Novitas and FCSO will require documentation for certain pathology and laboratory claims. Medicare Administrative Contractors MAC Novitas Solutions and First Coast Service Options FCSO recently announc... [ Read More ]
Potential erroneous Medicare payments million to treat patients with opioid use disorder OUD are estimated at 17.8 million. The opioid crisis in the United States has led to record numbers of people d... [ Read More ]
Get an overview of key updates to the postacute care quality reporting programs for 2025. The Centers for Medicare 38 Medicaid Services is offering a crosssetting webbased training course that provide... [ Read More ]
Hospitals should use this tool to protect their profit margins. Diagnosisrelated group DRG validation ensures the accuracy of DRG assignment and payment for inpatient hospital stays. Since inpatient c... [ Read More ]
Meet a member who has made an indelible impression in the healthcare industry. AAPCs Member of the Month Nancy Reading RN BS CPC CPCP CPCI is a longtime member and a pillar in the healthcare community... [ Read More ]
I code Home Health Certifications for my practice (I know it's not the same), and it seems to me, that dementia could be a more appropriate code than hypothyroidism.
Like I said, I have never heard ... [ Read More ]
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General rule is that if you start a procedure arthroscopically, but complete the procedure open, you can only bill the open code, not both. That's ... [ Read More ]
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We did one shave biopsy and the path report came back as Inflamed AK with extremely focal areas of squamous cell carcinoma in situ. Margins negative for... [ Read More ]
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Have you gotten payment from Medicare on the 96132? The clinic I work for has not received payment on any of the medicare claims with 96132 on it. L... [ Read More ]
Have you gotten payment from Medicare on the 96132? The clinic I work for has not received payment on any of the medicare claims with 96132 on it. Looking for any input. The denial reason is :
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[COLOR=#cccccc]Is this exam Detailed if following 1995 guidelines? I think it qualifies for a EPF on both the 1995 and 1997 guidelines.
Please let me know wha... [ Read More ]
Is this exam Detailed if following 1995 guidelines? I think it qualifies for a EPF on both the 1995 and 1997 guidelines.
Please let me know what you think. Thanks!
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After obtaining informed consent, the patient was prepped and draped in sterile fashion. Approximately 5 mL's 2% lidocaine anesthesia was administered to the left groin prior to placement of the arte... [ Read More ]
Please put this posting out on the website – thank you!!
Full Time Medical Biller
Port Jefferson, NY
Job Description
· Follow up on claims
· Obtain authorizations
· Handling appeal... [ Read More ]