charonate
Networker
Hello everyone,,
I started coding colonoscopies, and my consultant told me that for me to code from pathology report the physician has to make an addendum to the operative report and add the pathology findings. I thought having the pathology report was more than enough to support my billing. why would the physician add the addendum when he has his own posoperative diagnosis that reflect what he found not what the pathologist found..
Please I need and advice or a website where I can get information about this..
thank you,
Maria Booker, CPC
I started coding colonoscopies, and my consultant told me that for me to code from pathology report the physician has to make an addendum to the operative report and add the pathology findings. I thought having the pathology report was more than enough to support my billing. why would the physician add the addendum when he has his own posoperative diagnosis that reflect what he found not what the pathologist found..
Please I need and advice or a website where I can get information about this..
thank you,
Maria Booker, CPC