Organizations may opt to measure productivity using several methods, such as number of charts coded per day or per month, based on their needs, service lines, and other considerations. Some organizations use different productivity metrics for specific settings or account types.
Under certain circumstances, a service or procedure may be partially reduced or eliminated at the discretion of the physician. Read up on the correct application of hospital modifiers -52, -73, and -74 for reduced and discontinued procedural services.
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a sudden and temporary loss of kidney function, while acute tubular necrosis (ATN) is a kidney injury characterized by acute tubular cell injury and dysfunction.
Our experts answer questions about CPT coding for bunionectomies, 2022 CPT changes for reporting cataract removals, and ICD-10-CM coding for false labor.
Chapter 19 of ICD-10-CM includes codes for various types of injuries, poisonings, and other consequences of external causes. Review integumentary anatomy and ICD-10-CM coding for burns and superficial injuries.
State and federal prosecutors continue to extract sizable settlements from practices that allegedly submitted fraudulent claims for one type of service—urine drug tests (UDT). In this article, Julia Kyles, CPC , breaks down fraudulent coding and billing patterns for UDT services.
The 2022 ICD-10-CM manual includes new codes for thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA)—a rare clinical syndrome defined by the presence of hemolytic anemia, organ dysfunction, and low platelets. Read up on TMA pathophysiology and diagnosis coding.
The American Medical Association (AMA) recently announced three new CPT codes for administration of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine in children 6 months to under 5 years old.
Q: What is the difference between anterior and posterior approaches to spinal surgery, and when might a physician use a combined (anterior and posterior) approach?
