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Congenital hypothyroidism (243)

ICD-9 code 243 for Congenital hypothyroidism is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -DISORDERS OF THYROID GLAND (240-246).

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2022 Toledo Ohio AAPC Chapter Information

The Toledo, Ohio AAPC chapter meets on the 2nd Wednesday of each month. We have many great educational speakers scheduled for 2022, and our meetings are typically worth 2 CEUs. Announcements and meet... [ Read More ]

Billing Out of State Telehealth Visits

(Posting this in the General Coding Forum as well, just in case) Does anyone have any information regarding telehealth visits for out of state patients? At AuditCon, my co-worker heard in a webinar th... [ Read More ]

Out of state telehealth visits

(Posting this in the Billing Forum as well, just in case) Does anyone have any information regarding telehealth visits for out of state patients? At AuditCon, my co-worker heard in a webinar that prov... [ Read More ]

Spine surgery revision?

Hello, I read this as a laminectomy for decompression of spinal nerve [B]through the lateral recess thus [/B]63047 and 63048 is the way I would go. If there is a dx on OP for stenosis then per the AHA... [ Read More ]

D&E(dilation and evacuation )of the Retained POC w/without hemorrhage After Abortion.

Hello Coding Professionals! :) I am a new coder and will greatly appreciate your help with understanding on how to choose the correct CPT code for the following scenario. I have seen a few cases when ... [ Read More ]

TTL for Capitation and fee for service

[QUOTE="SharonCollachi, post: 489165, member: 654943"] Have you read the ECW billing guide here?: [URL]http://71.14.243.179/Customer_Manuals/Old/BillingUsersGuide_070207.pdf[/URL] It looks like it g... [ Read More ]

TTL for Capitation and fee for service

Have you read the ECW billing guide here?: [URL]http://71.14.243.179/Customer_Manuals/Old/BillingUsersGuide_070207.pdf[/URL] It looks like it gives you a comprehensive step-by-step guide to handling... [ Read More ]

Denial claim

[QUOTE="thomas7331, post: 486379, member: 5404"] Yes, but if that's the case, the payer should be using a CO-243 denial code, not PR-243. [/QUOTE] This is true. But they still screw it up. Frequentl... [ Read More ]

Denial claim

[QUOTE="SharonCollachi, post: 486365, member: 654943"] Unless it's an HMO in a state that forbids billing the patient when the provider did not obtain an authorization... like here in California. [/QU... [ Read More ]

Denial claim

[QUOTE="ashleyw2120@yahoo.com, post: 486229, member: 697308"] I have a denial remit from BCBS. The reason code that was given was PR-243, which states "Services not authorized by network/primary care ... [ Read More ]

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