Kimberly Lee, M.Ed., RHIA, CCS-P, answers common questions on the process of querying physicians. These questions were answered during her webinar “Reporting Category III CPT Codes for Cardiology Services and Procedures” on March 30, 2023.
Tara L. Bell, RN, MSN, CCM, AHIMA-approved ICD-10-CM/PCS trainer, and Shelley C. Safian, PhD, MAOM/HSM, CCS-P, CPC-H, CPC-I, CHA, AHIMA-approved ICD-10-CM/PCS trainer, answer questions about documentation and coding for respiratory diagnoses in ICD-10-CM.
Jugna Shah, MPH, founder and president of Nimitt Consulting, and Valerie A. Rinkle, MPA, Associate Director, Healthcare for Navigant Consulting answered these five additional questions about injections and infusions coding.
Susan E. Garrison, CHCA, CHC, CCS-P, CPC, CPC-H, PCS, FCS, CPAR, executive vice president of Healthcare Consulting Services at Magnus Confidential in Atlanta, GA and Shelley C. Safian, PhD, MAOM/HSM, CCS-P, CPC-H, CPC-I, CHA, AHIMA-Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer, president of Safian Communication Services, Inc., near Orlando, answered these five pain management coding questions as part of HCPro’s “Outpatient Pain Management Coding for Diagnoses and Procedures” audio conference.
Sarah L. Goodman, MBA, CHCAF, CPC-H, CCP, FCS, president/CEO and principal consultant for SLG, Inc., of Raleigh, N.C., and Susan E. Garrison, CHCA, CHCAS, CCS-P, CHC, PCS, FCS, CPAR, CPC, CPC-H, executive vice president of Healthcare Consulting Services at Med Law Advisors in Atlanta, Ga., answer questions about modifier use and the application of NCCI edits.
Coders continue to struggle with proper use of modifier -59 (distinct procedural service). Sarah L. Goodman, MBA, CHCAF, CPC-H, CCP, FCS and Susan E. Garrison, CHCA, CHCAS, CCS-P, CHC, PCS,FCS, CPAR, CPC, CPC-H, provide answers to some common questions about modifier -59 use.
Modifiers -25 and -59 remain under scrutiny by Recovery Auditors, CMS, and the OIG. Sarah L Goodman, MBA, CHCAF, CPC-H, CCP, FCS, and Susan E. Garrison, CHC, CHCA, PCS, FCS, CCS-P, CPAR, CPC, CPC-H, answer five questions about correct use of modifiers -25 and -59.
