Coding professionals who work in ASC may be familiar with anesthesia modifiers -73 (discontinued outpatient hospital/ambulatory surgery center [ASC] procedure prior to the administration of anesthesia) and -74 (discontinued outpatient hospital/ambulatory surgery center [ASC] procedure after administration of anesthesia). This resource form clarifies instances when these modifiers are appropriate to append.
The attached is an excerpt on POA indicators from the book, JustCoding’s Guide to Medical Necessity Denials (Pack of 5) by Lori-Lynne A. Webb, CPC, CCS-P, CCP, CHDA, CDIP, COBGC.
Auditing and monitoring, Health information management, Training
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Auditing and monitoring, Clinical documentation, Hospital outpatient
The following is an excerpt on selecting an audit sample from The Essential Guide to Coding Audits by Rose T. Dunn, MBA, RHIA, CPA/CGMA, FACHE, FHFMA, CHPS.
This auditor guide was created by Mary Phelps, RHIA, CCS, courtesy of First Class Solutions, Inc. 2018 and was excerpted from the appendix of The Essential Guide to Coding Audits.
Auditing and monitoring, Hospital outpatient, Physician practice, Training
As a coder, have you been wondering what you should do if you hit an NCCI or medically unlikely edit? This infographic will help you learn to manage the edit process, master modifiers to use to bypass edits, and make sense of all of the acronyms used in conjunction with edits.
