VAGINAL DELIVERY WITH STERILIZATION AND/OR D&C WITH CC DRG Code 797

SDoH guidelines, HCC realignments, and a new BPH ablation procedure share the spotlight. Things change rapidly in the world of oncology coding, so it’s important to stay on top of each new development as it happens. Here are four recent [...]

Learn Lessons From VNSNY’s COVID Vaccination Practice About 50 percent of the agency’s aides have undergone vaccination; encouragement — including $100 bonuses — probably helped. Home health and hospice agencies’ challenges come on multiple fronts for COVID-19 vaccination, including securing [...]

Hint: Your best coding starts with a detailed diagnosis. If your otolaryngologist or speech therapist treats a patient for dysphagia (difficulty in swallowing), catching all the details will make the difference in your coding. Read on for our experts’ advice [...]

Rule out fracture, check for casts and orthotic devices. If you’re reporting heel spur excision as a lone procedure, you could be leaving money on the table. Your surgeon may be doing more than just an excision and not capturing [...]

You might want to work on your pain management strategies first.Required quality reporting for hospices begins in the fourth quarter this year, but the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services already is making plans for the next steps in the [...]

You might want to work on your pain management strategies first.Required quality reporting for hospices begins in the fourth quarter this year, but the Cen-ters for Medicare & Medicaid Services already is making plans for the next steps in the [...]

Discover new ways to code for Pap tests, OB conditionsYou already know to look at the 795 series for ICD-9 codes to support your cervical Pap smear claim, but you-ll have a total of 20 new smear options for 2009. [...]

In addition to relative value units (RVUs), which are the basis for calculating Medicare payments for physicians, the annual CMS Physician Fee Schedule contains valuable direction for coders. Pathology practices can glean much information from the Fee Schedule , including [...]

Question: What is the proper HCPCS Code for non-ionic contrast injection for IV? Our patient has an allergic reaction with regular the injection, and we must use Omipaque, which costs $75 per bottle. I cannot find any proper code. Anonymous [...]