Looking to improve the speed and accuracy of your trigger point injection coding? This article will help you spot the information you need to code the services and find areas where your treating providers need extra help to improve their documentation.
Q: What codes should a coder consider for a patient diagnosed with an eating disorder (e.g., anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder)?
ICD-10-CM contains specific pain codes based on the type of prosthetic device, mesh, or implant. This article reviews best practices for using placeholders and selecting the correct encounter code, as well as other considerations when using diagnosis codes.
In January 2024, CMS released guidance for the implementation of the office and outpatient evaluation and management visit complexity HCPCS add-on code G2211. Courtney Crozier provides a breakdown of the code, including documentation requirements and appropriate and inappropriate billing scenarios.
Take in the details of the 16 new telemedicine codes for real-time encounters in the CPT 2025 manual while you wait to see whether private payers adopt the services or CMS sways from proposed non-coverage of the codes.
Our experts answer questions on the new ICD-10-CM serotonin syndrome code, key takeaways for documenting and supporting malnutrition diagnoses, and appropriate circumstances for reporting codes from ICD-10-CM subcategory E66.8- (other obesity).
Certain diagnosis-related groups (DRG) remain vulnerable to audits and denials, not only for DRG and clinical validation, but for medical necessity as well. Kim Conner, BSN, CCDS, CCDS-O , explores areas coding professionals can support when being proactive against these denials.
When an office/outpatient visit is coded based on time, think beyond face-to-face time to get full credit. This article reviews time-based coding, how to count time, which activities count toward time, and which ones don’t.
