tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2020 Issue Q2

CERT Report: Highlight General Surgery 'Improper Payments'

E/M leads coding trouble spots. Even if your surgeons strive for excellent documentation and your coders check to ensure the record demonstrates medical necessity and accurately matches coding on claims, you have room for improvement. That’s according to the latest Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) report from CMS, which lists a 5.8 percent improper payment rate among general surgery providers. Read on for a snapshot of how general surgery practices fared in the latest CERT report and use the news to focus on improving your documentation and coding practices in 2020. See How CERT Data Impacts Your...

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