Choose different codes for atherosclerosis of bypass grafts vs. native arteries. If you find peripheral artery disease (PAD) and peripheral vascular disease (PVD) coding confusing, you’re not alone. Read on for some helpful insight on how best to maneuver this [...]
Understand DED coding nuances to safeguard your practice’s reimbursement. Nearly half of all U.S. adults experience signs and symptoms of dry eye disease (DED), and roughly a third of patients in eye care clinics present with complaints related to dry [...]
Hint: If patient suspects foreign body but ophthalmologist can’t find, code eye pain. You don’t have to have a clear-cut final diagnosis handed to you on a silver-plated electronic medical record (EMR) to find a code that accurately describes the [...]
Save your practice from denials by accurately coding nonspecific complaints. When a patient presents with vague, generalized complaints — such as blurry vision, dry eyes, or a foreign-body sensation — you can find the right code to report if you [...]
Where does your area fall in the wage index reshuffle? The 5 percent cap on wage index decreases in 2021 — but no such cap on increases — is good news for scores of counties across the U.S. Background: Under [...]
From macular degeneration to screenings, make sure you’re applying the right ICD-10 codes. All eye care practices are probably aware by now that you’ll be selecting your office and outpatient E/M codes based on either medical decision making (MDM) or [...]
Report new code L89.506 for pressure-induced deep tissue damage of an unspecified ankle. CMS recently published its list of the new ICD-10 2020 codes, but they won’t go into effect until Oct. 1, 2019. Read on to check out how [...]
New diagnoses expand several sets of ICD-10 codes. When ICD-10 2020 goes into effect, there will be several codes that you’ll want to take note of—especially if your orthopedic practice treats congenital foot anomalies. The October 1, 2019 implementation date [...]
CMS wants you to avoid the problems outlined in the OIG report. Does your hospital outpatient department submit claims for patient encounters that include both outpatient right heart catheterizations (RHCs) and heart biopsies? If so, CMS wants you to know [...]
Revised guidelines, additions, deletions, reimbursement mappings and more… Prepare yourself for the new and revised ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS codes that go into effect Oct. 1, 2016, along with the associated DRG changes. This April 19, CMS posted the much awaited [...]
