Editor's Note: This article by Paul Cadorette, director of education for mdStrategies, originally appeared in The Coding Advocate, mdStrategies free monthly newsletter. Sign-up to receive this newsletter by clicking here. CPT copyright 2009 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT…
ASC Coding, Billing & Collections
CPT copyright 2009 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. Although the anesthesia section in the CPT manual is the smallest, it can be one of the most difficult areas…
The following question was in response to New and Revised Category III Codes to Report.Q: We are an ASC, not hospital-based. Can we code 0230T with 64483? Also, what revenue code should we be using for the 0230T code?
Bill Gilbert, vice president of marketing, and Brice Voithofer, vice president of ASC and anesthesia services, for AdvantEdge Healthcare Solutions, discuss the dangers of not regularly auditing dictated surgeons' reports.
The South Carolina state employee insurance plan will cover the costs for 100 qualifying gastric-bypass or Lap-Band surgeries under a pilot program that will study the results of the surgeries for 18 months, according to reports from WCBD News 2…
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Editor's Note: This article by Paul Cadorette, director of education for mdStrategies, originally appeared in The Coding Advocate, mdStrategies free monthly newsletter. Sign-up to receive this newsletter by clicking here. CPT copyright 2009 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT…
California's Division of Workers' Compensation is seeking comments on drafts of revisions to the ASC and HOPD fee schedule regulations, including a proposed modification of the multiplier for payment for services in ASCs, according to WorkersCompensation.com and the DWC.
CPT copyright 2009 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. Be careful when reviewing of the operative report documents that a nerve is being injected using electrical stimulation or EMG or…
The American Academy of Professional Coders has published an article providing guidance for when and where organizations should begin to prepare for ICD-10.
Bill Gilbert, vice president of marketing for AdvantEdge Healthcare Solutions, discusses the costly ASC mistake of denied claims caused by a poor upfront collections process.