by Shea Lunt | Dec 30, 2022 | 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 | 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 Shea Lunt | Nov 2, 2022 | Uncategorized
Did you see? CMS finalized the 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. Key takeaways include: A 4.5% reduction to the CY 2023 Medicare Part B conversion factor will take effect Jan. 1. CMS will continue to not recognize subspecialties for defining initial vs....
by Shea Lunt | Oct 19, 2022 | Webinar Q&As
Q: Can time spent pre-charting the day before or charting notes a day after the date of the encounter be counted towards the total time for the E/M? A: Per time guidelines, only time spent on the date of the patient encounter can be counted towards the total time...
by Shea Lunt | Jul 20, 2022 | Uncategorized
Haugen Academy’s Guide to the 2023 E/M Changes Shea Lunt, RHIA, CPC, CPMA, PMP Consultant Shea is a consultant for The Haugen Consulting Group with 11 years of health care industry experience. Shea has experience working on the professional fee side of coding,...
