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Coding the “Spot Check”: Part 2
In part 2 of this series, we describe how to best code an encounter that includes a “spot check” with other concerns.
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Coding the “Spot Check”: Part 1
The updated outpatient evaluation and management (E/M) coding paradigm went into effect in January 2021, with level of visit being based on time...
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How to Effectively Utilize Consultation Codes: 2023 Updates
Updates to the inpatient and outpatient consultation code families went into effect January 1, 2023.
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Advocacy Update: Ringing in 2023
We review the new digital pathology codes released on July 1, 2022, that will go into effect January 1, 2023. We also discuss the proposed...
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Audit Proof Your Mohs Note
Medicare’s updated guidance for documentation of Mohs micrographic surgery includes some new requirements that Mohs surgeons should ensure are...
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Private Payer Engagement
Private payers or commercial insurers play an ever-increasing role in physician payment policy. Effective interaction with these groups is an...
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The Final Rule for 2022: What’s New and How Changes in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program Affect Dermatologists
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 2022 final rule, which went into effect on January 1, 2022, contains updates affecting the...
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Advocacy Update: Is Your Practice Equipped to Handle Looming Changes in Dermatopathology?
In July 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed fee schedule that will negatively impact practices that...
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Modifier -25 and the New 2021 E/M Codes: Documentation of Separate and Distinct Just Got Easier
Insurer scrutiny of same-day evaluation and management (E/M) and procedure services has increased, and dermatologists should be prepared for more...
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E/M Coding in 2021: The Times (and More) Are A-Changin’
Major revisions for commonly reported office and outpatient evaluation and management (E/M) codes were implemented on January 1, 2021, by the...
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Practice Expense–Only Codes: No Physician Work, No Sweat
Billing same-day procedures and evaluation and management services is under close scrutiny by insurers. Understanding performance and...