Archive for The Day of February 16th, 2006
Archive for the Day of February 16th, 2006
Welcome to the medical billing blog archive for the day of February 16th, 2006.
Here you will find links to every article added to the Outsource Management Group web site during February 16th, 2006.
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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; …
Suspension of Cytology Proficiency Medical Billing
Suspension of Cytology Proficiency Medical Billing Keep your medical billing ears open for cytology proficiency testing changes. The college of American pathologists (CAP) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services (CMS) have completely different ideas about cytology proficiency testing penalties. Your medical billing staff members may need to prepare for quick changes in the coming months. In 2005, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services introduced cytology proficiency testing to the country. Last year sanctions were not imposed on laboratories which performed this testing. Medical billing was allowed and failures in the testing itself were not penalized. 2006 is different. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services intend on …
