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The POS guidelines for telehealth could vary by payor.
For Medicare, POS 10 is for patient at home (which would include places like their work, or a friend's house, a car, etc. Basically, NOT a facility/medical office). POS 02 is for patient is...
No - that would be completely inappropriate.
You shouldn’t bill until the documentation is complete. How would he document a skilled nursing facility visit that hasn’t even occurred?
Subsequent SNF visits have multiple possible levels, and he...
The vaginal cuff repair is 58999 and you can compare the work to 12020. If your provider did the exploratory start to finish, then you also report 49000 as your primary code, followed by the unlisted code. Alternatively, you could report just...
The answer to that could vary based on state laws and facility guidelines. Around me (NYC suburbs), as soon as there is any complication, a CNM will have a doctor take the lead.
You are correct. If the same physician sees the patient on the same date for the same condition and the ER visit results in admission to the hospital, you bill only the final visit, but include all of the work performed on the patient while she...
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I have been having a hard time finding a consistent answer for when to post POS 2 vs POS 10 for telehealth. I am seeing mixed responses where, POS 2 should only be used if the patient is outside of their home when being seen and POS...
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I was hoping for some advice on this procedure. (Original hysterectomy over 90 days ago, in September) Procedure- Exploratory Laparotomy with repair of vaginal cuff, partial omentectomy, bowel exploration...
I would be coding just for the...
Looking for input from coders/billers on where to find (free) training information, whether it be webpage, You-tube video's, etc., for Unlimited Financials billing software. We recently moved to it and would like to learn how to maneuver better...
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I was hoping someone could help me. I am trying to figure out when it is appropriate to bill for individual labs versus the panel.
Say we want to bill 84520, 82565, 84450 and 84460. Should we be billing a panel or just these individual...
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I have had success with mod 59, but I haven't billed one in a while. Maybe try mod XE? If it is still denied, document the heck out of it and submit an appeal.