Question: Our new patient was admitted to home care after being discharged from the hospital following craniotomy and evacuation of an intracerebral hemorrhage. The injury resulted from a fall from a ladder at home. He was diagnosed with a traumatic [...]
New CMS directive says claims with E codes as primary diagnoses unprocessable.If you're submitting paper claims to Medicare with E codes in the primary diagnosis slot, don't expect a favorable response from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The [...]
Whether you bill electronically or on paper, you'll get an instant denial if your primary dx is an 'E' code. Most practices know that they'll face immediate denials if they report an 'E' code as the primary diagnosis on their [...]
Beware: Never use E codes as primary code. Accidents happen, and your physicians probably see the evidence in patients of all ages. Round out your diagnosis coding for accidental injuries by adding 'E codes' to your ICD-9 roster, and you [...]
Tip: Never list E codes as primary diagnoses. Accidents happen, and your physicians probably see the evidence in patients of all ages. Round out your diagnosis coding for accidental injuries by adding 'E codes' to your ICD-9 roster, and you [...]
Question:A 67-year-old female presents to the ED after falling off a three-step ladder. After a level 3 E/M service and review of radiographs, the physician determines that the patient sustained a non-displaced fracture of the distal left ulna. Due to [...]
Which procedure binds together? Which one functions as support?When you come face to face with a need to report a splinting or strapping service, where do you look to for clues? Podiatrists often select splints and strapping depending on the [...]
Question: A patient comes into the emergency room for a fall from a ladder, and the ER docs order a CT of the head and cervical spine. The radiologist notes no acute findings except for some degeneration in the spine. [...]
Hint: Your ENT's recs are the ones to count under mgt options.When a patient has an E/M in which your ENT recommends the patient undergo a major surgery subject to a PCP preop exam, don't scratch your head over the [...]
Question: A patient comes into the emergency room for a fall from a ladder, and the ER docs order a CT of the head and cervical spine. The radiologist notes no acute findings except for some degeneration in the spine. [...]
