To get a more complete picture of how a knee arthroscopy scenario might play out, take a look at this example from Jessyka Burke, BHSA, CPC, COSC, CASCC, coding specialist at Cascade Orthopaedics in Auburn Washington. The three encounters take [...]
Like many costs these days, an Administrative Law Judge-related expense will go up next year. Currently, the amount in controversy (AIC) threshold stands at $180 for ALJ hearings, and that number will stay the same for calendar year 2023, according [...]
If you’re filing an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) request, expect one thing to remain status quo in 2023 — and another to increase. Currently, the amount in controversy (AIC) threshold stands at $180 for ALJ hearings, and that number will stay [...]
Coding shifts when diagnostic becomes surgical. A common diagnostic tool in an orthopedic office is the knee arthroscopy. Using this technique, the provider can examine if the patient has any underlying injury or issue that might be causing the patient [...]
Get the scoop on the nearly here 2020 ICD-10-CM changes. CMS recently released the new ICD-10 2020 codes, but they won’t go into effect until Oct. 1, 2019. Read on to check out some of the new codes you may [...]
Dig into new atrial fibrillation codes I48.11 and I48.19. CMS recently published its list of the new ICD-10 2020 codes, but they won’t go into effect until Oct. 1, 2019. Read on to check out how these new codes and [...]
Medicare uses 5 data measures to identify providers for scrutiny. If you serve a lot of patients with a primary diagnosis of diabetes or hypertension, you may have wound up on the feds’ radar. Why? In a new report, the [...]
Study these polyp removal codes for quick and accurate reimbursement. It’s easy to look at your gastroenterologist’s notes and determine whether he performed polyp removal from the patient’s colon. More difficult, however, is selecting the right CPT code for the [...]
Use biopsy codes for polypectomy in case of cold forceps. You are looking at a loss of hard-earned dollars and a possible audit if you fail to capture the right code for your gastroenterologist’s colonic polyp removal method. Accurate assignment [...]
Prepare your surgeons to add op-note detail. Whether the patient’s colon diverticulitis involves bleeding may be the only detail your general surgeons need to currently report in the op note, but that won’t be true when ICD-10 goes into effect [...]
