by Deanna Upston | Jan 17, 2023 | Blog, Webinar Q&As
This page addresses follow-up questions and additional information pertinent to our webinar Making the Rounds: Inpatient E/M Coding.The coding information and guidance are valid at the time of publishing. Learners are encouraged to researchsubsequent official guidance...
by Mary Bort | Jan 17, 2023 | Blog, Webinar Q&As
Q: When a post op pain block is billed, should the appropriate anesthesia modifier be added as well, such as AA, or one of the Q modifiers if one of those are applicable?A: No, the CPT codes used for post op pain blocks and ancillary services when done separately...
by Shea Lunt | Dec 30, 2022 | Blog, Webinar Q&As
Q: Can 31645 be billed when the doctor dictates that “mucous secretions were suctioned out of the lower left lobe”? Does it have to be an abscess or mucous plug that was removed in order to use this code? A: Clearing (e.g., irrigation, aspiration) of mucus...
by Shea Lunt | Dec 14, 2022 | Blog, Webinar Q&As
Q: What about the digital medicine changes?A: We did not cover these in the presentation but check out the new virtual reality codes in your CPT book – codes 0770T, 0771T-0774T. Appendix T, for audio only services is also new; it was released in April of 2022. These...
by Terri Reid | Nov 15, 2022 | Blog, Webinar Q&As
Q: Can facilities create a policy that allows coders to pull documentation from a dietician’s note if it is co-signed by the provider?A: Based on Coding Clinic’s answer in 1Q 2020, page 4, yes. However, Haugen recommends facilities not consider this best practice...
by Kristi Pollard | Nov 15, 2022 | Blog, Webinar Q&As
Q: How do you code the use of e-cigarettes or vaping?A: Coding Clinic, Second Quarter 2017: Page 28 addresses coding for the use of electronic cigarettes during smoking cessation. In that article, they advised to assign code F17.290, Nicotine dependence, other tobacco...
