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Review screening service modifiers -GG, -PT, and -33

For certain preventive services, coders must clarify when they become diagnostic services, which is why modifiers -GG, -PT, and -33 exist. Brush up on Medicare policies and CPT codes associated with these modifiers.

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Refresh reporting CPT fracture and dislocation care in the emergency department

The decision for an emergency clinician to report fracture or dislocation care CPT codes with an E/M code can have significant reimbursement ramifications. Hamilton Lempert, MD, FACEP, CEDC, explains the complexities of reporting this care and covers details coders should watch out for in documentation.

Nervous about 2024 CPT changes? Review these nervous system procedure codes

2024 CPT manuals contain several changes related to integrated peripheral and spinal neurostimulator systems. The seven code additions, four code revisions, and new guidelines clarify when coders should use permanent procedure codes from the nervous system chapter vs. a Category III code.

Healthcare News: CMS summary of third quarter 2023 HCPCS Level II updates includes 51 new codes

CMS recently published a summary of its third quarter 2023 HCPCS Level II code update application decisions, accepting 51 of 61 submissions. There were also 10 codes that will be discontinued and one code whose definition will be revised. The additional codes mostly consist of injections and skin substitutes.

Q&A: Reporting CPT code for use of a Jada intrauterine device after delivery

Q: One of our providers used a Jada device on a patient post-delivery, but I cannot find the corresponding CPT code. What is the CPT code for Jada device use?

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2023 NAHRI Leadership Council Research Series: The Rise of Revenue Cycle Automation

In the 2023 NAHRI Leadership Council Survey, Utilization and Adoption of Automation in Revenue Cycle, 101 leaders, including revenue integrity, health information management (HIM), and coding directors and managers primarily from acute care hospitals and health systems with 500-plus beds, assessed their revenue cycle operations and the critical role automation plays in their success.

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SelectCoder Tip of the Week

Open fractures do not occur with torus fractures and greenstick fractures, therefore the seventh characters for open fractures are not available for codes in ICD-10-CM subcategory S72.47- (torus fracture of lower end of femur).

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