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Use of a Scribe
December 2, 2021 Question: We are hiring a scribe for the doctor because it will help improve his documentation. Is…
Nasal Wall Reconstruction
December 2, 2021 Question: One of our physicians is scheduling a nasal wall reconstruction with Latera®. He is wanting to…
Reporting 75630 with Extremity Angiograms
December 2, 2021 Question: Can code 75630, aortogram, be reported with a unilateral or bilateral extremity angiogram (75710 of 75716)?…
Subchondroplasty
December 2, 2021 Question: Our surgeons occasionally perform subchondroplasty procedures. We are reporting this with an unlisted code and are…
Microscopy and Mastoid Debridement
December 2, 2021 Question: We had a patient come in for a mastoid debridement using the microscope. It is ok…
PDT Therapy
December 2, 2021 Question: How do we code for PDT therapy for treating cutaneous lesions? Answer: CPT codes 96567, 96573,…
Billing Telehealth by Time
December 2, 2021 Question: Can we bill telehealth visits by time alone? Answer: Telehealth visits can now be billed according…
Intraoperative Ultrasound
December 2, 2021 Question: I see there is a code for intraoperative ultrasound, 76998. Can I code that when I…
Telehealth Licensure Requirements
November 11, 2021 Question: We live in a northern state and frequently have patients who travel to warmer clients during…
Denial On Breast Reconstruction Code
November 11, 2021 Question: My doctor removed a tissue expander and placed a permanent implant. He made some minor adjustments…
Iliac Artery Aneurysm Treatment Coding
November 11, 2021 Question: How do I code for an isolated iliac artery treated endovascularly with an iliac endograft? Answer:…
Vertebral Body Tethering Codes
November 11, 2021 Question: We are a pediatric orthopaedic spine practice. Our surgeons are telling us there is a new…
Modifier for E/M Code and I&D on Same Day
November 11, 2021 Question: We saw a patient in the office for a peritonsillar abscess then sent them to the…
Fractional Laser Therapy
November 11, 2021 Question: We are going to be doing laser therapy for hypertrophic burn scars. From my understanding we…
Waiving Medicare Cost-share for Telehealth Visits
November 11, 2021 Question: I heard that Medicare patients don’t have to pay their deductible or coinsurance if they have…
Pedicle Screw Augmentation
November 11, 2021 Question: What do we code when we put cement around the pedicle screws, or inject cement into…
Employee Certification for EHR Entry
October 28, 2021 Question: I heard that a medical assistant who enters the patient’s medications into the electronic health record…
Open Septoplasty
October 28, 2021 Question: What is the code for an open septoplasty? I’m doing extracorporeal work removing the septum and…
Use of a Scribe
October 28, 2021 Question: We are hiring a scribe for the doctor because it will help improve his documentation. Is…
Telehealth Licensure Requirements
October 28, 2021 Question: We live in a northern state and frequently have patients who travel to warmer clients during…
NIM During Total Thyroidectomy
October 28, 2021 Question: Is 95940 (NIM – neurophysiologic intraoperative monitoring) separately billable with a total thyroidectomy? Answer: Intraoperative monitoring…
Cyst Excision
October 28, 2021 Question: One of our physicians made excised a cyst measuring 1.3cm on the arm. She removed all…
LCDs and Vein Procedures: Should We Know About These?
October 28, 2021 Question: We have an office-based vein center and have heard that something called LCDs should be followed…
Application of the Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction in Anterior-Posterior Spine Procedures
October 28, 2021 Question: Does the multiple procedure payment reduction apply for the same day anterior-posterior procedures when done through…
Documenting Codes In the Procedure Report
October 14, 2021 Question: I’ve been dictating CPT and ICD-10-CM codes in my procedure note so that my coder knows…
Counting Problems Addressed for Medical Decision Making
October 14, 2021 Question: If a patient has one stable chronic illness and one acute uncomplicated illness without systemic symptoms,…
How Do You Define “No Qualified Resident Available”?
October 14, 2021 Question: Our physicians utilize residents during surgery but we have a discrepancy in what is considered a…
Balloon Spacer in the Shoulder
October 14, 2021 Question: Our orthopaedic shoulder surgeon treated a patient with two massive rotator cuff tears that were not…
Code for Smell Testing
October 14, 2021 Question: Is there a code for smell testing that incorporates olfactory threshold and identification? Answer: Unfortunately, no.…
MOHS Surgery
October 14, 2021 Question: My Mohs surgeon was performing Mohs surgery on the scalp and completed stage 1 and 2…
Articles
Three Ways to Increase Employee Engagement in a Remote Workplace
Three Ways to Increase Employee Engagement in a Remote Workplace Physicians Practice – April 2020 by Amy Anderson Engaged employees…
Five Mistakes Doctors Make that Can Cause Big Problems
Five Mistakes Doctors Make that Can Cause Big Problems Physicians Practice – February 2020 by Karen Zupko and Logan Lutton…
Tips for Delivering Feedback Based on Brain Science
Tips for Delivering Feedback Based on Brain Science Physicians Practice – February 2020 by Cheryl Toth Giving staff feedback can…
5 Questions Every Older Physician Should Ask Themselves
5 Questions Every Older Physician Should Ask Themselves Physicians Practice – November 2019 by Karen Zupko Realistically, how long can…
What I Learned in Miami at The Aesthetic Meeting 2021: News You Can Use
Aesthetic Society News – Summer 2021 by Karen Zupko In 2020, 40 years of traveling weekly came to an abrupt halt…
Touchpoints of Impression—Seven Areas to Sweat the Small Stuff
Aesthetic Society News – Winter 2021 by Karen Zupko and Isabel Bolt What keeps plastic surgeons up at night? Most would…
Leasing 101 for 2021
Aesthetic Society News – Spring 2021 by Karen Zupko The environment in which you practice is part of your brand.…
Five Stages of Patient Interaction - Are You Making the Most of Each?
