General Question for the Week of July 6, 2020
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What documentation does my doctor need to dictate to allow code 49405–49407 as opposed to 10160?
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General Question for the Week of June 29, 2020
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How does the HAC program help to lower hospital-acquired conditions?
General Question for the Week of June 22, 2020
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What is the function of the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program?
General Question for the Week of June 15, 2020
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In the past, we were able to report a whole-body planar scan (78802) with a SPECT scan (78803). However, there is now an edit prohibiting that. Do you know why?
General Question for the Week of June 8, 2020
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Can you tell me the latest updates on the CMS Accelerated Payment Program?
General Question for the Week of June 1, 2020
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Has CMS issued the proposed inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) rule for 2020 yet?
General Question for the Week of May 25, 2020
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Do the new Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) modifiers and G codes have to be added to hospital claims as well as interpreting physician claims?
General Question for the Week of May 18, 2020
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For exams with and without contrast should a physician be present? How is that documented?
General Question for the Week of May 11, 2020
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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?
General Question for the Week of May 4, 2020
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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?