AprilSueMadison
Expert
Okay, so I found a problem in our coding for 17110. Depending on what the MA clicks for the extraction of milia, it comes through with a destruction code, which is incorrect.
These have been billed and paid for, obviously I need to fix this.
I've never found quite a problem like this before, but for one doctor this year alone it totals 25 charts. Not a lot in the scheme of things, which is why it was missed, but a lot to refund for sure.
How far back do I need to go to get this corrected? For me personally, I can only audit from our EHR (June of 2011). I know nothing about our old paper system, but our old charts are scanned into the new system. I simply have no way of narrowing down what chart may have 17110 in it from before June of 2011.
If I find a chart that is two years old....I refund and send a corrected claim, won't I run into timely problems and not get paid for the corrected code?
These have been billed and paid for, obviously I need to fix this.
I've never found quite a problem like this before, but for one doctor this year alone it totals 25 charts. Not a lot in the scheme of things, which is why it was missed, but a lot to refund for sure.
How far back do I need to go to get this corrected? For me personally, I can only audit from our EHR (June of 2011). I know nothing about our old paper system, but our old charts are scanned into the new system. I simply have no way of narrowing down what chart may have 17110 in it from before June of 2011.
If I find a chart that is two years old....I refund and send a corrected claim, won't I run into timely problems and not get paid for the corrected code?