Archive for The Day of June 21st, 2007

Archive for the Day of June 21st, 2007

Welcome to the medical billing blog archive for the day of June 21st, 2007.

Here you will find links to every article added to the Outsource Management Group web site during June 21st, 2007.

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Tips for Coding Emphysema Visits

When you’re compiling the medical billing for an established patient with active emphysema (492.8, Other emphysema) and they present and are complaining of shortness of breath (786.05); the physician provides inhalation treatment, trains the patient on using the nebulizer at home, and provides an expanded problem-focused examination and medical decision-making of low complexity, how would you report this? There will be multiple codes for this visit as the emphysema was the reason for the visit however the physician also provided services and consulted regarding the nebulizer so there will need to be additional codings on the medical billing to take all the services rendered into consideration. Be sure and capture

Published By: Kathryn E, CCS-P - Retired | No Comments