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Ob-gyn Coding: Order, Not Implant, Decides Diagnostic vs. Screening Mammogram

Examine Medicare’s coverage guidelines.

Question: My ob-gyn sees a patient who has breast implants or breast augmentation and orders a mammogram. Should I count the mammography as a screening or a diagnostic test?

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Answer: Implants and augmentation…

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Don’t Let Money Go Down the Drain Due to Modifier 52, 53 Confusion

Anesthesia, patient well-being can clue you in to the best modifier choice.

When your urologist ends a procedure early, you know you need to append a modifier to the procedure code, but the challenge is deciding between modifier 52 or…

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Quick Quiz: Think You Understand the New Consult Rules? Find Out Fast

Test your 2010 consultation coding understanding with these questions and answers.

Consultation coding has every practice on edge this year. Ensure that you’ve got a handle on this complicated coding and billing situation by taking this three-question quiz and then…

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