See what the total revenue increase could be for all 7 services. Over the last two months, we’ve looked at four ways to boost revenue for your practice, which could potentially help you adjust care programs, upgrade office equipment, adjust [...]
Hospitalization metric is a shoe-in. Value-Based Purchasing in home care is inevitable, so home care providers are going to have to get used to some sort of VBP system. Commenters on the VBP proposal had plenty to say when it [...]
Modifier missteps could cost you over $800. If your urologist documented that he performed a bladder and/or urethral fixation for stress incontinence in conjunction with a gynecologist who performed a transabdominal hysterectomy at the same time, do you know what [...]
Check the index to keep fluid retention coding on track. The next time you code edema, check to see if the documentation clarifies whether it is localized or generalized. If not, it’s time for a documentation tune-up so you’re ready [...]
Warning: Modifier missteps could cost you nearly $800. If your gynecologist documented that he performed a transabdominal hysterectomy in conjunction with an urologist who performed a bladder and/or urethral fixation for stress incontinence, do you know what to report? The [...]
Modifier will reap each surgeon 62.5 percent of procedure code. When deciding how to report a physician’s work when she teams with another physician, coding can get tough. Check out this clinical example of a modifier 62 (Two surgeons) encounter, [...]
Modifier missteps could cost you nearly $800. If your urologist documented that he performed a bladder and/or urethral fixation for stress incontinence in conjunction with a gynecologist who performed a transabdominal hysterectomy at the same time, do you know what [...]
Check the index to keep fluid retention coding on track. The next time you code edema, check to see if the documentation clarifies whether it is localized or generalized. If not, it’s time for a documentation tune-up so you’re ready [...]
Question: A patient was admitted to the hospital with severe dehydration and hyponatremia. The provider offered 30 minutes of service to the patient on the day of discharge from the hospital. How should I code? Colorado Subscriber Answer: You would use procedure [...]
Focus on the underlying condition for best results. You can code correctly and efficiently for acidosis and alkalosis only when you know the reasons for pulmonologist’s treatment choices. This, in turn, is possible when you have sufficient knowledge about various [...]
