by Kristi Pollard | Oct 27, 2020 | Blog, Covid News
If you’ve been keeping up to date on your Coding Clinic subscription and coding guidelines, you know that coding advice for COVID-19 keeps changing. As coders, we know it’s imperative to keep our eyes peeled for new codes, updated guidance, and evolving disease...
by Kristi Pollard | Feb 19, 2021 | Blog, Tips & Expertise
Q: You covered all of the devices in the fusion tables except synthetic substitute. When would this device be used? A: Fusion of the spine with a synthetic substitute is extremely rare since some type of bone graft is used to “glue” the joint together. The device...
by Kristi Pollard | May 18, 2021 | Blog, Tips & Expertise
Q: I have a question about outpatient obstetric visits where the patient was sent for a NST from their provider’s office due to an abnormal BPP. For example, the chief complaint is that the patient was sent from their OB visit because she had a score of 6/8 on her...
by Ed OBeirne | Jan 7, 2020 | Blog
If you look in the index you will find that under “hemorrhage” there are entries for at least 16 of the 19 chapters in ICD-10-CM! It is a miracle of anatomy that we have this complex, personal ocean of cells, nutrients, and substances coursing through our bodies...
by kkluglein | Jan 26, 2021 | Blog, Tips & Expertise
Q: You mentioned that another physician often does the anterior approach for the surgeon performing fusion. How do you code for that anterior approach for that surgeon? A: CPT: For pro-fee CPT coding, both surgeons should report the correct anterior approach CPT...
