Understanding facility versus non-facility in the physician fee schedule explains the RVU and payment differences that practices receive when … [Read more...]
Nicoletti Notes
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Written for coders and medical professionals, Nicoletti Notes is a coding blog designed to keep you up-to-date with coding news and refreshers. Written by CodingIntel founder and coding expert Betsy Nicoletti.
This practice paid Medicare $4.48 million
Do you sign up for email lists and then wonder why you did it? We all do, don’t we? But, one email I always read is from the Department of Justice … [Read more...]
Performing services that increase primary care revenue
CMS states it wants to increase pay to primary care physicians. And while we might quarrel with their strategies or with the speed of achieving the … [Read more...]
Overview of advance care planning
Advance Care Planning CPT® Codes Overview Primary care practices perform countless tasks every day for which there is no payment. CMS continually … [Read more...]
Pecked by a parrot. Oh no, not again!
When we first implemented ICD-10, we all had a lot of fun with the ICD-10-CM external cause codes. But, do we need to use them? The answer to that … [Read more...]
Prescription drug management and medical decision making (MDM)
Whether using the original 1995/1997 guidelines or the 2021 new office/outpatient code guidelines for selecting the level of E/M service, the question … [Read more...]
Coding for Screening Colonoscopy
An Overview of Colonoscopy Coding Guidelines A screening colonoscopy should have no patient due amount for an insured patient, but if the … [Read more...]
No Chart Left Behind: Deadline to Complete Medical Records
Years ago, I worked with a physician who was chronically behind in dictating his notes. The charts were crammed into boxes by date, lining the walls … [Read more...]