March 2, 2010 – MedicalCodingNews.Org

Ob-gyn Coding Challenge: EM End-Result Tells You What ICD Code To Go For

Check out these ICD-10 ob-gyn diagnosis coding equivalents.

Question: A patient presented for an initial OB visit. Another clinic confirmed her pregnancy, but she has never received prenatal care. The patient got her usual initial OB service (i.e. lab orders),…

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March 2, 2010

MAC / Provider News

CMS Tells MACs to Hold Claims For 10 Days

The latest on the 21 percent Medicare pay cut.

If your practice leans heavily on Medicare for reimbursement, expect your cash flow to taper off a bit.

CMS has instructed the MACs to hold claims for the first ten business…

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March 2, 2010

Hot Coding Topics / surgery

Stay in the Game With the Correct Ligament Repair, Reconstruction Codes

Remember ligament repair abbreviations to simplify elbow ligament surgeries.

Baseball players are gearing up for the season, which means your orthopedist could see a sudden increase in elbow ligament injuries. If conservative therapies fail to help torn medial (841.1) or…

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March 2, 2010