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Step up podiatry coding with an NCCI review

Podiatry coding can become complicated quickly, as a number of procedures can be performed on the same site or region of the foot. This means codes could easily run into NCCI edits or denials. One way to ensure physicians are reimbursed properly for provided services is to review NCCI edits pertaining to podiatry.

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Focusing on fetal alcohol spectrum disorders and ICD-10-CM coding
Alcohol and Other Drug-Related Birth Defects Awareness Week began on Mother’s Day and aimed to raise awareness of the dangers of substance abuse during pregnancy. In honor of this awareness week, Yvette DeVay, MHA, CPC, CIC, CPC-I, discusses fetal alcohol syndrome disorders and ICD-10-CM coding for the condition.  
Items of interest for outpatient departments in the 2018 IPPS proposed rule
Traditionally, the OPPS rulemaking cycle has been the main vehicle for changes to outpatient coding and billing regulations and policy that hospitals need to pay attention to. But Jugna Shah, MPH, writes that, increasingly, CMS has been introducing or discussing changes relevant to outpatient hospitals beyond the scope of the OPPS rules.
Healthcare News: CMS introduces new modifier for end-stage renal disease dialysis treatments
CMS issued a change request to provide guidance to Medicare Administrative Contractors on the use of a new modifier to append to claims for dialysis treatments for end-stage renal disease exceeding the 13 or 14 monthly allowable treatments.
Q&A: Best practices in time documentation
Q: What is the best way to document time spent by physicians performing procedures? The CPT® codes state a vague time amount but the doctors struggle with this.
 

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