January 9, 2020 Question: I have a question about post op visits for PE tubes (code 69436). As you know,…

December 19, 2019 Question: We are hiring a scribe for the doctor because it will help improve his documentation.  Is…

December 5, 2019 Question: Is it ok to code 69641, 69642, and 69643 for procedures performed on the same ear…

November 14, 2019 Question: I oftentimes bill and E/M code with modifier 25 for an office visit and 92504-50 (1…

October 31, 2019 Question: Can we charge a thyroidectomy (e.g., 60240) when we do a parathyroidectomy (60500) Answer: Yes, but…

October 17, 2019 Question: A patient had a T&A and had a bleed. She came to office and saw my doctor. …

July 11, 2019 Question: What’s the best way to do the diagnosis coding for postop visits? I mean, does it…

October 3, 2019 Question: The surgeon I work with has a question regarding billing. Some of the hospitals in the…

September 19, 2019 Question: We get calls from patients to renew their medications. When the patient comes to office to…

September 5, 2019 Question: I understand that the new FNA with ultrasound code, 10005, includes the ultrasound guidance for the…

August 22, 2019 Question: We have a new ENT and he’s doing a procedure my other guys don’t perform.  The…

August 8, 2019 Question: What happened to the skin biopsy codes?  I submitted a claim for 11101 (skin biopsy) and…

July 25, 2019 Question: When you inject Botox for migraine headaches, can you bill the injection code more than one…

July 11, 2019 Question: What’s the best way to do the diagnosis coding for postop visits? I mean, does it…

June 20, 2019 Question: Can I bill for taking the patient back to the OR to explore and repair post-op…

June 6, 2019 Question: I’ve been dictating CPT codes in the operative note so that my coder knows what to…

May 23, 2019 Question: My work RVUs are down this year.  I do a lot of inferior turbinate submucous resection…

May 9, 2019 Question: When would I ever use G0268 for cerumen removal vs 69210? Answer: G0268 is a HCPCS…

April 25, 2019 Question: We are receiving denials for 31237, performed right after endoscopic sinus surgery, stating we did not…

April 11, 2019 Question: I recently attended a coding course you taught and learned a lot – thank you! I…

March 28, 2019 Question: My billing service is waiting for the pathology report and assigning the diagnosis and procedure code…

March 14, 2019 Question: If I do a cosmetic rhinoplasty and a functional septoplasty on a patient, should I document…

February 28, 2019 Question: I have a question on billing for allergy testing. All this time, and for any patient…

February 14, 2019 Question: We routinely bill 69631 (tympanoplasty) and 20922 (temporalis fascia graft).  We’ve been paid but now we’re…

January 31, 2019 Question: My ENT did a direct laryngoscopy with 2 biopsies of a laryngeal tumor.  Can we bill…

January 17, 2019 Question: We can’t get a revision rhinoplasty paid.  Is it ok if we use the septoplasty code…

December 13, 2018 Question: When our physicians are out of the office our NP will cover the office. We have…

November 29, 2018 Question: We use coding software to help us with modifiers, procedure descriptions, RVUs etc. In the description…

November 15, 2018 Question: We’ve been using 95018 for our prick and intradermal testing for inhalant allergy testing.  Suddenly we…

November 1, 2018 Question: We are getting denials of 20926 when we bill with 69620.  Can you help us write…