Archive for The Day of April 10th, 2006

Archive for the Day of April 10th, 2006

Welcome to the medical billing blog archive for the day of April 10th, 2006.

Here you will find links to every article added to the Outsource Management Group web site during April 10th, 2006.

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Medical Billing for Ob-Gyn Claims Made Easy

As you know, the CPT 2006 injection coding instructions now require that the ob-gyn’s presence be verified during an injection which is coded as 90772 or the procedure must be reported as a non nonphysician-performed procedure as 99211. The latter can result in a no-charge depending on the payer’s policies. You need to make sure you answer these questions: *Is the Doctor in the office and available at the time of injection?If you can answer yes, you can report this medical billing claim as 90772. If you cannot answer yes, then you have to use 99211 that is for injections given without direct physician supervision. The requirement does not mean

Extensive Documentation for Chiropractors and Podiatrists

Medicare is recommending that chiropractors and podiatrists claims get extra-close scrutiny in their latest issue of the Red Book, which has recommendations for saving Medicare and other federally funded programs money. There will be more stringent requirements for chiropractors to meet for certain procedures and debridement services performed by podiatrists will be getting looked at very closely. If you perform these services or your are a medical billing company that does, check and double check your medical billing for the proper documentation before filing your claims to avoid delays in reimbursements or outright rejections of your medical billing claims. The modifiers used on these claims will be getting extra close

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