Hospital transfers, underreported falls, and sparing use of telehealth are highlights. You can expect to see more enforcement from one federal watchdog agency, if Congress is swayed by its claims. The HHS Office of Inspector General’s Fall 2023 Semiannual Report [...]
Question: Were there any 2021 errata updates for cardiology? I think I missed them for some reason. Ohio Subscriber Answer: Yes. The American Medical Association (AMA) has released the CPT® 2021 Errata and Technical Corrections that it made to the [...]
Be sure you understand what appending this modifier indicates to your payer. If your practice reports pacemaker insertion/replacement codes 33206-33208, studying Medicare’s latest instructions for reporting these codes is a must. Here’s a look at the latest list of covered [...]
Question: Should I code the presence of a ramus intermedius as an anomaly? Codify Subscriber Answer: You should not code the ramus intermedius (RI) as an anomaly using 746.85 (Coronary artery anomaly congenital) (ICD-10-CM: Q24.5, Malformation of coronary vessels). Under [...]
Question: What code would I use for procainamide challenge used to rule out Brugada syndrome? Codify Member Answer: This test is often performed in a hospital because there’s a possibility it will trigger a life-threatening heart arrhythmia. In that setting, [...]
Here's when you can code past the three E/M component levels. The physician provides an evaluation and management service for an established patient that requires an expanded problem focused history and exam. The E/M encounter, however, takes nearly 45 minutes [...]
Employ this start/stop time tip to stand up to audit scrutiny.The cardiologist provides an E/M service for an established patient that requires an expanded problem focused history and exam. The E/M encounter, however, takes nearly 45 minutes to complete. How [...]
Here's when you can code past the three E/M component levels. The physician provides an E/M service for an established patient that requires an expanded problem focused history and exam. The E/M encounter, however, takes nearly 45 minutes to complete. [...]
Here's when you can code past the three E/M component levels.The physician provides an E/M service for an established patient that requires an expanded problem focused history and exam. The E/M encounter, however, takes nearly 45 minutes to complete. How [...]
New York and Michigan have beefed up their SPM rosters, while other states, such as S. Carolina, have no volunteers. Although the Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) project is a nationwide initiative, some states are more active than others and recover [...]
