Question: One of our established patients with diabetes recently competed in a marathon. Several days later, he reported to our practitioner with pain and swelling in his left big toe. Our physician noted an area on the toe that was [...]
Question: One of our diabetic patients recently competed in a marathon. Several days later, he reported to our practitioner with pain and swelling in his left big toe. Our physician noted an area on the toe that was filled with [...]
Question: One of our diabetic patients recently competed in a marathon. Several days later, he reported to our practitioner with pain and swelling in his left big toe. Our physician noted an area on the toe that was filled with [...]
Instead of both types of diabetes having the same base number, they’ll each have their own. Don’t sigh when you look at the number of ICD-10 diabetes codes because their organization will be easier to search through. The codes will [...]
NOE billing, CAHPS also addressed in Open Door Forum. You’d better get on the stick if you want to avoid payment penalties for failing to submit Hospice Item Set information. Reminder: You were supposed to start submitting HIS-Admission and HIS-Discharge [...]
NOE billing, CAHPS also addressed in Open Door Forum. You’d better get on the stick if you want to avoid payment penalties for failing to submit Hospice Item Set information. Reminder: You were supposed to start submitting HIS-Admission and HIS-Discharge [...]
Turn to codes 74740 and 74742 for S&I done by your radiologist. Hysterosalpingography (HSG) coding, though easy, may leave you perplexed if you do not understand what your radiologist actually does during the procedure. For instance, your radiologist may be [...]
Question: I have a tough case that I need help with. The physician suspected a recurrence of a patient’s endometriosis causing a fallopian tube occlusion. The endo was treated by another doctor with cautery about 18 months ago, but the [...]
5 fill-in-the-blanks challenge your "encounter" diagnosis know-how. The V codes are not only for providing supplemental information on your ob-gyn claims, and you could be facing denials or lower payments because you’re avoiding V codes. They are, in fact, key [...]
Find out if a V code can be a primary diagnosis. The V codes are not only for providing supplemental information on your ob-gyn claims, and you could be facing denials or lower payments because you’re avoiding V codes. They [...]
