In 2014, new codes were added into the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code set to report complex chronic care coordination services, known as C4 services. This code set has been revived for 2015 to create a new category titled 'Care Management Services'. The...
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Coding of Musculoskeletal Disease Treatment under ICD-10
Since there are several changes and expansion introduced to the musculoskeletal code system in ICD-10, it will be a real challenge to code for musculoskeletal disease treatment under the new coding structure. In order to assign the correct code, the diagnosis of the...
Types of Medicare Audits and Issues That Rouse Suspicion
Medicare audits are conducted to make sure that the right beneficiary receives the right payment at the right time, and they are very important for healthcare providers who manage and process their Medicare claims. The main aim of the audit is to check whether a...
More Hospitals Choose Outsourcing to Improve Clinical Documentation for ICD-10
According to a survey of 650 hospital technology and physician leaders published in July 2014 by Black Book, hospitals are increasingly undertaking clinical documentation improvement initiatives in the wake of ICD-10 implementation due on October 1, 2015 and they are...
Telehealth gets a Boost in 2015 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) has added seven new payment codes in their 2015 physician fee schedule for telehealth services. This is a big breakthrough for the telehealth service industry which has been pushing for these changes since a few years. The 7...
Chiropractic Care for Headaches – Assigning Diagnosis Codes
As the number of people seeking chiropractic care for headaches is increasing, chiropractic practices need to have a clear understanding about assigning appropriate diagnosis codes for various types of headaches such as migraines and tension headaches. As there are no...
2015 CPT Coding Update for Radiation Therapy
This August, the American Medical Association (AMA) released the 2015 CPT coding update going to be effective from January 1, 2015 with relevant changes to radiation oncology. According to the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), the coding changes will...
How Obamacare Increases the Need for Medical Coding Specialists
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) or Obamacare was implemented on January 1, 2014 and this legislation is bound to increase the need for medical coding specialists. The major objectives of this legislation are to provide medical coverage for Americans who do not already...
2015 CPT Update for Conventional Radiation Therapy
This August, the American Medical Association (AMA) released the CPT code changes that are going to be effective from January 1, 2015, with significant changes to radiation oncology. Apart from new codes that better reflect current practices, there are some changes...
Infectious Diseases Treatment and Documentation – Challenges Involved
In the present scenario where enterovirus is doing the rounds in the United States, primary care physicians and facilities are very likely to face a tough time treating patients affected by the virus and managing the vital documentation tasks. Medical coding for...