Look for lots of new options for coding aortic aneurysms. Remember, new ICD-10-CM codes go into effect Oct. 1, annually. Take careful note of these new codes and other code updates to make sure your diagnosis code assignments for these [...]
Hint: You’ll see new code I20.2 for refractory angina pectoris. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released the new ICD-10-CM 2023 codes. Not only will you gain 22 new aortic aneurysm codes, but you will also see [...]
Hint: You’ll see new code I20.2 for refractory angina pectoris. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released the new ICD-10-CM 2023 codes. Not only will you gain 22 new aortic aneurysm codes, but you will also see [...]
Question: Our practice is using health apps and wearable devices to remotely monitor patients’ vitals when they’re at home. We’ve established a secure network, data collection policies, and are complying with HIPAA rules. Do you have any other advice to [...]
Get your patient involved before billing 82270. Coding for your gastroenterologist’s fecal occult blood tests (FOBTs) depends heavily on patient status at the time of the test. Further, you’ll have to remember that Medicare has deleted one of its G [...]
Look for relation to splenic flexure. You read about screening colonoscopies last month in “Payer, Risk, and Findings Drive Colonoscopy Code Choices” (General Surgery Coding Alert Vol. 16, No. 6), but do you know how to handle diagnostic colonoscopy cases? [...]
Question: The surgeon performs a lesion re-excision for margin removal because the pathology report identifies “suspicious cells” but doesn’t diagnose malignancy. How should we code the re-excision procedure? Arkansas Subscriber Answer: Coding the re-excision does not depend on the pathology [...]
Question: The podiatrist performs a lesion re-excision for margin removal because the pathology report identifies "suspicious cells" but doesn’t diagnose malignancy. How should we code the re-excision procedure? Arkansas Subscriber Answer: Coding the re-excision does not depend on the pathology [...]
Question: The dermatologist performs a lesion re-excision for margin removal because the pathology report identifies "suspicious cells" but doesn’t diagnose malignancy. How should we code the re-excision procedure? Arkansas Subscriber Answer: Coding the re-excision does not depend on the pathology [...]
Question: The surgeon performs a lesion re-excision for margin removal because the pathology report identifies "suspicious cells" but doesn’t diagnose malignancy. How should we code the re-excision procedure? Arkansas Subscriber Answer: Coding the re-excision does not depend on the pathology [...]
