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Best practices for coding audit reporting
Coding audits are commonly used to determine the need for focused coder education and training. Learn about key considerations for conducting coding audits and summarizing significant audit findings.

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Back to the front lines: Providers welcome patients, worry about the future
Physician practices have started reopening to patients but are not expecting a return to normal anytime soon. Practice managers continue to struggle with staffing shortages and lost revenue due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
COVID-19 documentation and coding tips
Review up-to-date COVID-19 documentation tips, ICD-10-CM and CPT® coding guidance, and advice for ensuring billing compliance during the public health emergency.
Healthcare News: CMS releases payment rates for three COVID-19 testing codes
CMS updated its COVID-19 test pricing to include Medicare payment rates for three CPT codes, according to guidance released May 19.
Q&A: CMS supervision requirements for outpatient wound care
Q: What level of supervision is required for wound care services performed in an off-campus, provider-based outpatient department?
 

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Only use CPT code 20816 (replantation, digit, excluding thumb [includes metacarpophalangeal joint to insertion of flexor sublimis tendon], complete amputation) to report the replantation of a digit that has been completely amputated. Otherwise, the surgeon is considered to be repairing bone, nerves, tendons, blood vessels, etc., which each have their own repair codes.

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