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21. CCI Bundles Foreign-Body Removal into Cystoscopy
August 29, 2012
The stent coding dilemma has been resolved with CCI version 7.3, effective Oct. 1, 2001, through Jan. 1, 2002. Removal has finally been bundled into insertion. No modifier can override this bundle. CCI assumes that if you insert the stent, you will, at some time, have to remove it.
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22. Coding Diagnostic Tests Issue Has Been Resolved
August 29, 2012
The ongoing controversy over whether to use signs and symptoms or the test result to code a diagnostic test has been resolved for the providers performing the tests radiologists, pathologists, laboratories as well as for urologists when they interpret the test results themselves. In general the phys...
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23. Get Reimbursed for Pain Procedures Using Modifier -50
August 29, 2012
Adjusting to updated codes and guidelines in CPT Codes each year can be challenging for anesthesia coders. This has been especially true this year, with so many pain management codes deleted, added or modified in CPT 2000. Some coding professionals have faced the additional challenge of bei...
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24. Get Paid Sooner: Match Anesthesia Codes with the Surgeons Codes
August 29, 2012
Most anesthesiologists and CRNAs prepare for surgical cases knowing exactly what type of service is planned for the patient. The anesthesia coder also knows what procedure has been scheduled and what code should be applied. But what happens when the surgeon actually performs a service thats differen...
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25. Full Services for TEE Are Payable Full
August 29, 2012
Beginning July 1, Medicare will again reimburse anesthesiologists' services for some transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) procedures performed during an anesthetic. The caveat is that it must be a diagnostic TEE procedure conducted with an anesthetic. Most TEE procedures are diagnostic, used to...
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26. Fluoroscopy Codes Now Bundled With Primary Procedure
August 29, 2012
Physicians often use fluoroscopy in conjunction with diagnostic procedures and injections to help pinpoint the correct area for a patient's treatment. Until recently, fluoroscopy could be billed separately from the primary procedure, but anesthesia providers and coders should note that is no longer ...
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27. Describe Services More Accurately With Updated Pump Refill Codes
August 28, 2012
You should code each phase of intrathecal pump placement differently, and the different phases hold different challenges. But your work coding for pump refills and maintenance will be easier now, thanks to new and revised codes for 2003. Follow Three Steps to Coding Success I...
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28. The Secret to Identifying Field Avoidance - and When You Can Charge for It
August 28, 2012
Hint: Positions can make a difference A chart hits your desk with notes about field avoidance during the procedure. What exactly does "field avoidance" mean? Is it something you should be concerned about?
The answer, experts say, is yes.
"Field avoida...
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29. CPT 2004 Update: Brace Yourself for an Injection Code Overhaul
August 28, 2012
The CPT Codes 2004 books are hot off the press, and we've got the scoop on the code changes that will affect your practice. Popular Injection Codes Get Revised ... Again CPT 2003 revised many injection codes, and CPT 2004 updates some of them yet again. Revis...
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30. Correctly Apply 99285 Acuity Caveat to Optimize E/M Coding
August 28, 2012
Latest on Accurate Usage of CPT Code 99285 from SuperCoder's E/D Coder:
Salvage Your 99285 Claims With This Can't-Miss Caveat
A patient reports to the ED with a severe illness or injury. Encounter notes indicate that the physician provided a comprehensive exam and hig...
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