When CPT® revised the psychotherapy and psychiatry codes last year, many mental health clinicians started using the codes immediately without giving much thought to how documentation would have to change to support the codes. CMS has taken note of the [...]
Even government entities are finding that keeping up with patient privacy laws can be a tough task. Skagit County, Washington has settled with the Department of Health and Human Services for $215,000 over potential HIPAA violations. “This case marks the [...]
Plus: CMS resolves hospice NPI issue. Even government entities are finding that keeping up with patient privacy laws can be a tough task. This week, Skagit County, Washington settled with HHS for $215,000 over potential HIPAA violations. “This case marks [...]
Mind the etiology/manifestation sequencing guidelines. Your patient’s diabetes impacts the care you provide and the reimbursement you receive. Make sure you know how to code for it correctly, or you could find yourself swimming in denials. Before assigning a code [...]
Hint: Always verify your alphabetic index findings with the tabular list. If you're new to home health coding, you may find the gigantic ICD-9 manual daunting. But this hefty volume is a coder's best friend. The following tips will have [...]
Question: I am coding a claim that includes the following: "secondary diabetes w/ renal manifestations." Do I have enough information to choose a diagnosis code with these notes? -- Michigan Subscriber Answer: You have enough there to choose 249.40 (Secondary diabetes [...]
Question: I have a puzzling claim in front of me. The notes indicate that the nonphysician practitioner (NPP) provided an E/M service for a patient with "2ndary diabetes w/renal manifest." Do I have enough information to choose a diagnosis code [...]
Question: I have a puzzling claim in front of me. The notes indicate that the nonphysician practitioner (NPP) provided an E/M service for a patient with "2ndary diabetes w/renal manifest." Do I have enough information to choose a diagnosis code [...]
Question: I am coding a claim for which the notes indicate that the nonphysician practitioner (NPP) provided an E/M service for an established patient with "secondary diabetes w/ renal manifest." Do I have enough information to choose a diagnosis code [...]
Question: Our surgeon performs an abdominal closure using left and right myofascial advancement flaps. I believe we should code one unit of 15734 because flap codes refer to the recipient area -- not donor site. But the surgeon believes we should [...]
