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2021 Evaluation and Management Codes: Is a History Required?
November 12, 2020 Question: My coder just told me about the new guidelines for 2021 office visit codes. She said…
2021 Evaluation and Management Codes: Is a History Required?
November 12, 2020 Question: My coder just told me about the new guidelines for 2021 office visit codes. She said…
New 2021 Evaluation and Management Code Guidelines
November 12, 2020 Question: I heard that the E/M code guidelines are changing in 2021. Will this apply to all…
New 2021 Evaluation and Management Code Guidelines
November 12, 2020 Question: I heard that the E/M code guidelines are changing in 2021. Will this apply to all…
2021 Evaluation and Management Codes: Is a History Required?
November 12, 2020 Question: My coder just told me about the new guidelines for 2021 office visit codes. She said…
New 2021 Evaluation and Management Code Guidelines
November 12, 2020 Question: I heard that the E/M code guidelines are changing in 2021. Will this apply to all…
2021 Evaluation and Management Codes: Is a History Required?
November 12, 2020 Question: My coder just told me about the new guidelines for 2021 office visit codes. She said…
New 2021 Evaluation and Management Code Guidelines
November 12, 2020 Question: I heard that the E/M code guidelines are changing in 2021. Will this apply to all…
Documenting Family History for New Patient Visits
October 29, 2020 Question: I’ve heard that all you need to document for family history is the word “none”, and…
New Evaluation and Management Guidelines for 2021 for Office Visits
October 29, 2020 Question: I work with a pain management physician and we see just a few Medicare patients. The…
Dialysis Circuit Revision
October 29, 2020 Question: My vascular surgeon performed a dialysis circuit open revision, and had to remove subcutaneous fat during…
SI Joint Injection Help
October 29, 2020 Question: My physician performed an SI joint injection in the ASC under ultrasound guidance and wants to…
Repair of a Semi-Circular Canal Dehiscence with Neurosurgery
October 29, 2020 Question: We are doing a combined case with the neurosurgeon and are not sure how to code…
Excision of Cyst
October 29, 2020 Question: I need some help. The physician made an incision over a cyst was able to remove…
Billing for Intestinal Tear During Enterostomy Closure
October 29, 2020 Question: While performing an enterostomy closure (44626) a tear in the small bowel was made during extensive…
ICP Monitor and EVD Placed on Both Sides
October 29, 2020 Question: We placed an ICP monitor on the left side of the cranium and a right ventriculostomy,…
Burn Debridements
October 15, 2020 Question: Our patient had full thickness burn of foot and has been having serial debridements to the…
Documenting Family History for New Patient Visits
October 15, 2020 Question: I’ve heard that all you need to document for family history is the word “none”, and…
Bjork Flap Tracheostomy
October 15, 2020 Question: What would the correct CPT code be for a tracheostomy performed using a Bjork flap? I…
Billing Separately for Diagnostic Angiograms
October 15, 2020 Question: Our surgeon performed an aortogram with run-off to bilateral lower extremities. He then performed interventions in…
Subacromial Decompression (29826)
October 15, 2020 Question: Our surgeon frequently documents in the procedure title that an arthroscopic subacromial decompression was performed. We…
MOHS with an E/M Service
October 15, 2020 Question: A Medicare patient came in last week and my doctor did a biopsy on the chest…
Billing for "Icy Green" Dye
October 15, 2020 Question: The surgeon did a robotic/laparoscopic cholecystectomy and cholangiogram with icy green and firefly identification of biliary anatomy.…
Elective Cranioplasty after Emergent Hemicraniectomy
October 15, 2020 Question: I did an emergency craniectomy on a stroke patient 4 months ago. It is now time…
Are Pre-Op Visits Billable?
October 1, 2020 Question: For patients that are having surgery that day, I’ve been doing pre-op visits that morning (coming…
Modifier 78: Global Period Impact
October 1, 2020 Question: We have a patient who had knee surgery and required a return to the operating suite…
Confusion About New 2021 E/M Guidelines
October 1, 2020 Question: The new guidelines that are coming out in 2021 for all types of E/M services, right?…
Genicular Nerve Destruction
October 1, 2020 Question: My doctor did a destruction of the superolateral and superomedial genicular nerve. Is there a CPT…
Confusion About New 2021 E/M Guidelines
October 1, 2020 Question: The new guidelines that are coming out in 2021 for all types of E/M services, right?…
Lesion on Eyelid
October 1, 2020 Question: Can I report CPT code 67850 when liquid nitrogen is used to destroy a lesion in…
Articles
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…
Develop a Data and Device Destruction Policy in Five Easy Steps
Develop a Data and Device Destruction Policy in Five Easy Steps American Association for Physician Leadership – June 2019 by…
Tips and Best Practices for Using Code-X
Tips and Best Practices for Using Code-X AAOS Now – June 2019 by Cheryl Toth After speaking with Michael Marks,…
Get Your House in Order: Prepare for Private Equity Acquisition
Orthopaedics Today – May 2019 by Wathen Strong With ever-increasing amounts of private equity flowing into health care, orthopedic surgeons are…
Clean Up the A/R Before Putting the Practice on the Market
Clean Up the A/R Before Putting the Practice on the Market Physicians Practice – May 2019 by Cheyenne Brinson Thinking…
Coding Experts Weigh in on the Value of Code-X
Coding Experts Weigh in on the Value of Code-X AAOS Now – May 2019 by Cheryl Toth If you are…
NEW: Solve Your Practice Pain Points with Practice Solutions Online
NEW: Solve Your Practice Pain Points with Practice Solutions Online Aesthetic Society News – Spring 2019 by Cheryl Toth Is…
Strategies and Scripts for 4 Common Objections
Strategies and Scripts for 4 Common Objections Aesthetic Society News – Spring 2019 by Karen Zupko After decades of educating…
Cost Saving Strategies to Save Your Practice Money
Cost Saving Strategies to Save Your Practice Money Doctors Direct Insurance – Winter 2013 by Cheyenne Brinson Like most practices,…
7 Ways to Modernize Business Writing Mechanics
7 Ways to Modernize Business Writing Mechanics Medical Office Manager – 2019 by Cheryl Toth You don’t need a degree…
Four Tips for Avoiding Data Breaches
Four Tips for Avoiding Data Breaches AAOSNow – April 2019 by Michael R. Marks, MD According to a new report by Radware,…
Selling your practice? Clean up the coding first.
Selling your practice? Clean up the coding first. Physicians Practice Pearls – March 2019 by Karen Zupko As more and…
Anatomy of a Lessons Learned Summary
Anatomy of a Lessons Learned Summary Medical Office Manager – March 2019 by Cheryl Toth What do you call the…
