Archive for The Day of July 18th, 2006
Archive for the Day of July 18th, 2006
Welcome to the medical billing blog archive for the day of July 18th, 2006.
Here you will find links to every article added to the Outsource Management Group web site during July 18th, 2006.
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Get Better Reimbursements with 77470
There are some cases when certain medical billing practices can get your office more financial reimbursement. The use of the current procedural terminology code 77470 is one of those instances. This code, however, cannot be used all of the time. There are certain things you must keep in mind before using the medical billing code 77470 for your claims. Sometimes the physicians in your clinic can see patients with special needs. For instance, an oncologist may see a patient that has a pacemaker. The pacemaker can make visits and treatment plans more time consuming for the physician. In this instance, the medical billing code 77470 may be used. 77470 in …
Split Out Your Coding for Chronic Kidney Disease
There have been some ICD-9 coding changes for chronic kidney disease (CKD) medical billing. In mid-2006, CMS revamped the CKD diagnosis coding section and now, if your practice treats a patient that suffers from CKD, you will need to use one of the stage specific codings the 585.1-585.5 series. Here are the CKD diagnosis codes that CMS wants you to use in 2006: * 585.1–Chronic kidney disease, stage I. Use this code for patients who have kidney damage with normal or increased glomerular filtration rate (GFR), greater than or equal to 90 ml/min/1.73m. * 585.2–… stage II (mild). This code represents kidney damage with mild decrease in GFR, 60-89 ml/min/1.73m. …
