Diagnosis coding establishes the medical necessity for a service, and can be the source of denials. Accurate and specific diagnosis coding is also … [Read more...]
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Table of Contents E/M services Articles in this section are up-to-date with CPT rules for 2023, including category of code and … [Read more...]
Five Urban Legends About Risk-Adjusted Diagnosis Coding
Originally published on kevinmd.com When I talk to medical practices about Hierarchical Condition Category (HCCs) and risk-adjusted diagnosis … [Read more...]
Fee-for-Service Medicine | The Rumors of My Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated!
Let me start with apologies for stealing Mark Twain’s words!  And, a quick search will show I'm not the only one to apply these words to … [Read more...]
How to Improve the Accuracy of Your Diagnosis Risk Scores | Dr. Edwin Knights
This reference is the companion resource for the webinar I presented in June with Edwin Knights, M.D., Improving the accuracy of your diagnosis risk … [Read more...]
Diagnosis Coding | Not Just for Claims Anymore
Physician claims are paid based on the fee schedule associated with the CPT® or HCPCS code that is submitted. Diagnosis coding can be a reason for a … [Read more...]
Improving the Accuracy of Your Diagnosis Risk Scores | Webinar
Recorded June 6, 2018 This content is no longer current. Presented by Betsy Nicoletti with guest speaker Edwin Knights, MD Edwin Knights, … [Read more...]
Dear Resident, Do you Understand Relative Value Units (RVUs)?
Measuring physician productivity with work RVUs: News flash! Physicians are more interested in medicine than coding. No doctor undertook the … [Read more...]
Risk Coding for Medical Practices and Outpatient Services
Introduction to Risk Coding for Medical Practices and Outpatient Services Where do we find the rules for assigning diagnosis codes in medical … [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...]
What’s the Difference Between B20 and Z21? Which is Right for Positive HIV Status?
In this post ICD-10-CM diagnosis coding for positive HIV status Update to HIV coding in 2022 Medical practice reimbursement for individual … [Read more...]
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2024 April - Who is using G2211? March - Updated wellness visit guidelines February - MACs not processing new HCPCS codes January - New CPT code … [Read more...]
Diagnosis Coding: It’s Not Just for Claims Anymore
What to Know About HCC Codes, Medicare Risk Adjustment and HCC Coding Guidelines Getting ready for risk-adjusted diagnosis and alternate payment … [Read more...]
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