"Gastroenterology" Articles
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March 18th, 2021
ICD-10-CM 2021 Codes for your Specialty
| Published March 18th, 2021
21. Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99)
Code: Description:Z03.821 Encounter for observation for suspected ingested foreign body ruled outZ03.822 Encounter for observation for suspected aspirated (inhaled) foreign body ruled outZ03.823 Encounter for ...
March 16th, 2021
ICD-10-CM 2021 Codes for your Specialty
| Published March 16th, 2021
11. Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95)
Code: Description:K20.80 Other esophagitis without bleedingK20.81 Other esophagitis with bleedingK20.90 Esophagitis, unspecified without bleedingK20.91 Esophagitis, unspecified with bleedingK21.00 Gastro-esophageal reflux disease with esophagitis, ...
March 16th, 2021
ICD-10-CM 2021 Codes for your Specialty
| Published March 16th, 2021
18. Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
Code: Description:R51.0 Headache with orthostatic component, not elsewhere classifiedR51.9 Headache, unspecifiedR74.01 Elevation of levels of liver transaminase levelsR74.02 ...
March 16th, 2021
ICD-10-CM 2021 Codes for your Specialty
| Published March 16th, 2021
19. Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Code: Description:S20.213A Contusion of bilateral front wall of thorax, initial encounterS20.213D Contusion of bilateral front wall of thorax, subsequent encounterS20.213S Contusion of bilateral front wall of thorax, sequelaS20.214A Contusion of ...
October 28th, 2020
Incident To
| Published October 28th, 2020
Just about any large clinic you visit will have non-physician practitioners, or NPPs. These will include physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurses for example. Practices and clinics can bill under the NPPs if they are credentialed with the payer, but the reimbursement is only 85% of the fee schedule. There ...
August 10th, 2020
Modifier 50 — Four "Must Know" Tips For Getting Paid
| Published August 10th, 2020
Modifiers added to an HCPCS or CPT© code alters the code description, providing clarity about the service for proper claim processing and reimbursement. Here are four things you must know about modifier 50 to ensure proper payment. - Modifiers are either informational or payment related. Informational modifiers provide additional...
July 14th, 2020
Are NCCI Edits and Modifiers Just for Medicare?
| Published July 14th, 2020
The National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) edits were developed by CMS to help promote proper coding and control improper coding that leads to incorrect payments with part B claims. It is important to understand that NCCI edits do not include every possible code combination or every type of un-bundling combination. With that ...
April 15th, 2020
New CPT® Codes Approved for COVID-19 Antibody Identification
| Published April 15th, 2020
On April 10, 2020, the American Medical Association approved and published a revision of code 86318 and added two new codes 86328 and 86769 for reporting Coronavirus [COVID-19] antibody testing.
February 10th, 2020
A 2020 Radiology Coding Change You Need To Know
| Published February 10th, 2020
The radiology section of the 2020 CPT© has 1 new, 18 revised, and 14 deleted codes. Interestingly, six of the 14 deleted codes were specific to reporting single-photon computerized tomographic (SPECT) imaging services of the brain, heart, liver, bladder, and others. If your organization reports radiology services, it is...
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