Tip: Concise documentation will be critical in 2021. Medicare hasn’t released all the annual improper payment rate details yet — but it’s clear documentation woes continue to plague providers. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced the [...]
Hint: Inadequate documentation remains a problem. If you’ve been waiting patiently for Medicare’s improper payment rate estimates, you’re in luck. Even though the data points to rate declines from federal corrective actions, improper payments are estimated in the billions. Context: [...]
Search beyond trauma codes for spontaneous and post-THR reductions. CPT® and ICD-9 both offer specific codes depending on the reason for a patient’s hip dislocation. Here’s where to turn when a claim for something other than trauma crosses your desk. [...]
How well do you know your hallux valgus procedures? Compare your answers with our experts’. If your practice is like many podiatry practices, bunionectomies make up a significant part of your work. So it’s crucial to know the distinctions 100 [...]
Do your due diligence on whether patients have received a pneumococcal vaccination. A home health provider in Maryland is on the hot seat for providing — and billing Medicare for — repeat pneumococcal vaccinations. And if you’re not careful, you [...]
CPT® Announces New Vaccine Codes for CPT® 2014 You probably haven’t even ordered your CPT® 2014 book yet, but it’s important to know that codes are already being approved that will make their way into the volume. On July 1, [...]
A Maryland practitioner is in the hot seat for providing — and billing Medicare for — repeat pneumococcal vaccinations. And if you’re not careful, you could be next. Background: “Current vaccination recommendations state that individuals without immunocompromising medical conditions should [...]
Tip: Do your due diligence on whether patients have received a pneumococcal vaccination. A home health provider in Maryland is in the hot seat for providing — and billing Medicare for — repeat pneumococcal vaccinations. And if you’re not careful, [...]
Spinal level will direct your coding, too. X-ray, CT, and MRI codes all may come into play in imaging idiopathic scoliosis. And when ICD-10 is implemented in 2014, you’ll have a lot of diagnosis codes to choose from as well. [...]
With over 100 named hallux valgus procedures, here's what to look for in the procedure notes. Bunionectomies are the bread and butter for many podiatry practices, but the plethora of terms and procedures that involve the big toe joint bend [...]
