Archive for The Day of June 26th, 2006
Archive for the Day of June 26th, 2006
Welcome to the medical billing blog archive for the day of June 26th, 2006.
Here you will find links to every article added to the Outsource Management Group web site during June 26th, 2006.
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Magical Modifier 25
Modifier 25 is a medical billing code used to indicate extra work for a medical service or procedure. There are three simple steps you can use to learn how to correctly use the medical billing modifier 25. The first medical billing step to correctly use modifier 25 is to only report the most significant services provided during the visit. When reporting an Evaluation and Management exam, it is very difficult to perform a service that is separately billable. Most things are covered under the evaluation and management, including injections and tests. In order to correctly append the medical billing modifier to a procedure, it must be very significant. The next …
Proper Usage of Code 58679
Even with the reams of information and thousands of codes, there are many procedures in which there is no particular medical billing code to represent it. For instance, an Oophoropexy is usually performed for radiation therapy, but what if it were part of a treatment for polycentric ovarian syndrome? In the oophoropexy example above, some medical billing staff members may use the current procedural terminology code 58825 (Transposition, ovary). Unfortunately, they would be incorrect and would receive most likely a very reduced reimbursement or an outright denial of the medical billing claim. The definition of transposition is when an ovary is moved due to radiation therapy. Since radiation therapy is …
