April 26, 2010 – MedicalCodingNews.Org

3 Coding Options Resolve Balloon Sinuplasty Questions

Your solo dilation coding will get easier come 2011.

With no dedicated code for a balloon sinuplasty, you’re not alone if you’ve wondered how to code endoscopic sinus surgery involving the newer tool.

You, however, can confidently navigate to the...

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April 26, 2010

EM CODING: Don’t Bill High-Level E&M Codes Until You Read This

Sicker patients may not always mean higher MDM.

If your physician bills a lot of high-level office visits, he may be at risk of an audit — which may not be cause for concern — if his documentation justifies his...

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April 26, 2010

Coding Challenge / E/M / radiology

Radiology Medical Coders – Tighten Up Your LAP-BAND Coding

If your radiologist performs adjustments during the bariatric surgery’s global period, do this.

Question: Our radiologists perform percutaneous LAP-BAND adjustments. We report S2083 for the service and 77002 for the fluoroscopy. Is this the correct fluoroscopy code?

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Answer:...

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April 26, 2010