A recent study published in BMC Public Health, found that patients in Colorado diagnosed with long COVID increasingly sought care from outpatient and specialist visits over hospital and emergency department visits.
This article wraps up our coverage of modifiers commonly used by pain management practices that are required by Medicare and private payers when a CPT procedure code on a claim isn’t detailed enough to precisely tell what service or procedure was provided. Note: To access this free article, make sure you first register here if you do not have a paid subscription.
With the prevalence of diabetes mellitus among the population expected to grow, an overview of the disease may help you keep track of how to code instances of it. This article will cover the different types of diabetes mellitus and a few tips when coding it.
Treating providers can perform audio-only evaluation and management visits via telephone for patients who are at home thanks to the three-month telehealth extension through to March 31, 2025. But remember to follow the rules for audio-only visits in the final 2025 Medicare physician fee schedule.
The new ICD-10-PCS code set for fiscal year 2025, which includes 371 new codes, will be effective October 1, 2024. With highlights from Terry Tropin, MSHAI, RHIA, CCS-P , inpatient coders can make sense of each new term before they go into effect.
Without proof that services rendered were medically necessary, third-party payers are unlikely to approve claims for reimbursement. With tips from Shelley C. Safian, PhD, RHIA, CCS-P, COC, COC-I , medical coding professionals can use ICD-10-CM codes to prove medical necessity.