Aesthetic Society News – Fall 2020 by Karen Zupko Suspects. Prospects. First-time patients. Repeat Patients. Advocates. Are your Suspects or…
Navigating the National Correct Coding Initiative
AAOSNow – July 2021 by Sarah Wiskerchen and Michelle Abraham For procedural coding in orthopaedic surgery, physicians, and their staff…
‘Technical Corrections’: CPT Evaluation and Management Publishes Additional Guideline Revisions
AAOSNow – June 2021 by Sarah Wiskerchen and Michelle Abraham Since the adoption of the CPT® Evaluation and Management (E/M)…
Hiring in 2021? – What to Expect and How to Navigate
Aesthetic Society News – Fall 2021 by Karen Zupko The cover of Barron’s said it best: “Help is NOT on…
New Procedures Added to Medicare’s Prior Authorization (PA) List Effective 7/1/21
May 26, 2021 Since 7/1/20, when CMS initiated a requirement for specific procedures to be prior authorized, we have sent…
Is Time on Your Side in 2021?
AAOSNow – November 2020 by Margaret M. Maley In 2021, medical decision making (MDM) or time can be used to select the…
Five Coding Tips for Dealing with Third-party Billing Entities
Five Coding Tips for Dealing with Third-party Billing Entities AAOSNow – February 2020 by Sarah Wiskerchen, MBA, CPC Whether due…
Prior Authorization Chaos is the New Normal for Spine Surgery
ORTHOWORLD – December 11, 2019 In 2017, the American Medical Association surveyed physicians across all specialties about the amount of…
All Work (RVUs) and No Pay?: Eight Questions to Ask the Hospital about Its Work RVU Compensation Formula
GreenBranch.Com – Jan/Feb 2013 by Sarah Wiskerchen As more surgeons and specialists are offered hospital employment, work RVU-based compensation agreements…
Therapy Billing: Be Sure Your Team Is Doing Things Right
Therapy Billing: Be Sure Your Team Is Doing Things Right AAOSNow – October 2019 by Sarah Wiskerchen, MBA, CPC Many…
Coding Errors Can Cost You Money and Potentially a Sale
Coding Errors Can Cost You Money and Potentially a Sale Healio Orthopedics – October 2019 by Karen Zupko As more…
4 Reasons You Should Prepare a Physician Rights and Responsibilities Document
4 Reasons You Should Prepare a Physician Rights and Responsibilities Document Physicians Practice – September 2019 by Karen Zupko It’s…
7 Things to Include in Your Practice's Governance Agreement
7 Things to Include in Your Practice’s Governance Agreement Physicians Practice – September 2019 by Karen Zupko and Michael R.…
How to Bill and Get Paid for Unlisted Procedures
How to Bill and Get Paid for Unlisted Procedures AAOSNow – September 2019 by Cheryl Toth Orthopaedic surgeons often perform…
5 Questions Every Older Physician Should Ask Themselves
5 Questions Every Older Physician Should Ask Themselves Physicians Practice – August 2019 by Karen Zupko 1. Realistically, how long…
Does My Documentation Tell the Story in Critical Care?
Does My Documentation Tell the Story in Critical Care? SCCM Critical Connections – August 2019 by Deborah Grider The initial and…
Does Your Practice Treat Pain?
Does Your Practice Treat Pain? AAOSNow – August 2019 by Cheryl Toth Interventional pain management is a growing specialty, and…
Practice Acquisition: How to be Easy to Do Business With
Practice Acquisition: How to be Easy to Do Business With Healio Orthopedics – August 2019 by Karen Zupko When was…
Seven Common Questions in Foot and Ankle Coding
AAOS Now – July 2019 by Sarah Wiskerchen A previous article published in AAOS Now (“How to Avoid Common Mistakes…
Four Proven Post-Consult Follow Up Techniques
Aesthetic Society News – Summer 2019 by Karen Zupko Turning callers and prospects into scheduled consults is a subject that…
5 Questions to Ask About wRVU Compensation
Physicians Practice – June 2019 by Amy Boyer, MBA Physicians employed by a medical group, hospital or academic institution are…
