tci Part B Insider - 2011 Issue 1

Documentation Challenge Answers: How Did You Code This 'Consult' Note?

Medicare no longer recognizes consult codes, so you had to put on your thinking cap to code this note.In the last issue of the Insider, we challenged you to determine how you would code a note that the physician documented as a consult. Did you break through the coding challenges to bill the right codes? Check out the operative note and our expert's advice:CONSULTING PHYSICIAN: John Q. Sample, MDADMIT DATE: 12/01/2010CONSULTATION DATE: 12/15/2010CONSULTATION REPORT: This is an 88-year-old female who is in the hospital now for abdominal wall corrective surgery. Saturday this past week she had a hyperbaric...

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