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Tips for Coding Hand Surgeries in CPT – Free Haugen Academy MicroLearning
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Our hands are incredibly intricate. Hand surgeries can be complex and coding these in CPT can be challenging. This brief presentation contains a few tips for coding these complex cases. | Read More.
AHIMA and AHA FAQ on ICD-10-CM Coding for COVID-19
Publication: AHIMA
The following FAQ on ICD-10-CM coding for COVID-19 was jointly developed and approved by the American Hospital Association’s Central Office on ICD-10-CM/PCS and AHIMA. | Read More.
CPT Coding for Procedures on the Foot and Toes
Blog Post: Digging into HIM & Coding
Anyone who has coded or attempted to code for procedures on the foot and toes has no doubt discovered the complexities of the CPT codes. It’s impossible to code for them without a thorough understanding of foot and toe anatomy. Additionally, many providers refer to these procedures by eponyms which can confuse when it comes to code selection. Continue reading to learn more about these complex cases. | Read More.
Telehealth Billing During the COVID-19 National Emergency
Publication: MGMA
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released numerous waivers along with new rules for billing professional telehealth services during the public health emergency (PHE) of COVID-19. These changes, currently in place for the duration of the PHE, aim to ensure that patients have access to physicians and other qualified healthcare providers while remaining at home. Continue reading to learn about the types of services available to all Medicare beneficiaries, including telehealth, virtual check-ins and telephone visits, e-visits and remote patient monitoring. | Read More.
Tips & Expertise: Hand Surgery Coding in PCS
Q: How do you code a “completion amputation”, where a traumatic amputation of the finger is cut back further and then closed up?A: It depends on how much tissue was removed, at what level, and how it’s documented. If a rongeur was used to just smooth off the bone...
Coding Hand Surgeries in ICD-10-PCS
Additional Tips & Expertise - Free Haugen Academy MicroLearning Our hands are incredibly intricate. Hand surgeries can be complex and coding these in ICD-10-PCS can be challenging. This brief presentation contains a few tips for coding these complex cases. This is...
Coding Hand Surgeries in CPT
Digging Into HIM & Coding Blog Our hands may the the body part we most take for granted relative to their importance to our existence and our day-to-day activities. They are amazingly intricate and comprised of many different body systems and incur injuries and...
AMA announces expedited updates to CPT for COVID-19 antibody tests
Publication: AMA
CHICAGO – The American Medical Association (AMA) announced updates to Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) that include two code additions intended to report when patients receive blood tests that detect COVID-19 antibodies. The updates were approved this evening during a special meeting of the CPT Editorial Panel, the independent body convened by the AMA with sole authority to expedite the review of proposed changes and additions to the CPT code set. | Read More.
Hand Surgery Coding in CPT
Blog Post: Digging into HIM & Coding
Our hands may the the body part we most take for granted relative to their importance to our existence and our day-to-day activities. They are amazingly intricate and comprised of many different body systems and incur injuries and conditions that often demand the expertise from a number of surgical specialties including Plastic surgery, Orthopedic surgery, Vascular Surgery, Rheumatology, and of course Hand surgery. This assures that hand surgery is a constant challenge for coders. | Read More.
COVID-19: Expanded Use of Ambulance Origin/Destination Modifiers
Publication: CMS
During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, Medicare will cover a medically necessary emergency and non-emergency ground ambulance transportation from any point of origin to a destination that is equipped to treat the condition of the patient consistent with state and local Emergency Medical Services (EMS) protocols where the services will be furnished. On an interim basis, CMS is expanding the list of destinations that may include but are not limited to the following. | Read More.