Review documentation requirements and CPT coding for radiology services including computed tomography and x-ray scans, breast mammography, and bone length studies.
Lori-Lynne A. Webb, CPC, CCS-P, CCP, CHDA, COBGC , breaks down CPT coding for subsequent hospital visits and services provided on the day of discharge from inpatient status.
Our experts answer questions about CPT coding catheterizations for congenital heart defects, the difference between approaches for spinal surgeries, and more.
Fundamentally, what makes outpatient CDI different from inpatient CDI? A multitude of similarities exist between inpatient CDI basics and reviews, but outpatient CDI has many different areas of opportunity.
Selecting the most specific E/M code for a physician-patient encounter can be tricky. In this article, Lori-Lynne A. Webb, CPC, CCS-P, CCP, CHDA, COBGC , breaks down facility documentation and E/M coding for office visits and initial hospital care.
Coders continue to be in high demand, and given the importance of this function, evaluating coders’ performance is an essential task for revenue integrity. In this article, Lawrence A. Allen, MBA, CPC, CPMA, CEMA , makes the case for reevaluating coding performance.
The American Medical Association (AMA) recently announced that it updated the CPT code set to include a new code for a third dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine in children 5 through 11 years old.
Review documentation requirements and CPT coding for radiology services including computed tomography and x-ray scans, breast mammography, and bone length studies. Note : To access this free article, make sure you first register here if you do not have a paid subscription.
Susan Belley, M.Ed., RHIA, CPHQ, and Audrey Howard, RHIA, write that a majority of inpatients during this omicron surge are admitted for reasons other than COVID-19 and are incidentally found to be COVID-19-positive—making this an opportune time to review ICD-10-CM reporting for COVID-19 as a secondary diagnosis. Note : To access this free article, make sure you first register here if you do not have a paid subscription.
