Tip: Don’t ignore your risk analysis recommendations. If you fail to fix your HIPAA issues, you may find the feds knocking on your front door. A recent case illustrates that repeat offenders will have to answer the call and pay [...]
Proponents of home infusion have new study results to boost their case. “Option Care patients treated with immunoglobulin (IG) therapy at home with a high level of clinical oversight had better outcomes compared to others receiving the therapy,” according to [...]
Question: What diagnosis codes can we submit for a patient who presents with a subluxation of the lumbar and sacral spine with degeneration of disc(s) in the lumbar region? Mississippi Subscriber Answer: You can report 739.3 (Nonallopathic lesions of lumbar region, not [...]
Tip: The cast is billable if you are not coding fracture care. Whether you specialize in broken bones or you just apply casts occasionally, it’s important to know exactly when to report fracture care and when to just bill for [...]
Tip: The cast is billable if you are not coding fracture care. When school goes back into session, so does participation in outdoor sports — which means the likelihood of broken bones increases. If you want your cast and splint [...]
Question: For a patient who is diagnosed with lumbar pars defect, can we report code 64493 for a lumbar pars injection? Is this the correct CPT® code? North Carolina Subscriber Answer: You are correct to report code 64493 (Injection[s], diagnostic or [...]
Question: For a patient who is diagnosed with lumbar pars defect, can we report code 64493 for a lumbar pars injection? Is this the correct CPT® code? North Carolina Subscriber Answer: You are correct to report code 64493 (Injection[s], diagnostic or [...]
Question: I reported 64493 for a lumbar pars injection. The associated diagnosis is lumbar pars defect, but that does not meet medical necessity for 64493. Is this the correct CPT® code? North Dakota Subscriber Answer: Your procedure code is correct, but [...]
Question: I reported 64493 for a lumbar pars injection. The associated diagnosis is lumbar pars defect, but that does not meet medical necessity for 64493. Is this the correct CPT® code? North Dakota Subscriber Answer: Your procedure code is correct, but [...]
Question: I reported 64493 for a lumbar pars injection. The associated diagnosis is lumbar pars defect, but that does not meet medical necessity for 64493. Is this the correct CPT® code? North Dakota Subscriber Answer: Your CPT® procedure code is correct, [...]
