November 6, 2009
By:Renee Stantz
Allowing a doctor to bill for a discharge the night before it occurs prevents a situation in which patients are occupying hospital beds solely in wait of a physician.
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September 18, 2009
By:Renee Stantz
Our physicians don't want to report code 90465 when children under 8 years of age are vaccinated, because they do not provide any counseling.
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September 18, 2009
By:Renee Stantz
Unfortunately, even though there are CPT codes for simpler procedures, there is currently no code for ring removal or entrapment.
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September 18, 2009
By:Renee Stantz
Can I bill for a preoperative visit, and if so, what CPT code should be used?
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September 10, 2009
By:Kathy Method
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have released a new fact sheet outlining the World Health Organization's International Classification of Diseases, 10th edition.
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September 4, 2009
By:Virginia Martin, CPC, CHBC
Although Medicare is expected to offer a financial hardship exemption from electronic health records, the agency has offered scant details so far.
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September 4, 2009
By:Virginia Martin, CPC, CHBC
Physicians need to update the information related to their own NPI numbers. Failure to do so could result in not being paid for some services.
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September 4, 2009
By:Virginia Martin, CPC, CHBC
No code has been assigned to report the administration of the upcoming H1N1 vaccine or the vaccine itself. Codes will likely be assigned around October 1.
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