Coding for services done by hospitalists and other specialty physicians in the hospital can be confusing. After watching these videos and downloading … [Read more...]
Screening pelvic/breast exam and pap smear denials | G0101 and Q0091
Lunch and Learn Updated for 2019 We received this question from one of our members: "We have a medicare patient for whom we provided a pelvic … [Read more...]
Wondering about Transitional Care Management?
A Video Overview of TCM Codes Finally, payment for services practices typically do for free! Transitional Care Management (TCM) provides payment to … [Read more...]
HCC Coding
Introduction | HCC and Risk Adjusted Diagnosis Coding Payers are moving to new payment models that take into consideration how sick your patient … [Read more...]
Reporting post op visits to Medicare in 2017
CMS has mandated post op reporting using code 99024 in 9 states for about 250 codes. This isn’t just for surgeons! Many of the codes on the list are … [Read more...]
How to get paid for services in medical practices: three quick videos for new clinicians and staff
An Overview of CPT® Codes, HCPCS, Diagnosis Codes & ICD-10-CM This three-part series from CodingIntel is a must see for new staff and … [Read more...]
Lunch and Learn
Are you looking for an easy way to keep your staff up-to-date with coding changes? Are you concerned about accuracy and compliance issues? These … [Read more...]
Getting Paid for Advance Care Planning
This 5 minute video covers the criteria for billing Advance Care Planning services, CPT® codes 99497 and 99498. For additional information on … [Read more...]
Boost Collections by Accurate Coding
Need to increase your revenue? Which would you choose? A) Add more office hours B) Double book during existing hours C) Collect better for the … [Read more...]
Reporting Screening Colonoscopy
What is the difference between a screening and diagnostic colonoscopy, and how are they coded? What if a screening colonoscopy was scheduled, but a … [Read more...]
Modifier 25
There are always questions about modifier 25. Show this video to your physicians, NPs and PAs, and your coding staff, at your next staff meeting. … [Read more...]
Why You Shouldn’t Automatically Bill an E/M with Every Procedure
Should you bill just a procedure? Or an E/M service with it? Medicare provides a breakdown by CPT® code of the pre-evaluation, pre-operative, … [Read more...]
Not all Unspecified Codes are Created Equal
What kind of unspecified codes can a practice still use? Which ones need to be avoided? Quick, five minute guidance in this video about unspecified … [Read more...]
Critical Care
Critical care has high relative value units and payments so it's important to know the coding rules. This video describes when and how to bill for … [Read more...]
Secrets of the Medicare Fee Schedule
The Medicare Fee Schedule is much more than Relative Value Units! It is the source of global days and status indicators. It tells if a service can be … [Read more...]
Explaining E/M Modifiers: 24, 25, 57
These evaluation and management modifiers indicate to a payer that the service provided was not part of the global surgical package. What are the … [Read more...]
So Your Payer Has Requested Records: Billing high level services
Documentation is key when billing high level services. What do clinicians need to know? What role do education and internal audits play? This short … [Read more...]
Billing for New Patients, Established Patients and Consults
Select the correct category of code: should it be a new patient, an established patient or a consult? This video includes CPT® and Medicare … [Read more...]
Billing a problem oriented visit with a preventive service
Two for the price of one, or report both a problem oriented visit and a preventive service? This video includes CPT® and Medicare guidelines for … [Read more...]
ICD-10-CM Coding for Use, Dependence and Abuse
Correctly select the most accurate code for substance use, abuse and dependence in ICD-10. This short video includes discussion of key changes … [Read more...]