You’ll need to start using these codes Oct. 1, 2022 Don’t get overwhelmed with more than 1500 new and revised ICD-10-CM 2023 codes going into effect later this year — we’re here to help you sort it out. Read on [...]
Question: While trying to bill anesthesia during a tubal ligation with 00851 and diagnosis Z30.2, our billing software said that they do not go together. We checked in Codify but found no anesthesia codes for Z30.2. What are we missing? Texas [...]
Tip: Don’t use 99401-99404 if the patient is ill. Suppose your ob-gyn performs a problem-based E/M visit and also provides some preventive medicine counseling on an unrelated issue. If you’re not adding 99401-99404 to your claim, you could be leaving [...]
Hint: Counseling codes cannot be used for patients with existing illness. When your internal medicine specialist performs preventive counseling, you will have to report it with the appropriate counseling code depending on the time your clinician spent face-to-face with the [...]
Hint: Counseling codes cannot be used for patients with existing illness. When your FP performs preventive counseling, you will have to report it with the appropriate counseling code depending on the time your clinician spent face-to-face with the patient. You [...]
Question: Patient came for her well woman check up. She also had amenorrhea and intrauterine device (IUD) removal. I billed this encounter with 99395, 88142 with V72.31, 99213-25 with 626.0, and 58301 with 626.0, V25.12. Is this correct? Georgia Subscriber Answer: No. [...]
Question: What’s the best way to code the vaginoperioneoplasty portion of this procedure: FINDINGS: Shortened vaginal outlet secondary to vaginal scarring from second degree laceration after delivery and also 9 cm uterus. DESCRIPTION OF PROCEDURE: The patient was taken to the [...]
Here’s how to make diagnosis codes support your claim. You could be missing out if you don’t report preventive medicine counseling codes 99401-99404 on the same day as a problem-based E/M visit when your ob-gyn counsels the patient on an [...]
Skipping the pre-vasectomy visit coding will cost your practice up to $180. Vasectomies are often common place in urology practices, but if your diagnosis code choices do not support medical necessity for the procedure, your urologist could be performing these [...]
Question: What code should I bill for Nexplanon? Kansas Subscriber Answer: In 2012, CPT® deleted code 11975 (Insertion, implantable contraceptive capsules), and gave instructions that the replacement code would be 11981 (Insertion, non-biodegradable drug delivery implant). Code 11981 now represents any [...]
