• 1 Claims Submission: Start Calculating Minutes -- Not Units -- to Prevent Payment Delays

• 2 Diagnosis Coding: V Codes Might Hold the Answers to Tricky Anesthesia Situations

• 3 Fee Schedule: Prepare for 26.2 Percent ACF Cut in 2012, if Congress Doesn't Step In

• 4 ICD-10: 455 to I84 Diagnosis Shift Means 2 More Digits

• 5 ICD-10 News: CMS Clarifies How to Report Services That Span ICD-10 Implementation Date

• 6 Correction: Double Check New Gastric Band, Respiratory Failure ICD-9 Codes

• 7 Reader Question: Use 01968 for Complete C-Section, Not Partial Help

• 8 Reader Question: Opt for 01961 for C-Section, Nothing for Injection

• 9 Reader Question: 'SMP' Note Means 'RSD'

• 10 Reader Question: 00400 Usually Applies to Groshong Removal

• 11 Reader Question: Calculate Amount for Correct Kenalog Injection Choice

• 12 Reader Question: Marcaine Before Injection? Don't Count on Payment

• 13 Reader Question: List As Many PQRS Codes As Needed

• 14 Reader Question: Avoid Separate Coding for Bier Block

• 15 Reader Question: Make Up for Lost Time With 5010 Implementation

• 16 You Be the Coder: Choosing Between Modifier QS and Moderate Sedation