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Look to LCDs for guidance on how to get reimbursed for routine foot care. Routine foot care is probably the most difficult thing for a podiatry practice to manage. It takes a village to make sure all the proper steps are taken to get claims paid. This is because Medicare has a coverage policy that […]
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An analysis of the future and salary of medical coding professionals in the US along with ways in which the AAPC’s CPC certification can help you position yourself with an advantage. This is an important fact both at the certification phase and the employment (jobs) phase.
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Solidify your understanding of aortic valve disease and how to report this life-changing treatment. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a minimally invasive cardiac procedure to replace a diseased aortic valve in a person’s heart. The most common reason to undergo TAVR is aortic stenosis, which is an abnormal narrowing of the aortic valve opening […]
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Novitas Solutions issued a reminder March 10 about billing for temporary implantable female urological prostheses, reported with CPT® codes 0596T and 0597T. If your claims for these services are being denied, it’s no wonder, what with all the policy changes in recent years. The service coding isn’t the problem; it’s the device coding. Coding Insertion […]
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Breaking into medical coding requires resourcefulness and perseverance. From the very beginning of your medical coding career, there is one trait that will serve you well: resourcefulness. It is a skill that not everybody has, which becomes evident when speaking to new coders trying to break into the field. Misrepresentation of our line of work […]
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Test your ability to code cardiovascular disease and surgery. Cardiovascular coding is not for the faint of heart. Understanding how and why the procedures are performed is half the battle — a battle won by the medical coders who attended the session “Case Based Complex Vascular Coding” at AAPC’s regional HEALTHCON 2021 in Charleston, S.C. […]
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Choose the correct codes to paint an exact picture of a patient’s health. We’ve all seen the facts and statistics on obesity in America. “We are the most overweight country in the world,” said one commercial I saw recently. That may not be quite true, but while researching information for this article I found some […]
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New COVID-19 vaccine status codes, changes and corrections to the 2022 CPT code set, Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) payment changes, and prior authorization code list changes — that’s what’s on the agenda this month. Read all about it! 3 New Codes Improve COVID-19 Vaccination Status An April 1, 2022, update to the 2022 ICD-10-CM […]
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All along the back of the spine, at each level, a pair of small facet joints connects the vertebrae — the bony building blocks of the spine — holding the vertebral column together and providing support. These small joints may become inflamed due to a variety of conditions including osteoarthritis, disc degeneration, spinal stenosis, or […]
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Take 5 to read up on recent coding and billing news. There are plenty of coding updates in November, including those made to certain Medicare policies. Payment thresholds for physical, occupational, and speech-language pathology are also posted for the 2022 calendar year, as are Medicare cost sharing amounts. And HCPCS Level II code set updates […]
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