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Coding Guide – Critical Care Services

Critical care is a complex service provided to a patient who has vital organ failure or to prevent further life threatening deterioration of the … [Read more...]

Coding for Hospitalists

Coding for services done by hospitalists and other specialty physicians in the hospital can be confusing.  After watching these videos and downloading … [Read more...]

Critical Care Services Rule | Two physicians billing for same time period

Question: Where does it say in CPT® that two physicians can’t bill for the same period of time when performing critical care? Answer: It … [Read more...]

Critical Care Services

Critical care has high relative value units and payments so it's important to know the coding rules. This article describes what can be included in … [Read more...]

CPT® and CMS rules for critical care | What’s the difference?

There are some significant differences in critical care rules as described in CPT® and in the Medicare Claims Processing Manual.1  This makes it … [Read more...]

Coding Guide – Newborn and Pediatrics

Pediatricians and Family Physicians who care for newborns and sick children in the hospital need to select the category of code that describes the … [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...]

Critical Care for General Surgery and Trauma Surgeons

Critical care provided as a stand alone service is based on the seriousness of the patient, the types of interventions, and time Critical care … [Read more...]

Can I get paid for…care and transfer of sick newborn

Coding. Why does it keep changing? The post you are looking for was out of date, and we removed it. For the most up-to-date information about … [Read more...]

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Defining problems using the new 2021 office visit guidelines

The AMA has developed specific definitions for … Read More...

Chronic Care Management

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Essential documentation for medication management and psychotherapy

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Insights: Changes in level of service using 2021 office visit guidelines

The American Medical Association (AMA) changed the … Read More...

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Our mission is to provide accurate, comprehensive, up-to-date coding information, allowing medical practices to increase revenue, decrease coding denials and reduce compliance risk. That's what coding knowledge can do.

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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