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Sufficient Documentation Essential for Ostomy Pay

Insufficient documentation accounted for nearly 82 percent of improper payments for ostomy supplies in 2018, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). No documentation and medical necessity also are reasons for ostomy supply pay problems. Tips to Avoid Pay Problems CMS recommends the following to providers’ medical coders: Medical records must contain […]

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Sufficient documentation

Need feedback on the proper documentation of a procedure, I have included a snip of documentation we are seeing for some of our procedures in e.g. ( endometrial biopsy). Any feedback on if this qualifies as sufficient documentation would be greatly appreciated.

Pelvis: Ext nl
Vag nl, not a prominent cystocele, but not fully eval’d
Cx nl, descends well for LAVH, but borderline for straight TVH
utx af 10.5cm. lg amt tiss ???
No bladder assessment done

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LCD Sufficient Resource

Some are using CPT code 96900 bill for newborns with hyperbilirubinemia receiving light therapy. However, some believe this code is on for Dermatology patients that get UV narrow band treatment for various skin disorders.

The LCD does not list diagnosis for hyperbilirubinemia.

Would you consider LCD to be sufficient resource to support NOT using CPT code?

Thanks!

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Endometriosis and/or adenomyosis sufficient pathology to upcode

Hi All!
During our CPT coding meeting, the question was brought up that if a uterus was submitted for uterine prolapse and endometriosis alone or with adenomyosis were found, would this be significant enough pathology to warrant an upcode to an 88307? Any thoughts?

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