Question: A mother brings her child into the office complaining that the child’s breath is bad. Our physician examines the pharynx to find a stuck fish bone. The physician removes the bone with tongs. How do I code this? Massachusetts Subscriber [...]
930 (Foreign body on external eye) 930.1 (Corneal foreign body) 931 (Foreign body in the ear) 932 (Foreign body in the nose) 933.0 (Foreign body in pharynx) 933.1 (Foreign body in larynx) 934.0 (Foreign body in trachea) 934.1 (Foreign body [...]
Tip: Make this 'rigid' versus 'flexible' scope distinction. Are you relying on 31575 for all your diagnostic scope claims? You could be denying your practice up to $80 per claim, and during these times, you can't afford to miss a [...]
Tip: Make this 'rigid' versus 'flexible' scope distinction. Are you relying on 31575 for all your diagnostic scope claims? You could be denying your practice up to $80 per claim, and during these times, you can't afford to miss a [...]
Follow this strategy and earn $67 for each contact lens procedure.You know you can't bill Medicare for regular refractive contact lenses, but you can expect reimbursement for contact lenses for patients presenting with keratoconus and aphakia -- if you know these [...]
Follow this strategy and earn $67 for each contact lens procedure.You know you can't bill Medicare for regular refractive contact lenses, but you can expect reimbursement for contact lenses for patients presenting with keratoconus and aphakia -- if you know these [...]
Question: How should I code a transnasal esophagoscopy (TNE)? Louisiana SubscriberAnswer: Choose one of two CPT codes, depending on whether the TNE involved a biopsy. For a TNE in which the otolaryngologist does not perform a biopsy, report 43200 (Esophagoscopy, [...]
Here's what documentation you need to prove the scope is medically necessary. If you're uncertain when you should report scope code 31575, then check out these details that will open the door to submitting this code to payers. Problem 1: [...]
Stop on Higher-Paying Scope Code Minus Laryngeal Exam Indication You can net almost $100 more in diagnostic scope pay if you can spot the words that should keep you with 31231 or 92511 instead of 31575. With ENTs billing [...]
Anatomy paints picture of 92511, 31231 or 31575 territory You can net almost $100 more in diagnostic scope pay if you can spot the words that should keep you with 31231 or 92511 instead of 31575. With ENTs billing Part [...]
