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Documenting Family History for New Patient Visits
January 21, 2021 Question: I’ve heard that all you need to document for family history is the word “none”, and…
Can I Bill for Fluoroscopy?
January 21, 2021 Question: I did a left intraarticular steroid injection in the ASC. I used fluoroscopic guidance. Can I…
New 2021 E/M Coding Guidelines
January 21, 2021 Question: In the new guidelines, how does Time affect billing for a teaching physician’s E/M service when…
New 2021 E/M Coding Guidelines
January 21, 2021 Question: In the new guidelines, how does Time affect billing for a teaching physician’s E/M service when…
Significant Undermining of Free Flap Donor Site
January 21, 2021 Question: My doctor documents “significant undermining” to the free flap donor site (radial forearm) for an advancement…
Coding Intermediate Repairs
January 21, 2021 Question: Can I report CPT 12052 for an intermediate repair of the cheek and nose. The size…
New 2021 E/M Coding Guidelines
January 21, 2021 Question: In the new guidelines, how does Time affect billing for a teaching physician’s E/M service when…
Documenting Family History for New Patient Visits
January 21, 2021 Question: I’ve heard that all you need to document for family history is the word “none”, and…
Documenting Family History for New Patient Visits
December 17, 2020 Question: I’ve heard that all you need to document for family history is the word “none”, and…
New 2021 Evaluation and Management Code Guidelines
December 17, 2020 Question: I heard that the E/M code guidelines are changing in 2021. Will this apply to all…
Need Help with a Diagnosis Code
December 17, 2020 Question: We had a patient who came in for management of chronic right hip pain. I am…
New 2021 E/M Coding Guidelines
December 17, 2020 Question: In the new guidelines, how does Time affect billing for a teaching physician’s E/M service when…
Carotid Artery Exploration with Free Flap to Oral Cavity
December 17, 2020 Question: Can we report 35701 for the carotid vessel exploration in the recipient site when doing a…
Wedge Excision with Reconstruction
December 17, 2020 Question: My physician did a full thickness wedge excision with an Estlander flap of the right upper…
Documenting Family History for New Patient Visits
December 17, 2020 Question: I’ve heard that all you need to document for family history is the word “none”, and…
Stent and Embolization Coil Used in Same Session
December 17, 2020 Question: The surgeon used a stent and then inserted an embolization coil for an aneurysm. Are both…
Modifier 78 or Modifier 79 Which Do I Use?
December 3, 2020 Question: My physician placed a permanent neurostimulator via laminectomy 6 days after the trial neurostimulator. I know…
Coding 23395 for Pectoralis Muscle Repair
December 3, 2020 Question: Someone told us to bill 23395 for repairing the pectoralis muscle after removing breast implants. Here’s…
Stent vs. Embolization or Both
December 3, 2020 Question: If the surgeon uses a covered stent and performs an embolization on a patient with a…
Is a Lateral Retinacular Release Separately Billable?
December 3, 2020 Question: Our surgeon performed a reconstruction of a patella dislocation and also did an arthrotomy of the…
Complex Closure of Free Flap Donor Site
December 3, 2020 Question: I did a right anterolateral thigh free flap and had to close the right thigh wound…
Paring or Cutting
December 3, 2020 Question: I am new to Dermatology coding and need some help. The previous coder told me for…
Billing for Reopening of Recent Laparotomy
December 3, 2020 Question: Our surgeon insists on billing for 49002 reopening of a recent laparotomy and a 44005 lysis…
Removal of CP Angle Meningioma
December 3, 2020 Question: What’s the best way to code a retrosigmoid approach and removal of a meningioma at the…
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…
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…
