• 1 Self-Audits: Know What Benchmarking Against 'Bell Curves' Can Do For You -- And What It Can't

• 2 Modifiers: E/M Services Call for Modifier 25, But Only When Necessary

• 3 Three Conditions Warrant Modifier 25

• 4 Check Out the Most Recent CMS Stats to Get Started

• 5 Audiology Coding: CMS Clarifies How to Report Audiology Services

• 6 Physician Notes: Physician's Assistant Accused of Ordering Unnecessary Tests That Clinic Fraudulently Billed to Medicare

• 7 In other news

• 8 Reader Questions: Catch Up on Incomplete Claims

• 9 Reader Questions: Base Dx Code on Reason for Test

• 10 Reader Questions: Modify Eye Codes Just Like E/M Codes

• 11 Reader Questions: Keep Same HTN Code for Uncontrolled/Controlled

• 12 Reader Questions: Clarify Temp Services Using Modifier Q6

• 13 Reader Questions: Get the Scoop on Billing Before Credentialing