tci Part B Insider - 2008 Issue 22

ANSWERS TO PART B QUIZ: Can You Report Lesion Excision and Biopsy Together? We've Got the Scoop

Add up your score to determine whether you-re a billing aceAre your coding and billing skills up to snuff?Now that you-ve reviewed the questions on page 162, read on to find out how you fared in our quiz. Is STD Screening Separate? Answer 1: You cannot report a problem-oriented E/M code along with the preventive visit code.-Screening is screening and part of the annual visit unless the patient has specific symptoms,- says Jan Rasmussen, CPC, ACS-OB, ACS-GI, of Professional Coding Solutions in Eau Claire, Wis.-The lab will bill separately for the actual test, but the...

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