Laboratory Question for the Week of September 14, 2020
I’ve heard the government wants submission of COVID-19 lab data via electronic health records, do you have any tips for reporting this?
I’ve heard the government wants submission of COVID-19 lab data via electronic health records, do you have any tips for reporting this?
When evaluating for sarcoidosis we perform both a perfusion PET scan and a metabolic evaluation. Can I report both 78491 and 78459?
What codes would I report for moderate sedation when performing spirometry for an infant?
How can payers help combat the opioid crisis?
An “ultrasound abdomen complete” (76700) is ordered with the indication of “Abdominal pain, evaluate for Umbilical Hernia.” The hernia images are not included in our protocol of abdomen complete, but we are adding them anyway. Should we be adding an abdominal limited code, one quadrant (76705), along with the abdomen complete code 76700, or does the
complete include an evaluation of hernia?
What time can be used for an infusion stop if the patient is in the clinic and has a negative reaction requiring inpatient admission?
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced updates to the 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS). Among them are unprecedented increases in
This has been a humbling six months to be an American and an emergency physician. It seems like we have gone from one crisis to
Recently, as I was speaking with one of my colleagues who specializes in reviewing and negotiating agreements with third-party payers, she lamented that no one
By now we’ve all heard the words “anyone who wants a COVID test can have one.” Occasionally, that claim is followed by the word “free,”
The Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Final Rule for the 2021 fiscal year has been finalized, including updates to the guidelines that need to be
2020 has been a very different year than previous years, as far as code development and release go. The Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Proposed
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