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E/M Services
- E/M frequency data for family medicine and internal medicine
- Category of code
- History, Exam, MDM
- E/M quick coding reference sheet
- Using time to select a code
- Definitive guide to documenting time
- Pre-operative clearance in primary care
Modifiers
- Using modifier 25 reference sheet
- Modifier 24 and 25
- Using modifier 33 reference sheet
- Modifier 51 or 59? How to know which to bill
- Using modifier 59 reference sheet
- Modifier 95 for telemedicine
Procedures
- Minor procedures
- Can I get paid for…my nurse doing ear lavage
- Lesion destruction tip sheet
- Destruction of benign or pre-malignant lesions
- Coding for destruction of malignant lesions
- Selecting CPT® codes for excision of skin lesions
- Coding for excision of lesions
- Codes for skin biopsies
- CPT® codes for fine needle aspiration
- Coding for ultrasound guidance
- Pessary billing and coding
- Can we bill for IUD removal and insertion on the same day?
- CPT Coding for Obstetrical and Gynecological Procedures | Webinar | Webinar
Preventive services
- Preventive medicine services, Medicare
- Billing Preventive Medicine Services and Problem Visit | Quick reference sheet
- Billing for pap smear
- Reporting a problem-oriented visit on the same day as a wellness visit
- Wellness visits and prolonged care, G0513/G0514
- G0101 pelvic and breast exam
- Screening for STI
- Screening and BCI in primary care, G0442
- Intensive behavioral counseling for cardiovascular disease, G0446
- Behavioral counseling for obesity, G0447
- Age and wellness visits | Eligibility for Welcome to Medicare
- Are you missing the initial annual wellness visit, G0438?
Diagnosis Coding
- Screening for an existing condition
- Diabetes coding in hierarchical condition coding (HCC)
- Depression coding in hierarchical condition coding (HCC)
- Diagnosis coding for biopsy sent for pathology
- Coding for hypertension in the HCC system | Reference Sheet
Other E/M services
- Performing services that increase primary care revenue
- Billing medical practice services for hospice patients
- Billing physician services for hospice patients | Reference Sheet
- Nursing Facility Visits
- Coding home visits | Reference Sheet
- Shared Visits, Medicare
- Incident To Services, Medicare
- 99483, cognitive assessment and care plan services
- Checklist for 99483, cognitive assessment for dementia
- Anticoagulation Management
Essential Resources
E/M Services
- Dermatology E/M quick coding reference sheet
- History, Exam and MDM
- Using time to select a code
- Describe the exam
- E/M frequency data for dermatology
Procedures
- Codes for skin biopsies
- Coding for Excision of Benign or Malignant Lesions
- Selecting CPT rules for excision of skin lesions
- Destruction of lesions, benign and pre-malignant
- Destruction of lesions, malignant
- Mohs Surgery
- Shaving of epidermal or dermal lesions
- Repair (closure) CPT 12001-13160
- Other dermatologic procedures
Modifiers
Diagnosis coding
Prevention and screening
Essential resources
E/M Services
- Psychiatry E/M quick coding reference
- History, Exam and MDM
- Using time to select a code
- Psychiatry exam quick reference sheet
- E/M frequency data for behavioral health services
CPT codes for behavioral health
- Behavioral health coding compliance
- Coding for Behavioral Health Services by Psychologists, Social Workers and Therapists
- Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation
- Psychotherapy codes
- Psychotherapy for patients in crisis
- Interactive complexity | CPT 90785
Medication management
- Essential documentation for medication management and psychotherapy
- 2021 office visit code selection for medication management
- Medication management and psychotherapy reference sheet
Diagnosis coding
Essential resources
Basics of E/M
- E/M frequency data for surgical specialties
- General surgery E/M quick coding reference sheet
- Definitive guide to documenting time
- Are subsequent hospital or office visits prior to surgery billable?
- Moderate or high MDM
- Billing Admission and Subsequent Visits for Patient Having Surgery
- Critical Care for General Surgery and Trauma Surgeons
- Can I get paid for evaluation prior to surgery?
Modifiers
- Surgical modifiers
- Using modifier 25 quick reference sheet
- Using modifier 33 quick reference sheet
- Using modifier 59 quick reference sheet
- Modifier 57
- Modifier 51 or 59? How to know which to bill
- Billing for multiple surgical procedures
- Coding multiple procedures | Examples with modifiers
Procedures
- Surgical coding for hernia repair
- Coding for breast procedures
- Procedure coding for colonoscopies
- Excision of soft tissue, lipoma removal
- Fine needle aspiration
- Codes for skin biopsies
- Repair (closure) CPT® 12000-13160
- Destruction of benign and pre-malignant lesions
- Coding for destruction of malignant lesions
- Selecting CPT® codes for excision of skin lesions
- Lesion Destruction Tip Sheet
- Wound Care | CPT® Codes for Debridement
Preventive screening
Diagnosis coding
- Diagnosis coding for biopsy sent for pathology
- Coding for biopsy | Should we wait for a pathology report?
- ICD-10 coding for suspected cancer
- Aftercare and follow-up: ICD-10 coding
Essential resources
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