Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a group of obstructive lung diseases characterized by airway obstruction or narrowing and difficulty breathing. Brush up on coding guidelines for this condition.
E/M coding guidelines for emergency department services (CPT codes 99281-99285) were recently updated for the first time in decades. Hamilton Lempert, MD, FACEP, CEDC, reviews these changes, along with coding requirements for many other E/M services.
Kathleen M. Romero, MSN, RN, EBP-C, Cynthia Beal, MBA-HCM, BSN, RN, and Renee Pate, MSOL, MSN Ed., RN, CCDS, explain how they implemented a CDI program in their facility’s emergency department and the how establishing this program improved coding accuracy and increased reimbursement.
Robotic and computer-assisted surgical procedures are still considered new technology in many hospitals despite having been used in the U.S. for many years. Review coding guidelines and code selection rules for these procedures.
