In 2023, CPT® deleted code 15850 and revised code 15851. Prior to then, these codes differentiated between suture removal by the same surgeon who performed the primary procedure and suture removal performed by a different surgeon. It also used the term “under anesthesia other than local.” In CPT Changes 2023 An Insider’s View, the AMA said that […]
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Can I Get Paid for…an Office Visit the Same Day as a Minor Procedure
Can you bill an E/M service on the same day as a minor procedure? Sometimes yes, sometimes no. The decision to perform a minor procedure is included in the payment for the procedure, unless a significant and separate E/M is needed, performed and documented. Watch this short video to learn more.
Can I Get Paid for…My Nurse Doing Ear Lavage
The nurse flushed the patient’s ear so I could examine the TM. Free or Fee? Find out more about billing for ear lavage done by nursing staff in this brief video. Back to list Relevant Search Terms: 69209, 69210, cerumen, removal, irrigation,
Can I Get Paid for…Emergency Services in the Office
The patient called for an urgent visit that disrupted your regularly scheduled office hours. Can you get paid at a higher level for providing emergency services in the office? Back to list Relevant Search Terms: 99050, 99058, 99059, add on, codes
Can I Get Paid for…Signing the Home Health Certification Form
An Overview of Home Health Certification CPT® CMS pays a small fee for the planning, certification, supervision and re-certification of home health services. Don’t do the work and forget to get paid. Find out more about getting paid to sign the home health certification form in this brief video from CodingIntel dedicated to home health […]
Can I Get Paid for…Nurse Visits
Nurse visits – when can you bill for them, and when are the services of the nurse just part of the cost of doing business? Back to list Relevant Search Terms: 99211, incident to, nurse visits
Can I Get Paid for…Travel Counseling
So your patient is going to the Galapagos, and wants your advice. Can you get paid for travel counseling? This short video has the answer. Back to list Relevant Search Terms: 99401,99404, immunizations, preventive medicine
Can I Get Paid for…a Problem Oriented Visit and Wellness Visit on the Same Day
Patients who come into the office for a physical or wellness visit often have a problem they want to discuss, or chronic conditions that need to be assessed and managed. Whether the patient is receiving a preventive medicine service or a Medicare wellness visit, the decision is the same. Report both services when the practitioner […]
Can I Get Paid for…Evaluation Prior to Surgery
The surgeon evaluates a patient, and determines that surgery is needed. Can the surgeon get paid for this initial service? Watch this short video about billing for evaluation prior to surgery. See also modifier 57. Back to list Relevant Search Terms: modifier 57, global surgical package, global surgery