tci Part B Insider - 2012 Issue 12

Part B Coding Coach: Bust 4 Myths to Breathe Easy When Submitting Tracheotomy Claims

Beware separate-procedure status of planned tracheostomy. If you're making assumptions about how to report tracheostomy procedures, you could be costing your practice precious dollars. To ensure this won't happen to you, let our experts guide you through these four steps to master tracheostomy coding. Myth #1: A Planned Trach is No Different than an Emergency One. CPT makes a primary distinction between "planned" and "emergency" tracheostomy, and therefore you must determine which of these conditions best describes the procedure when selecting a code. So what's the difference? "An emergency procedure is just that," says M. Tray Dunaway, MD...

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