• 1 CONSULTS: It Takes Two Physicians To Document A Consult Request

• 2 MEETINGS: Watch Out For Mistaken Carrier Denials for Polypectomies

• 3 CONSULTS: Protect Your Consult Reimbursement By Educating Referring Physician's Staff

• 4 TEACHING PHYSICIANS: Boilerplate Answers On Teaching Physicians' Notes Could Boil Away Your Pay

• 5 SURGERY: No Global Package? Then Unwrap The Discharge Planning Codes

• 6 Medicare Expands NTIOL Categories

• 7 CARDIOLOGY: Reap Reimbursement Rewards For Remote Interrogation of Defibrillators

• 8 ORTHOPEDIC: READER QUESTION--Pull The Trigger On Improper Trigger Finger Coding

• 9 PATHOLOGY: Invest In V Codes For Better Payment Odds

• 10 UROLOGY: READER QUESTION--Forgo Modifier Use When A Sedated Patient Cancels A Procedure

• 11 OB-GYN: End Endometrial Biopsy Coding Mistakes With This Update

• 12 ONCOLOGY: Learn The Basics To Block Blood Transfusion Blunders

• 13 PHYSICAL MEDICINE: Reader Question--Understand Unit Numbers When Coding Therapy Services

• 14 Part B Coding Coach: Refresh Your NPP Incident-To Know-How With This 5-Step Checklist

• 15 PHYSICIAN NOTES: Capture HPSA Bonuses By Documenting Exact Location Of Visit