View CPT to Revenue Code Crosswalks with Cross-A-Code First, enter your CPT code into the Comprehensive search bar. Once you click search, you should be taken to the code definition page.
Scroll down to the Cross-A-Code bar and click to expand. Click the UB04 Revenue Codes bar to open the cross... Read More
Find-A-Code's information is Medicare based, but did you know we also have Medicaid information?
The information can be found under the Topics tab at the top of the Find-A-Code page. Hover over Topics then click States. Click the ALL STATES link at the top of the list. Here you wil... Read More
The ICD-10-CM Validator tool allows you to check your diagnosis codes before you bill them together. The system will automatically check any Excludes and Includes notes for you.
Enter one code per line into the box on the left hand side. Enter ALL the codes you will list on a claim form to... Read More
March 21, 2019 - By Aimee Wilcox, CPMA, CCS-P, CMHP, CST, MA, MT
If you've ever taken piano lessons, you know that the thumb is considered the first finger of the hand. Anatomically, it is also referred to as the first phalanx (finger). However, when you are coding an x-ray of the thumb, images are captured of the thumb, hand, wrist, and all of the joints i... Read More
March 21, 2019 - By Aimee Wilcox, CPMA, CCS-P, CMHP, CST, MA, MT
Have you ever assigned a high-complexity E/M code (e.g., 99205 , 99215 , 99223 , 99233 , 99245 , etc.) and wondered if it would stand up to further scrutiny? Well, let’s take a closer look at the requirements for reporting high-level E/M services. ... Read More
March 21, 2019 - By Brandon Dee Leavitt QCC, CMCS, CPC, EMT
For hearing impairment, Medicare is firm in its stance on when it will and will not cover hearing correction. In the PUB 100-02 Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 16, Medicare cites the Social Security Act by explaining:
"..."hearing aids or examination for the purpose of prescribi... Read More
March 21, 2019 - By Aimee Wilcox, CPMA, CCS-P, CMHP, CST, MA, MT
In 2018, Medicare announced their plans for revamping the Evaluation and Management coding structure and was met with a rapid response from the medical community, including the AMA and many other organizations. As a result, the Medicare changes implemented in 2019 were mostly doc... Read More
March 21, 2019 - By Aimee Wilcox, CPMA, CCS-P, CMHP, CST, MA, MT
I was recently asked the question, "Does 99233 require documentation of a past medical, family, and/or social history (PFSH)?"
The quick answer is, "it depends."
Code 99233 has the following minimal component requirement:
Subsequent... Read More
Providers need to ensure that they are reporting radiology dates of service the way the payer has requested. Unlike many other professional services which only have one date of service (DOS), radiology services can span multiple dates.
There seems to be some disagreement between professional org... Read More
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