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Coding and billing’s impact on MIPS initiatives

Learn how ICD-10-CM coding accuracy, specificity, and compliance impacts provider performance in each of the four performance categories under the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS).  

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Put your best foot forward: Master podiatric E/M coding
Because lower extremity diagnoses are often associated with issues in other parts of the body, assessing the severity of a patient’s podiatric condition can be challenging. Shelley Safian, PhD, RHIA, HCISPP, COC, CPC-I, reviews physician E/M coding for patients seeking treatment for foot and lower leg problems.
OIG audit pinpoints ICD-10-CM coding errors
A May report from the Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that some physician practices were at the root of basic coding errors that caused federal overpayments. Although the Essence audit was small, the findings have significant implications for physician coders.
Healthcare News: July OPPS update brings new HCPCS codes for drugs and biologicals
CMS released Transmittal 4313 on May 24 describing changes that will be implemented in the July 2019 quarterly update to the OPPS. These changes included several new HCPCS codes for reporting certain drugs and biologicals.
Q&A: Reporting a repeat laboratory test as a distinct service using CPT codes
Q: A physician orders a comprehensive metabolic panel and a quantitative blood sample to measure blood glucose level. How would a coder report these services using CPT codes, and what modifier would he or she use to indicate that the blood sample was performed separately from the panel?  
 

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ICD-10-CM codes within category K70.- (alcoholic liver disease) indicate liver disease resulting from alcohol use. An additional code should be assigned to identify alcohol abuse or dependence.

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Interventional radiology coding for lower-extremity interventions is notoriously complex and continuously evolving. 

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