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CPT coding for behavioral health services in the office setting
A variety of therapeutic services can be used to treat patients suffering from debilitating mental health conditions. Clear up confusion surrounding CPT coding for these initial office visits, psychiatric diagnostic evaluations, and psychotherapy visits.

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Back to basics: Clarify CPT coding for observation services
Reporting and billing hospital observation services can be confusing, particularly when the observation stay lasts more than one day. Lori-Lynne A. Webb, CPC, CCS-P, CCP, CHDA, COBGC, writes about CPT coding for observation services based on time and the key components of the history, exam, and medical decision making of a patient.
NCCI policy manual targets biopsy codes, lesion repair, bilateral services
Take cues from the revised NCCI Policy Manual for Medicare Services to polish your coding and billing efforts in 2019 and avoid common infractions tied to modifier -50 (bilateral procedure).
Healthcare News: Study suggests that EDs may report higher-level E/M services for incarcerated patients
Findings from a retrospective cohort study published in the American Journal of Emergency Medicine suggest that, on average, EDs may report higher-level E/M services for incarcerated individuals when compared to the general population.
Q&A: 2019 CPT codes for interprofessional consultations
Q: What 2019 CPT updates were made to E/M codes for interprofessional telephone and internet consultations?
 

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Cellulitis usually presents as an abrupt onset of redness, swelling, pain, or heat in the affected area. Unless a diagnosis of cellulitis is documented by the physician, an ICD-10-CM code from category L03.- (cellulitis and acute lymphangitis) should not be assigned. If cellulitis is associated with a wound or ostomy, code the wound or complicated ostomy first, followed by the appropriate code for cellulitis.

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