ER Codes
Now that consult codes are gone, how does this doc code for visiting her patient in the ER?
‘Detailed Exam’ Debate
How many systems need to be documented for a detailed exam?
Decision Making for Established Visits
While medical necessity is the primary criteria for payment, medical decision making counts too
Critical Care Code
Meeting the requirements for critical care in the office
Complaint Complexity
Chief complaint or history of present illness?
Coding Profiles for OB/GYN
Medicare's E&M codes by speciality
HCPCS Code for Suture Removal
A reader responds to coding for suture removal
Coding for Pre-Op Exam
This practice was erroneously told to use the -56 modifier when they code surgical pre-ops
Capturing All the Work
What should you do when RVUs don't paint a true picture?
Billing Massage Chair Use
Is there a CPT code for use of a massage chair?
Billing for Vitals Recordings
Billing for medical assistant's work
Billing for Hospitalists
Billing as both a hospitalist and private physician
Billing a Hospital Admit
How to bill for a successive office visit and hospital admission
Bill for a Wasted Controlled Substance?
If a patient declines an injection - can you bill for the cost of the medication?
Discharge Note on a Patient I Never Saw?
This physician wonders why he has to dictate an H&P and discharge summary for a patient he never actually visited.
Code for Suture Removal?
Here's what you need to know when it comes to medical coding to remove sutures.
Coding: Billing for locum tenens; ICD-10; CMS guidelines
In this issue, a question that asks how many new codes are in the ICD-10 code set.
Coding: Multiple Visits, Same Group; Pre-Op Clearances
NPP versus physician visit
Coding: Reducing Duplicate Documentation; ‘Detailed Exam’ Debate; Pinpointing Profile Info
Here are your latest coding questions, answered by coding expert Bill Dacey.
Coding Questions? We’ve Got the Answers
Billing new OB visits; office visit codes; bundling procedures; and global post-ops
Hospitalist admit billing; coding for pre-op exam; selecting high vs. moderate risk.
Billing for hospitalists; smoking cessation documentation; patients’ paperwork; group visit codes.
Billing massage chair use; using the AI modifier; getting paid for pulse ox.
Coding Questions?
Problem visits with counseling; coding for suture removal; mixing exam types?
Billing for vitals recordings; discharge summary on a deceased patient; a wasted controlled substance.
Giving credit for exam work; decision making for established visits; billing a hospital admission.
Primary care exception; critical care coding; prescription drug management
Documenting shared visits; further vs. additional workup planned.
Vaccine counseling; new or established patients; coding for coordinating care.
Surgical package; billing family members; using 99211 for new patients