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81. 1 Tool You Need Before Coding a Skin Lesion Excision
April 19, 2012
CPT, ICD-9 force you to withhold suspicious-lesion claims
Don't be tempted to bill claims for patients' suspicious skin lesions up front. You should instead defer coding until you receive the pathology report.
We wait for the pathology report to code any lesions that the fa...
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82. Two Codes Are the Keys to Reporting New Endometrial Ablation Techniques
April 18, 2012
New methods for endometrial ablation are here or on the horizon, and although they promise relief for patients, they are bound to bring challenges to ob-gyn coders (see Know the Treatment Options for Endometrial Ablation"" -...
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83. Tube Procedures Are Pipeline to Reimbursement
April 18, 2012
Appropriate coding for tube placements and replacements depends on coders distinguishing whether the gastroenterologist performed the procedure manually or endoscopically. Further, understanding the different tube variations and applications can help limit coding problems. PEG Tube Variations
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84. Tonsillectomy: Make Coding and Billing Procedures Easier To Swallow
April 18, 2012
" Although it is frequently performed and relatively straightforward, tonsillectomy may create billing problems, particularly for the inexperienced otolaryngology coder .
Coders face unique challenges when di...
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85. Through-Stoma Endoscopies Can Be Billed With Flex Sig
April 17, 2012
" Gastroenterology practices are often stymied as to how to report a colonoscopy or other endoscopy performed through a stoma because those procedures are listed in the small bowel and stomal subsection (44360-44397) of the CPT ...
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86. Stop Oozing Reimbursement With Post-Tonsillar Bleeding Fundamentals
April 17, 2012
Because three different codes describe post-tonsillar bleeding, correct coding can be tricky, but the key to optimum reimbursement is determining the place of service.
Use Three Codes for Postop Bleeding
Studies show bleeding occurs in 1or 2 percent of post-tonsillectomy pat...
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87. Simplify Tracheostomy Tube Replacement Coding With One of These Choices
April 17, 2012
Strategy: Try 31899 for OR change under general anesthesia
Even though no code describes a postfistula tube change, you can use an unlisted procedure code provided 31502 or an E/M code doesn't app...
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88. Shoulder Surgery Primer:Code Off the Cuff for RTC Repairs and SAD
April 17, 2012
You may be tempted to report an unlisted-procedure code when orthopedic surgeons perform arthroscopic shoulder decompression (SAD) in conjunction with acromioplasty followed by rotator cuff (RTC) repair, but there's a more precise way to code these two procedures.
Orthopedic surgeons often ...
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89. Rule of Thumb: 25447 Includes Trapezium Excision
April 16, 2012
Hand surgeons who document thumb carpometa-carpal stabilization" " "Eaton procedure" or "LRTI" in their notes often stump orthopedic coders who cannot locate any such descriptors in |
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90. Reporting ACDF: Step-by-Step Instructions to Get Your Claims in Order
April 16, 2012
" Anterior cervical diskectomy with fusion (ACDF) can be a challenge to code correctly because it involves multiple CPT codes that must often be in a specific sequence when submitting a claim. For some payers, failure to list the codes appropriately could lead to reduced reimbursement. ...
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