INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE WITH CC DRG Code 386

New GG items should top your priority list. If you think the changes coming to OASIS in January are relatively minor because they involve lots of dropped items and only six new ones, think again. The Centers for Medicare & [...]

Question: The otolaryngologist administered a transtympanic injection of a steroid for sudden hearing loss, but did not make an incision in the eardrum. How do we report this? North Carolina Subscriber Answer: The correct choice is to code a transtympanic (TM) injection [...]

Question: Our audiologist performed a VNG test in our office. We reported codes 92540, 92543, 92547, 92557, and 92567. During the examination, the patient was found to also have sensorineural hearing loss, so we submitted diagnoses 389.10 and 386.11. I also [...]

Question: I’m new to ENT coding so have a lot to learn. Can you tell me what an Epley maneuver is and how I would code it? Minnesota Subscriber Answer: The Epley maneuver is a simple but time-consuming treatment for a certain [...]

Heads up: You’ll need to know more specifics about affected sites. Physicians diagnose Meniere’s disease by assessing a patient’s symptoms and eliminating other potential conditions (see “Know When Symptoms Move From Vertigo to Meniere’s Disease for Accurate Coding” on page [...]

Tip: Watch for documentation of multiple symptoms over time. Meniere’s disease can sometimes be misinterpreted or misdiagnosed because it usually manifests in conjunction with migraine and/or vertigo. Read on for the latest on correctly diagnosing and treating Meniere’s. Know What’s [...]

Medicare says 95992 is a no-no. The Epley maneuver is a simple but time- consuming treatment for a type of dizziness. What happens: The Epley maneuver treats a form of vertigo (386.11, Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo or H81.1-, Benign paroxysmal [...]

You can achieve NPI reportability using these insider tips If you think that meeting Medicare's October implementation date to directly report audiologists- services is a pipe dream, these facts will help make complying with the NPI mandate obtainable. On Feb. [...]

Question: Our carrier will only reimburse for visual evoked response testing if I code optic neuritis and not, for instance, for multiple sclerosis (MS). Is this correct? Maryland Subscriber Answer: Visual evoked potential (VEP) testing (95930, central nervous system, checkerboard [...]

Some hospices receive corrected reports. Not all hospices received a PEPPER report, but you should make sure you didn’t get overlooked in error. Otherwise you’ll lose access to the stats that reviewers and other authorities are using to potentially target [...]