Last time, we looked at numbers 10 and nine on our list of CPT® modifiers that create confusion and problems in coding and billing for medical services and procedures. This time, we look at four
Last time, we looked at numbers 10 and nine on our list of CPT® modifiers that create confusion and problems in coding and billing for medical services and procedures. This time, we look at four more as we count down to the number one misused
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If there is one area of medical coding guaranteed to produce headaches for even the most seasoned coder, it has to be the use of CPT® code modifiers. Get them right, and you capture maximum reimbursement for your provider and avoid the scrutiny of eagle-eyed
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As we prepare to sit down with our families for the holidays and enjoy a day of delicious food and good company, we here at TCI hope that you, too, have a wonderful celebration — not to mention a much-needed break from your CPT® Coding
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Coding for cerumen (earwax) removal is going to get a whole lot easier in 2016.
Reason: CPT® is introducing 69209 (Removal impacted cerumen using irrigation/lavage, unilateral). This code will allow you to code for encounters when your provider removes impacted cerumen using irrigation or lavage. Previous
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“Am I at risk?” This question comes up so often when I am approached at conferences by practice managers and physicians. Many in the healthcare industry have a sense of dread when thinking about what could happen if they are targeted for a government audit
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One of your full-time physicians goes on vacation – or sabbatical or maternity leave. Your practice employs a locum tenens (lt) to fill in for the missing physician.
No problem, until you try to bill for the substitute physician’s services with Medicare – or payers who
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