Congress may circle back to furnish providers with one major provision that got left out of the America Rescue Plan Act. At press time, a bill introduced on March 13 was working its way through the House. H.R. 1868 would [...]
Your diagnosis choices will expand in October. Congenital midline nasal masses are rare malformations, but ENT coders should still know what they are and how to report them. These masses can include nasal gliomas, nasal dermoid cysts, and nasal encephaloceles. [...]
Hint: Watch out for signs of acute exacerbation and respiratory infections.As bronchiectasis is one type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease -- and a frequently-reported diagnosis, you'll need to be cued in on how to report the condition using ICD-10 codes [...]
Tip: Beware submitting probable diagnoses.If you use 748.3 for all your 'other' congenital abnormalities of the trachea and bronchi for conditions not otherwise specified in ICD-9, then you should be prepared to encounter more specific 'other' codes in ICD-10. Most [...]
Tip: Beware submitting probable diagnoses. If you use 748.3 for all your 'other' congenital abnormalities of the trachea and bronchi for conditions not otherwise specified in ICD-9, then you should be prepared to encounter more specific 'other' codes in ICD-10. [...]
Modifier 22 addresses the necrotic bone graft from the prior fixation. If you can tackle this complex knee replacement (TKR) op note, coding future atypical op notes should be a breeze. Although you may be accustomed to TKR op notes, [...]
Discover whats missing from 78584 and 78585, and fill in the blank correctly. Nuclear medicine documentation is notorious for using terms you wont find neatly matching CPT descriptors. But help is at hand. Last month, Solve Your Lung Scan Coding [...]
These codes tell you when care justifies 2 specialists. Before you brace for a denial because another physician submitted his respiratory care claim in advance of your pulmonologist, take a look at this list of approved concurrent care diagnoses. Examples [...]
Congress Re-Introduces Therapy-Cap Repeal BillALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The newly elected 110th Congress hasn't forgotten about therapists' and their patients' cries for help. On Feb. 1, Congress re-introduced legislation S. 450/H.R. 748, the Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2007, [...]
Plus: Not-guilty verdict in Medicare fraud case.The newly elected 110th Congress hasn't forgotten about therapists' and their patients' cries for help. On Feb. 1, Congress re-introduced legislation S. 450/H.R. 748, the Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2007, according [...]
