Billing Compliance

Can this provider choose elements from both a multisystem and single organ system exam?

Even though there is a CPT code for completing patient forms, many payers do not reimburse physicians for that service.

This physician is billing for blood draws in the hospital outpatient setting.

Billing for a patient seen on the same day, in the same group, by two different providers.

How should this physician bill for a locum tenens provider?

This physicians wants to know who should bill for a hospital admission: the surgeon or hospitalist?

Medical coding guidance on prevention planning; the ICD-10 transition; ABN advice; and more.

Now that consult codes are gone, how does this doc code for visiting her patient in the ER?

How many systems need to be documented for a detailed exam?

While medical necessity is the primary criteria for payment, medical decision making counts too

Meeting the requirements for critical care in the office

Chief complaint or history of present illness?

Medicare's E&M codes by speciality

A reader responds to coding for suture removal

This practice was erroneously told to use the -56 modifier when they code surgical pre-ops

What should you do when RVUs don't paint a true picture?

Is there a CPT code for use of a massage chair?

Billing for medical assistant's work

Billing as both a hospitalist and private physician

How to bill for a successive office visit and hospital admission

If a patient declines an injection - can you bill for the cost of the medication?

This physician wonders why he has to dictate an H&P and discharge summary for a patient he never actually visited.

Here's what you need to know when it comes to medical coding to remove sutures.

The deadline for conversion from the present electronic claims transaction standard to Version 5010 is fast approaching. Make sure both your practice and systems vendor are ready for the change.

Medical practices face two significant deadlines that require planning and testing in 2011. The first is the new 5010 electronic claims transmission standard, the second ICD-10.

Patient portals can offer better customer service and care, but only if you can get your patients to use it. We examine the pros and cons of jumping on the portal bandwagon.

When patient records are requested, your staff could unintentionally put your practice at risk of a HIPAA violation. Here's how to handle requests properly.

In this issue, a question that asks how many new codes are in the ICD-10 code set.

Do you have an emergency plan in place? You should. Our disaster-planning checklist gets you started.

Planning for retirement can be tricky, and it’s definitely something you want to get right. Check out these potential pitfalls and how to avoid them.