Birdie625
Networker
Hi, I hope to explain this to understanding. I code for the Pro-fee ortho encounters done in the Facility (IP/OBS/DaySurg). I code from the note I see of Dr. I see the Facility coder may put in a query to provider, it gets answered w/in that queried area and yet I still have my same, un-amended note. My understanding is that the Facility coders can / do use answers in that query to obtain their codes ?? But I dont know if I can (for pro-fee aspect)?? My thinking is that I have to use what I have in front of me and that if any changes, an amended note should be done, "then" I can go from that. ??
Just a rough made up example --- pt has a LT distal rad fx; I see a query (from Facility coder)** is rad fx open/closed? -- answer=open / facility coder codes open.... BUT for what I do (looking at the OP report only and nowhere else) note doesn't mention open/closed, so I would use default-closed. Can I use answers from the Facility query to justify coding open??
Thank you all much! Birdie
Just a rough made up example --- pt has a LT distal rad fx; I see a query (from Facility coder)** is rad fx open/closed? -- answer=open / facility coder codes open.... BUT for what I do (looking at the OP report only and nowhere else) note doesn't mention open/closed, so I would use default-closed. Can I use answers from the Facility query to justify coding open??
Thank you all much! Birdie