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E/M CODING- Hospital Consultations
“After watching some E/M presentations, it was suggested that hospital consultations should be billed with CPT 99252-CPT 99255. When we billed these codes, our EMR system and our clearing house rejected the codes. They are saying effective 1/1/2010, CMS has announced that they will reject codes. Are we billing the right codes?”
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Wound Care Coding - Debridement Codes
“I do some part time work in a wound care center. I frequently use CPT 97597 for coding. My biller is telling me not to bill CPT 97597 because it reimburses around $25 or less in a wound care center. However, the facility likes and even encourages me to use CPT 97597. If I do a selective debridement, can I bill CPT 99213 or CPT 99212 instead of CPT 97597? I know that I should not bill CPT 99213-Modifier 25 if there isn’t a separate complaint. Am I required to bill 97597? Is this a scenario that I should be considering CPT 11042?”
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FDA Recalls
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Important Updates from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
by Michael Brody, DPM, CEO TLD Systems
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