Hint: Suggested E/M documentation changes could balance shortcomings. If a hefty portion of your Part B take-home pay is tied to E/M office visits, you may want to review recent Medicare proposals. However, depending on your specialty and the number [...]
Hint: Suggested E/M documentation changes could balance shortcomings. If a big part of your Medicare pay is tied to evaluation and management (E/M) office visits, you may be concerned about recent proposals from CMS. But depending on your specialty and [...]
Ask your surgeon for precise documentation and narrow down to the right code.When your surgeon treats headaches after a fall, another trauma, without or without evident open injuries, or after fracture(s) in the skull, you'll need to know how to [...]
Question: We are caring for a patient was burned extensively a year ago on her chest, arms and head. She recently had a right axillary contracture release and tissue expander insertion into her scalp for treatment of burn alopecia. We [...]
Question: We have a patient who came in for a routine eye exam, but reported retinal damage from a BB-gun incident six years ago. What would be the best way to code this? This is a new patient, and I [...]
Question: We have a patient who came in for a routine eye exam, but reported retinal damage from a BB-gun incident six years ago. What would be the best way to code this? This is a new patient, and I [...]
Question: We have a patient who came in for a routine eye exam, but reported retinal damage from a BBgun incident six years ago. What would be the best way to code this? This is a new patient, and I [...]
Question: What are the best diagnosis codes for an acute post-traumatic headache and a chronic post-traumatic headache? Most of the patients have had a head injury without an open fracture. Missouri Subscriber Answer: The ICD-9 manual includes several sections you-ll [...]
Question: What are the best diagnosis codes for an acute post-traumatic headache and a chronic post-traumatic headache? Most of the patients have had a head injury without an open fracture. Missouri Subscriber Answer: The ICD-9 manual includes several sections you-ll [...]
Question: What are the best diagnosis codes for an acute post-traumatic headache and a chronic post-traumatic headache? Most of the patients have had a head injury without an open fracture. Delaware Subscriber Answer: ICD-9 has several sections you-ll want to [...]
