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Be well versed in anatomy to differentiate tendon from nerve codes. Hand and wrist surgery operative reports can be overwhelming from a coding perspective, particularly when the surgeon performs more than 10 procedures during the session. Here’s the key to [...]

Learn to differentiate tendon codes from nerve codes by studying your anatomy. Hand and wrist surgery operative reports can be overwhelming, particularly when the surgeon performs more than 10 procedures. Here’s the key to keeping your claims in order — [...]

Question: Can you help with this scenario? The operative note has the following for diagnosis:Laceration flexor carpi radialis.Laceration musculotendinous junction of the extensor digitorum superficialis tendon.Laceration sensory radial nerve.Brachioradialis laceration.The procedures performed by our surgeon are as follows:Repair flexor carpi [...]

Medicare will pay for trips to nursing homes or homebound patients. If the cost of fuel is eating up your reimbursement when your personnel travel to homes or nursing homes to take samples for lab tests, Medicare has a solution. [...]

Remember: Medicare will pay a travel allowance to draw specimens from nursing home or homebound patients. If the cost of fuel is eating up your reimbursement when your lab technician travels to houses or nursing homes to collect specimens, Medicare has [...]

Remember: Medicare will pay a travel allowance to draw specimens from nursing home or homebound patientsIf the cost of fuel is eating up your reimbursement when your lab technician travels to houses or nursing homes to collect specimens, Medicare has [...]

Surprise: Medicare found some oncologists undercoding Errors in billing, coding and documentation led to more than $100 million in improper payments to oncologists between Oct. 1, 2005, and Sept. 30, 2006 -- and you-d better believe that Medicare will want [...]

Question: We recently saw a workers- compensation patient who had traumatic neuritis of the thumb. The patient was repetitively using a drill and developed a lump on his thumb that caused the problem. Which ICD-9 code is appropriate?Massachusetts Subscriber Answer: [...]

Hint:  Select the proper code based on injection siteProper coding for facet injections depends on the diagnosis listed in the physician's documentation and how many units he administers. Physicians use facet injections to help relieve the pain of many common--and [...]

Stop denials now by learning how to code injections properly If your orthopedic surgeons administer facet injections regularly, pay attention to these key areas to help make sure your claims aren't denied. Verify That the Diagnosis Is Appropriate Physicians use [...]