Critical care is a complex service provided to a patient who has vital organ system failure or to prevent further life-threatening deterioration of … [Read more...]
Coding Guides
These coding guides are your path to accurate coding!
Everyday Coding for Medical Practices
How can a practice protect its revenue? The easiest way is by collecting for services already performed, and the first step in that process is … [Read more...]
Coding Guide – Federally Qualified Health Centers
If you are looking for a guide to coding for FQHC visits, here it is. Clinicians in FQHCs use CPT and ICD-10 codes to select their services, but these … [Read more...]
Coding Guide – Teaching Physician Rules
The teaching physician rules are Medicare rules that allow for payment for services that are performed jointly between a resident and a licensed … [Read more...]
Coding Guide – How Physician Services are Paid
Have a new staff member or practitioner? Looking for a resource that provides an overview of how physician. services are paid? Download our guide. … [Read more...]
Coding Guide – E/M Services
This coding guide will describe the 2023 guideline changes for evaluation and management (E/M) services reported in the office or outpatient … [Read more...]
Everyday Dermatology Coding
Everyday Dermatology Coding is a 52 page guide to coding dermatology services. Members can download the guide using the link below. This in-depth … [Read more...]
Screening codes guide – G0442, G0443, G0444, G0446, G0447
Medicare pays for some screening services for its beneficiaries, using HCPCS codes. These screening codes are time-based HCPCS codes with relatively … [Read more...]
Coding Guide – Behavioral Health Services
This guide will discuss CPT® coding for behavioral health services. It includes services performed by therapists, psychiatrists and psychiatric nurse … [Read more...]
Coding Guide – Medicare Incident-to and Shared Services
Medicare has specific rules related to billing for non-physician practitioners (NPPs). This guide will discuss billing for nurse practitioners, … [Read more...]
Coding Guide – Preventive Medicine Services
Cut through the confusion about preventive medicine, wellness visits, adding a problem-oriented visit and the new HCPCS prolonged services codes for … [Read more...]
Coding Guide – Minor Surgical Procedures
This guide is taken from our webinar “Coding for Minor Surgical Procedures”. Medical practitioners often find it easier to do a minor procedure than … [Read more...]
Coding Guide – Risk Adjusted Diagnosis Coding for Medical Practices
Payment systems and reimbursement are ever-changing in healthcare and the rules of yesterday may or may not work tomorrow. Medical practices continue … [Read more...]
Coding Guide – Care Management Services
CMS has a stated goal of recognizing management services provided outside of an office visit. In particular, valuing and paying for care management … [Read more...]
Coding Guide – Global Surgery
Physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants in many specialties perform procedures in the office, surgery center or hospital. The payment … [Read more...]
Coding Guide – Newborn and Pediatrics
Neonatologists, pediatricians and family physicians who care for newborns and sick children in the hospital need to select the category of code that … [Read more...]