See what the total revenue increase could be for all 7 services. Over the last two months, we’ve looked at four ways to boost revenue for your practice, which could potentially help you adjust care programs, upgrade office equipment, adjust [...]
You saw how three ophthalmologists would fare under the proposed E/M payment changes —now check out what the impact would be to three optometrists whose data we sampled. Using the current E/M payment levels and comparing them to the proposed [...]
Differentiate between bruises due to trauma and those due to contusion for correct coding. Patients with injuries caused by contusions and bruises on the feet are regular visitorsin a podiatrist’s clinic. Easy bruising is not a diagnosis, but rather a [...]
Question: What is the ICD-9 code for “easy bruising”? Answer: Easy bruising is not a diagnosis, but rather a symptom. Therefore, the ICD-9 code depends on whether or not the dermatologist identified a cause. If a cause is identified, then code for [...]
Question: What is the ICD-9 code for “easy bruising”? Washington Subscriber Answer: Easy bruising is not a diagnosis, but rather a symptom. Therefore, the ICD-9 code depends on whether or not the dermatologist identified a cause. If a cause is identified, then [...]
Question: A patient presented at our office with a bruise. Our pediatrician examined the patient and sent her immediately to the ER. How do we bill the office visit code? Also, which diagnosis should we report for suspected child abuse? [...]
Question: A patient visited our office because of a hematoma under her toenail. The podiatrist used cauterization to burn through the nail and drain the hematoma. What codes do we report? North Carolina Subscriber Answer: The correct procedure code is [...]
Question: A patient presented at our office with a bruise. The dermatologist examined the patient and sent her immediately to the ER. How do we bill the office visit code? Also, which diagnosis should we report for suspected child abuse?New [...]
Question: A patient presented at our office with a bruise. The physician examined the patient and sent her immediately to the ER. How do we bill the office visit code? Also, which diagnosis should we report for suspected domestic abuse? [...]
Question: A patient presented at our office with a bruise. The pediatrician examined the patient and sent her immediately to the ER. How do we bill the office visit code? Also, which diagnosis should we report for suspected child abuse?New [...]
