TRANSURETHRAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC DRG Code 668

Question: How do I code an epidural blood patch procedure on the same day as labor and delivery? Should I include a modifier on the claim? Minnesota Subscriber Answer: Administering a blood patch on the same day as labor and delivery is [...]

Question: How do I code an epidural blood patch procedure on the same day as labor and delivery? Should I include a modifier?Minnesota SubscriberAnswer: Administering a blood patch on the same day as labor and delivery is unusual because most [...]

Question: A nursing home patient who has been dependent on ventilator was brought to the office for evaluation. The pulmonologist found him to have pneumonia. What ICD-9 code should I report?Kentucky SubscriberAnswer: You should use 997.31 (Ventilator-associated pneumonia) on your [...]

Question: How do I code an epidural blood patch procedure on the same day as labor and delivery? Should I include a modifier? Minnesota Subscriber Answer: Administering a blood patch on the same day as labor and delivery is unusual [...]

You can now code pleural effusions based on malignancy The ICD-9 2009 manual will bring a few changes to the pleural effusion and pneumonia categories. ED coders should be sure to note these changes before the new codes take effect [...]

For specificity's sake, superbill must contain 209.xx, 511.8x and 997.3xIf you don't get your 2009 ICD-9 coding down pat, come this fall you'll be in the wrong category for malignant lung tumors and pleural effusions. Our experts walk you through [...]

 Will you be able to keep these new non-facility rates?The 2005 Physician Fee Schedule includes surprising gains for some big-ticket procedures.Thanks to new practice expense data, payments will rise dramatically for some procedures performed by cardiologists, radiologists, radiation on-cologists and [...]