Remember: Don’t forget to consult CPT® guidelines. A patient returning for a repeat pap smear after abnormal or inconclusive results is a scenario common to ob-gyn practices and coders. Choosing the appropriate evaluation and management (E/M) service code is crucial [...]
Highlight this diagnosis code. When a patient returns because the Pap smear results are determined to be abnormal or display insufficient cells, you know the ob-gyn is going to perform a repeat smear — but do you know how to [...]
Surveyors will single out live discharges, CHC, GIP, and bereavement for sampling. The time has come for many of the hospice survey changes enacted in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 to take effect — but not the ones most [...]
Some private payers may reimburse the specimen handling. Your patient’s Pap smear results return as abnormal or display insufficient cells. In that case, the patient has to return to the office, and the ob-gyn will probably perform a repeat smear. [...]
Question: I am confused when it comes to reporting diagnosis codes for repeat Pap smears. Could you tell me what the difference is between an abnormal finding and unsatisfactory smear? Virginia Subscriber Answer: For an abnormal finding, you should use [...]
Pull out key phrases to ensure you’re selecting the most accurate choice. Your colposcopy coding choices are numerous, and so are the chances of picking the wrong code, which could cost you money. Take this challenge and see if you [...]
Some payers care whether the retest is diagnostic. For a female patient to return to your practice for a repeat Pap smear is common practice, but do you know how to avoid the common mistakes when it comes to reporting [...]
Here’s the diagnosis code you should apply. When a patient returns because her Pap smear results return as abnormal or display insufficient cells, you know the ob-gyn is going to perform a repeat smear — but do you know how [...]
Hint: Second Pap smear means reporting these CPT® codes. When a patient returns to your office for a repeat Pap smear, you’ve got to weigh your options of E/M and specimen handling codes, as well as diagnosis codes. Take this [...]
About 25 percent of the nation’s agencies will eventually be under RCD. If you’re one of the approximately 1,500 HHAs that will start the Review Choice Demonstration in the next four months, you should learn a lesson from the pioneering [...]
