory body to Congress does not agree. Reminder: The [...]

Consider some important MIPS-related changes. The 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) final rule includes a series of notable changes and policy revisions that will have a profound impact on your otolaryngology practice. However, in order to understand the scope [...]

Question: Notes indicate that the provider performed an evaluation and management (E/M) service for a new patient recovering from a spontaneous rupture of the ankle and foot. How do I choose an ICD-10 code for this condition, and what is [...]

Question: Notes indicate that the provider performed an evaluation and management (E/M) service for a new patient recovering from a spontaneous rupture of the ankle and foot. How do I choose an ICD-10 code for this condition, and what is a [...]

Question: Notes indicate that the orthopedist performed a level-three evaluation and management (E/M) service for an established patient with a spontaneous rupture of the ankle and foot. How do I choose an ICD-10 code for this condition, and what is [...]

Medicare Part B providers will have lots of new options in their coding wheelhouse starting on Oct. 1, 2018, according to the recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) release of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes. [...]