Bill Dacey

Coding questions? We've got the answers.

Coding questions? We've got the answers.

Coding guidance on admission codes; subsequent care codes; and coding volume outliers.

Coding questions? We've got the answers.

Coding questions? We've got the answers.

Get coding answers on Medicare and the physical exam; combining two services; pap smear and preventive services, IV infusions and more.

Medical coding guidance on Medicare Annual Wellness Visits; RVU reductions; physician scribes; student documentation; and more.

Coding questions? We've got the answers.

Coding questions? We've got the answers

Coding questions? We've got the answers

Coding questions? We've got the answers

Coding questions? We've got the answers

Coding questions? We've got the answers

Coding answers from our September 2011 journal.

Coding questions? We've got the answers

This pediatric cardiologist thinks that all his patient visits should be coded as level 5s. Is he right?

This administrator wonders if his physician needs to be physically present in order to bill a 99212 for infertility blood work.

I have a physician who saw a patient for a preventive visit and also charged a 99215 for this patient on the same date of service. He used the same documentation for both visits. Should he have documented each service separately?

Questions pertaining to the new Medicare Annual Wellness Visit.

Here's some guidance on using the new Medicare G0438 and G0439 codes.

Level 5 codes based on "breadth of management" need to clearly explain "why" the reported illnesses pose significant risk to patients. Should the physician add a statement to to her assessment that explains why the combination of multiple chronic illnesses pose a risk to the patient's morbidity/mortality?

A discussion arose between the auditors in my office regarding "double dipping" and I am wondering if you would mind clarifying something for us. One auditor says that it is permissible to obtain a review of systems (ROS) from the CC of "arm pain" - using arm as the location in the HPI and pain as the ROS under MS. I have never audited in this manner and would appreciate any advice or direction you can offer.

This doc wonders if he can mix and match body areas and organ systems for an expanded problem-focused exam.

When counting points for the data reviewed in E&M, do you count "independent review of image, tracing, or specimen" (two points), for example, when a cardiologist sees a patient, interprets an EKG, and provides an E&M service?

I know that there are going to be significantly more codes with ICD-10, but will the rules change regarding how codes are assigned?

I keep hearing about the new modifier 33 but it's not in the CPT manual. Am I supposed to be using it?

Repeating documentation for the HPI and ROS, is it allowed?

Have the rules changed for CERT (Comprehensive Error Rate Testing) reviews?

Did the definition of healthcare fraud change?

How can I avoid an audit finding of "insufficient documentation" for medical decision making?