Laboratory Question for the Week of July 16, 2018
What code should be assigned when the combination of genes analyzed does not align with the description of an existing GSP (genomic sequencing procedure) code?
What code should be assigned when the combination of genes analyzed does not align with the description of an existing GSP (genomic sequencing procedure) code?
When caring for an infant, what constitutes routine monitoring? And can pulse oximetry be separately billed?
Should we code and bill for shoulder arthrography prior to the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) procedure?
What OPPS billing guidelines should be followed when commercially available products are mixed together to facilitate their concurrent administration?
Unique opportunity. Hospitals urged to use great discretion. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) wants to know if your total knee replacement (TKR)
CMS proposes to change physician evaluation and management (E&M) coding with a drastic overhaul. After soliciting comments from many stakeholders in the last year, the
Federal officials said the health system received overpayments of at least $2.4 million from 2014 through 2016. The University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority
If there is a pattern of inappropriate denials, report it to your CMS regional office Are all of you refreshing your browser every 15 minutes
Many hospitals have found that putting SIBRs into place is incredibly challenging. The Case Management Society of America’s (CMSA’s) 28th Annual Conference and Expo recently
Better ED quality measures, and, ultimately, greater patient satisfaction are among benefits cited. The placement of registered nurse (RN) case managers in the emergency department,
Is there a modifier that can be assigned for hospital billing in the following example? An incision was made, and anesthesia was administered for an ultrasound-guided liver biopsy. Then, the physician determined the procedure could not be performed so it was discontinued.
Can you confirm that CMS has deleted code C9469?

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