How to Bill: Medial Dislocation
A common occurrence in the emergency is the dislocation of various joints. They are sometimes incorrectly handled as breaks but shouldn’t be and you could be setting your practice up for a denial at...
View ArticleWellness Checks and Office Visits
Any time you are coding for problem visits that a patient has, it is important that you take into consideration any other office visits that they may have recently had. Basically, you are going to want...
View ArticleHow to Bill: POS Codes
For correct payment amount, accurate place of service codes are required. The failure to provide the correct place of service code with the correct current procedural terminology code for E/M services...
View ArticleHow to Bill: Facial and Dental Nerve Blocks
When you have a procedure that can cover two close but distinctly different areas such as a facial and a dental nerve block, you need to make sure that your claim encompasses exactly the procedure that...
View ArticleHow to Bill: Long Term Care
Long term care medical billing has it’s own set of nuances that must be followed in order to ensure that you receive proper reimbursements for the services you provide. Since nearly every patient you...
View ArticleHow to Bill: Colonoscopy
There has been growing confusion over exactly how to report the growing number of colonoscopies that become “diagnostic”. This procedure has become more and more commonplace and the debate continues....
View ArticleHow to Bill: Tissue Adhesives
One point that many medical billers find confusing is the correct procedure for coding the use of tissue adhesives when used for wound closures. The answer to this question will be different depending...
View ArticleHow to Bill: Parent Consultations
The world of pediatric medicine is fast paced and along with unpredictable kids come unpredictable medical billing situations. If you process medical billing for pediatric physicians, you may or may...
View ArticleHow to Bill: Estrogen Withdrawal
Put yourself in this medical biller’s shoes and see if you would file this claim correctly. A patient that recently had a hysterectomy presented to the ED with symptoms needing treatment. The physician...
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