Radiology Question for the Week of March 23, 2020
The code for a single gestation for nuchal translucency is 76813. Is the 76813 code supposed to be used in lieu of 76801 OB<14 weeks or in addition to this code?
The code for a single gestation for nuchal translucency is 76813. Is the 76813 code supposed to be used in lieu of 76801 OB<14 weeks or in addition to this code?
I’ve heard CLFS data reporting is delayed. Do you know by how long?
A physician ordered a CT of the pancreas without and with contrast, and a CT of the pelvis without and with contrast. Is this documentation sufficient to allow us to bill for 74178?
If a patient leaves the facility, then returns one the same date for additional inhalation therapy treatment, are we able to bill for the second episode of care?
The uncomfortable truth about the coronavirus pandemic? A near-total and indefinite shutdown of American life is probably just the beginning. EDITOR’S NOTE: Veteran RACmonitor
Effective March 13, 2020, the American Medical Association (AMA) has approved and released a new CPT code to report testing for COVID-19 after holding a
Coordination and Maintenance committee meeting announces COVID 19 code effective April 1, 2020. The Coordination and Maintenance Committee Meeting announced that the COVID-19 code that
On March 13, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued blanket waivers that will impact Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRFs) as well as other
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a developing story subject to change. The goal of both state governments and Congress last week was to remove any economic
Federal officials have been making efforts to ease restrictions and waive requirements in a time of crisis. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Overzealous and hyper-aggressive audit tactics are scaring providers away from self-governing. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) strikes again, and this time,
The nation’s largest city saw its cases soar past the 1,000 mark this week. I wish that I was writing under better circumstances, but these

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