Archive for The Day of March 24th, 2006
Archive for the Day of March 24th, 2006
Welcome to the medical billing blog archive for the day of March 24th, 2006.
Here you will find links to every article added to the Outsource Management Group web site during March 24th, 2006.
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Medical Billing for High Risk Pap
The medical billing staff members in the OB-GYN office have their work cut out for them. There are so many rules and regulations about procedures specific to this specialty. The Pap smear is one area that can get sticky. Knowing how to correctly do medical billing for a high risk pap smear is an important skill. When you are doing medical billing for a Medicare patient, a high risk pap smear must meet to criteria. First, the patient must have over five sexual partners, or have had sex before she turned 16. Only in these instances can you do medical billing for a high risk, screening pap smear. Many medical …
Medical Billing Reimbursement Increase for Screening Exam
The Welcome to Medicare screening exams offer more medical billing reimbursements for medical practices across the country. Currently, if the primary care physician specifically orders any radiology, those tests are chargeable separate from the exam. Make sure you follow Medicare screening rules to ensure you have proper reimbursement. Typical radiological studies that may be ordered for the Welcome to Medicare exam include a bone mass measurement 76075 (Dual energy x-ray absorptiometry, bone density study, one or more sites; axial skeleton) and a mammogram 76092 ( screening mammography, bilateral two-view film study of each breast). When you use these medical billing current procedural terminology codes, be sure to use the correct …
