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Question: Can you point me to a resource to explain how to bill for interrupted time? South Dakota subscriber Answer: Interrupted time, which is also referred to as discontinuous time, is explained in Chapter 2 – Anesthesia Services in the National Correct [...]

If you’ve been sitting on claims that returned in error for Reason Code C5467, it’s time to resubmit them. Problem: For home health agencies in Review Choice Demonstration states, “HHAs that selected the pre-claim review (PCR) option have reported claims [...]

The pandemic isn’t distracting Medicare from your therapy utilization. You’d better be checking your pre- and post-PDGM therapy stats, because the feds are. So indicates a new message from HHH Medicare Ad­ministrative Contractor National Government Services. In a July 7 [...]

It's time to update your systems and templates to get ready for the new and revised ICD-10 codes that take effect October 1, 2017. There are 363 new codes, 142 deletions, and 226 code revisions. Don't let these numbers overwhelm [...]

There’re might not be many updates, but you’ll be glad to see them. CMS has released its “first look” at updates to ICD-10 that will become effective on Oct. 1, 2017, including some welcome shifts for urology coders. Read on [...]

Prepare for MIPS and APMs. Fee for service is on the way out, and the Merit Based Incentive Program System (MIPS) is the wave of the future for Medicare pay. MIPS comes compliments of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization [...]

Question: When we report to Medicare, what PQRS measures should we be using now that they bumped it up to nine?I am having difficulty trying to find measures that are applicable to urology. Alaska Subscriber Answer: Urology experts advise you look at [...]

Question: What PQRS measures should we be reporting for anesthesia in 2015? Wyoming Subscriber Answer: First, take note that Measure 30 (Perioperative care: Timing of prophylactic antibiotic: administering physician) has been retired for 2015 so is no longer valid. You’ll need to [...]

Question: Our oncologist confirmed the diagnosis of a follicular neoplasm of the thyroid gland. Do we report this as benign or malignant? Are thyroid follicular neoplasms always malignant? Wisconsin Subscriber Answer: For a benign thyroid gland neoplasm, you would report [...]

The latest from the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) for 2012 does not bode well for therapists, Kristi Stumpf MCS-P, CPC, COSC, ACS-OR, precision auditing and coding, owner senior orthopedic coder & auditor, The Coding Network told Eli. She pointed [...]