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March 25, 2023

Surgical procedures, modifiers, global package

Procedures/Modifiers/Global

CMS and CPT both define the components of the global surgical package to include certain pre-op, intra-op, and post-op services. Learn what is included in the single payment, what may be reported separately and how to do it.

Minor Procedures Expand
  • Coding Guide – Minor Surgical Procedures
  • Minor Procedures
  • Billing for Multiple Surgical Procedures
  • Removal of sutures and staples
  • Lesion Destruction Tip Sheet
  • CPT codes for fine needle aspiration
  • Codes for skin biopsies
  • Shaving of epidermal or dermal lesions
  • Coding for Mohs Micrographic Surgery
  • Destruction of benign or pre-malignant lesions
  • Coding for destruction of malignant lesions
  • Coding for Excision of Benign or Malignant Lesions
  • Selecting CPT® codes for excision of skin lesions
  • Coding for biopsy: Should we wait for a pathology report?
  • Reporting Excision of Multiple Lesions of the Same Size
  • Billing for injections | Reference Sheet
Modifiers Expand
  • Global Surgery Coding Guide
  • Explaining E/M Modifiers: 24, 25, 57
  • Modifier 24 and 25
  • Using Modifier 25 | Reference Sheet
  • Modifier 57
  • Surgical Modifiers
  • Modifier 51 or 59? How to know which to bill?
  • Using Modifier 59 | Reference Sheet
  • Coding multiple procedures | Examples with modifiers
  • Can I get paid for an office visit the same day as a minor procedure
  • Modifiers Update | Webinar
Global surgery issues Expand
  • Global Surgical Package – an overview
  • Global Surgery Coding Guide
  • Can I get paid for…evaluation prior to surgery
  • Billing Admission and Subsequent Visits for Patient Having Surgery
  • What does the decision to perform a minor procedure really mean?
  • Avoid these 4 costly errors when coding minor surgical procedures
  • Can two practices split the post-op office care of a patient?
  • Can we bill an E/M service with a scheduled endoscopy?

2023 E/M reference sheets

These handy quick reference sheets included at-a-glance MDM requirements for office, hospital, nursing home and home and residence services. And, a bonus sheet with typical time for those code sets. Sign up for Betsy’s monthly newsletter to download these reference sheets and share them with your practitioners.

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2023 E/M guidelines for hospital, nursing facility, home and residence services | Webinar

Effective January 1, 2023, the AMA has revised the definitions and guidelines for hospital and other E/M services, including ED visits, nursing facility services, home services, and domiciliary care codes. Also, coding for prolonged care services gets another overhaul with revised codes and guidelines. Watch this webinar about all these changes.

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Our mission is to provide up-to-date, simplified, citation driven resources that empower our members to gain confidence and authority in their coding role.

In 1988, CodingIntel.com founder Betsy Nicoletti started a Medical Services Organization for a rural hospital, supporting physician practice. She has been a self-employed consultant since 1998. She estimates that in the last 20 years her audience members number over 28,400 at in person events and webinars. She has had 2,500 meetings with clinical providers and reviewed over 43,000 medical notes. She knows what questions need answers and developed this resource to answer those questions. For more about Betsy visit www.betsynicoletti.com.

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