Hospital outpatient

Coders can use the following tip sheet to determine the appropriate use of modifier -58. These tips are pulled from the HCPro book, JustCoding’s Guide to Modifiers: Hospital Outpatient Edition by Susan E. Garrison, CHCA, CHCA-S, CHC, CPC, CCS-P, CPAR, COC, executive vice president of Med Law Advisors in Atlanta.

This word search includes terms for common heart conditions. The second page lists ICD-10-CM codes used to report each condition.

Refresh your understanding of respiratory anatomy with this crossword puzzle. 

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This sample COVID-19 query was developed by Sharme Brodie, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDI education specialist at ACDIS/HCPro in Middleton, Massachusetts. Should you choose to use this sample, you adapt it to your particular programmatic needs, EHR system requirements, and organizational diagnostic criteria. CDI professionals should also ensure that all the answer options are clinically relevant for the particular patient.

This crossword puzzle includes medical terminology that coders need to be familiar with to select the most specific CPT codes for spinal surgeries. 

The following decision tree will help you decide whether the application of modifier -22 (increased procedural services) would be appropriate in cases where the provider's work exceeded the norm. 

Modifier -22 (increased procedural services) frequently causes compliance headaches for revenue cycle professionals. This explanation form may be used to clarify the need for additional reimbursement in complex surgical cases where physician work exceeded the norm.

 This word search includes terms frequently used in the CPT Manual to describe nervous system procedures.