February 6, 2019 Medicare eliminated payment for consultations way back in 2010, resulting in significant revenue losses for surgical specialists. All office consultations for Medicare patients became new or established patient visits, with reductions in payment of more than 20% for some codes. Inpatient consultation revenue for Medicare patients was also lost. But to make...
Coding and Coverage of Bariatric Procedures Presented by: Teri Romano $99 Bariatric Procedures Webinar 20 minutes PURCHASE Getting paid for open and laparoscopic bariatric procedures requires that surgeons code correctly and follow the right guidelines. For example, what can be billed in addition to the bariatric procedure? Is hernia repair separately reported? And if so,...
September 26, 2018 As our consulting team reviews thousand of medical records each year, we see a consistent list of common documentation issues that present themselves in practices of all size and specialty. Here are 5 of the most common dos and don’ts we find ourselves explaining to clients. 1. DON’T choose E/M codes based...
Spine Surgery Today, September/October 2014 Teri Romano, BSN, MBA, CPC, CMDP, and Kim Pollock, RN, MBA, CPC Reporting the “just right” CPT codes isn’t easy for spine surgeons and coders. In fact, it is complicated. If you under code, in effect, you “pick your own pocket” by losing revenue and/or relative value unit. Overcoding leads...
