G0444 Annual depression screening , 5—15 minutes Medicare pays primary care practices to screen all Medicare patients annually for depression. The … [Read more...]
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Smoking Cessation Coding, 99406 and 99407
Medicare and most private insurers pay for physicians, NPs and PAs to counsel patients regarding smoking cessation. Medicare waives the … [Read more...]
Behavioral Counseling for Obesity, HCPCS Code G0447
G0447 face-to-face behavioral counseling for obesity, 15 minutes G0473 Face-to-face hehavioral counseling for obesity, group (2-10) 30 … [Read more...]
Coding Courses
Reimbursement for Shingrix, the New Zoster Vaccine | 90750
At the end of 2017, there was news that a new vaccine for shingles, Shingrix, was significantly more effective than the older vaccine, Zostavax. The … [Read more...]
Wellness Visits and Prolonged Care | How to Use G0513 & G0514
Medicare stunned us by creating two prolonged services HCPCS codes for use with Medicare covered preventive medicine services in 2018. They may be … [Read more...]
Can you Screen for an Existing Condition? | Diagnosis Coding for Lab Services
Sometimes, the hardest thing about coding for preventive services isn't the visit at all. It's the labs. Patients come in for an annual physical and … [Read more...]
Can We Bill for IUD Removal and Insertion on the Same Day?
Question: Can I bill 58301 for IUD removal and bill 58300 for IUD insertion on the same day, if the provider removes and then inserts another IUD? … [Read more...]
Everything You Want (And Need) to Know About E/M Services
Evaluation and Management (E/M) services account for 30% of the revenue paid by Medicare for all physician services. For many specialties, E/M codes … [Read more...]
Screening Pelvic/Breast Exam and Pap Smear Denials | G0101 and Q0091
HCPCS codes and Q0091 We received this question from one of our members: "We have a Medicare patient for whom we provided a pelvic and a breast … [Read more...]
Reporting a Problem-Oriented Visit on the Same Day as Welcome to Medicare (G0402) or Initial and Subsequent Wellness Visit (G0438, G0439)
I continue to hear that some consultants and coders don't agree with reporting a problem oriented visit with welcome to Medicare or wellness visit … [Read more...]
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2024 August - Telehealth: good news, bad news June - Modifier 25: to use or not to use May - xxxA April - Who is using G2211? March - Updated … [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...]
Examination Codes in ICD-10
In ICD-10-CM, diagnosis coding for preventive medicine services are divided as with or without abnormal findings. Learn about 'Z' codes in this 5 … [Read more...]
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 … [Read more...]
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 … [Read more...]
Screening for Other Sexually Transmitted Illnesses (STI)
This article covers CPT® and diagnosis codes used for screening for other sexually transmitted illnesses. It includes descriptions and screening … [Read more...]
Frequently Asked Questions
About CodingIntel Memberships Account Support Payments & Renewals Cancellation & … [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...]
Coding for Screening Colonoscopy
An Overview of Colonoscopy Coding Guidelines A screening colonoscopy should have no patient due amount for an insured patient. Both deductible … [Read more...]