Our experts answer questions about followup visits in the ED, skin substitutes, flu vaccines, osteoporosis and fractures in ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-CM external cause code, modifier for discontinued cardioversion, and modifier -25
Our experts answer questions about NCCI edits for injections, modifier -25, modifier -59, laminotomy with insertion of Coflex distraction device, billing mammogram for needle placement, and auditing electronic orders.
Providers setting charges based on an understanding of their costs is not a new concept, says Jugna Shah, MPH, president and founder of Nimitt Consulting. However, providers struggle with this or fail to do it correctly, and then stand to deteriorate their future payment rates since CMS relies on provider data to set payment rates not only for inpatient and outpatient services, but also for laboratory services.
Our experts answer questions about hydration, excludes notes in ICD-10-CM, L codes for neurostimulator devices, physician supervision for hyperbaric oxygen therapy, E/M service with wound care, and pass-though drugs.
Our experts answer questions about modifiers for diagnostic interventional procedures, Medicare recognition of CPT ® code 9066, reporting add-on code for psychotherapy with interactive complexity, reporting G0378 for all payers, and wound care coding.
Our experts answer questions about, modifier -25, cardioversion performed during an ED code, denials for multiple port film line items, and procedure discontinued after administration of anesthesia.
Our coding experts answer your questions about physician supervision for chemotherapy, billing injectable drugs, Addendum B and coverage, new transitional care management codes, and stent placement with other procedures.
Physicians and other providers practice in many different areas within a hospital. To accurately code physician and provider services, coders must know and understand the place of service (POS) codes.