Archive for The Month of February, 2006
Archive for the Month of February, 2006
Welcome to the medical billing blog archive for the month of February, 2006.
Here you will find links to every article added to the Outsource Management Group web site during the month of February, 2006.
You can browse this month's archives by clicking the "More" button from any of the excerpts below.
New Medical Billing Updates
New Medical Billing Updates New medical billing changes grace the therapy scene once again. Medicare part A services for therapy were recently implemented on February 06, 2006. The associated hospital services (AHS) released guideline explanations to help Providers understand the new therapy changes. The AHS is a Hospice and Home Health Intermediary for Medicare. If your practice handles therapy issues, pay attention to these medical billing changes. In therapy medical billing there are modifiers (GP, GO, and GN), revenue codes (42X, 43X, and 44X), and wound care service CPT codes (97602, 97605, 97606, 97597, and 97598). Of the modifiers and codes listed , providers of the outpatient perspective payment system …
Medical Billing Critical Care Myths Take II
Medical Billing Critical Care Myths Take II There are several layers of critical care medical billing myths. Previously discussed were two myths . Now an additional three misconceptions will be brought to the forefront. Maximizing your revenue means to fully understand critical care medical billing. One common myth for critical care medical billing is that the time spent with the patient must be continuous. In reality, the physician’s time can be split up in several different chunks. For example, the doctor can visit a patient at his/her bedside for 25 minutes and later view in x-ray of that patient for ten minutes. This would count as 35 minutes for that …
Medical Billing Critical Care Myths Take I
Medical Billing Critical Care Myths Take I Critical care medical billing codes have been accused of reimbursing meager amounts of money. In fact, critical care codes can bring you a lot of money. The medical billing codes 99291-99292 can only bring proper reimbursement if you steer clear of the common pitfalls. Perhaps the most common medical billing myths in critical care is that each visit must meet every element of an evaluation and management exam. Many times this is difficult during critical visits. In reality, medical billing codes for critical care are timed based. For example, the medical billing CPT code 99291 (Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically …
Medical Billing Strategy for Pessary Coding
Medical Billing Strategy for Pessary Coding Now is the time to fully understand Pessary coding. Pessary placement is becoming more and more common. When doing medical billing for this type of service it is important to know who supplied the device and when the procedure was performed. A Pessary is a device used to correct pelvic floor weakness. It is used during uterine prolapses and urinary incontinence. This device is a perfect non surgical method to treat uterus prolapse. Not only is it cheaper for insurance carriers, but also better for the patient and physician. Although medical billing reimbursement will be less, so will the costs of performing the procedure. …
Various Imaging Views in Medical Billing
Various Imaging Views in Medical Billing For imaging, medical billing should be done for views as opposed to film. Different payers require different methods of coding. There are many different ways to perform medical billing for a bilateral wrist x-ray with two views and a bilateral hand x-ray with two views. If a physician orders two views of both the wrist and a hand, it can get confusing when one film captures both the wrist and hand. You are able to do medical billing for both views. For the most part, payers accept the medical billing code 73100 (Radiological examination, wrist; two views) two times and 73120 (Radiological examination, hand; …
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