Always report the code with the highest level of specificity, based on documentation. October 1 brings the next round of ICD-10-CM codes to both software and manuals, and if you’re not prepared, your claims could end up in limbo — [...]
Check out the Excludes1 note to keep your coding on track. Learning ICD-10’s replacement for syncope code 780.2 shouldn’t put a hitch in your implementation plan because you’ve got a one-to-one code swap to look forward to. Read on for [...]
Plus: Prepare for CBSA transition. Seven years of Budget Neutrality Adjustment Factor reductions to Medicare hospice payments rates will come to an end next year. The seven-year phase-out of the BNAF began with a 10 percent reduction in FY 2010 [...]
Check out the Excludes1 note to keep your coding on track. Learning ICD-10’s replacement for syncope code 780.2 shouldn’t put a hitch in your implementation plan because you’ve got a one-to-one code swap to look forward to. Read on for [...]
Plus: Prepare for CBSA transition. Seven years of Budget Neutrality Adjustment Factor reductions to Medicare hospice payments rates will come to an end next year. The seven-year phase-out of the BNAF began with a 10 percent reduction in FY 2010 [...]
Tip: Be careful of which codes you can submit together. Each code for autonomic testing has specific requirements before you can bill it, which means you need to know details regarding descriptors, medical necessity, and more. The following three steps [...]
Figure out what qualifies as “emergency.” “Emergency of short duration” is among the criteria for extra services your anesthesiologists can perform when their claim qualifies for medical direction. Read on to know which situations could satisfy the “emergency criteria” for [...]
Know whether extra services help or hurt your claim Your anesthesiologist is medically directing three cases when he’s asked to step out and assist with a service for another patient. Is he still able to report the initial cases as [...]
Know whether extra services help or hurt your claim Your anesthesiologist is medically directing three cases when he’s asked to step out and assist with a service for another patient. Is he still able to report the initial cases as [...]
Split these procedures apart to prevent denials. Deciphering clinical chart details to figure out how to identify services in the ED can challenge the most experienced ED coders. That’s especially true for cardioversions and defibrillations, which can trigger denials when [...]
