January 31, 2010

What Lab Coders Need to Know About CCI 16.0

Look for transcutaneous hemoglobin limitations, and bundling for those new 2010 culture codes.
Think you’re ready to use all those brand new CPT lab codes? Not so fast. You better learn Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) restrictions first, before you start billing Medicare for services using new CPT 2010 codes.
CCI released version 16.0, effective Jan. 1, which includes 24,060 […]

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Can’t Locate an H. Pylori Lab Test Code? 2 Clues Point the Way Solve CLO test culture code dilemma and other mysteries….

What Medical Coders Should Know About HIPAA Compliance

If you haven’t been paying much attention to HIPAA compliance lately, here are some good reasons to start.
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) has been around for awhile, but now more than ever, you need to make sure your practice keeps patients’ protected health information (PHI) private and secure.
Eye opener: HITECH, a part […]

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E/M Challenge: Can I Report 99214 and +99354?

Counseling representing more than 50 percent of E/M visit? Choose level based on time.
Question: I have a family physician who documented 60 minutes on an established patient’s office visit. The FP diagnosed the patient with morbid obesity (278.01). Since the patient was newly diagnosed and had some difficulty understanding the doctor’s orders, the FP spent […]

Asthma Attack Coding: When To Use Prolonged or High-Level E/M Checklist deters payback requests for insufficient +99354…
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CPT 2010 Update: Non-Face-to-Face Prolonged ServicesNew Year’s hats & horns for looser guidelines that let…

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E/M Challenge: Can I Report 99214 and +99354?

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