Providers and coders alike can find NCCI policies challenging to follow and apply. Denise Williams, COC, CHRI, explains the basics of NCCI by defining the initiative, edits, modifiers, and clinical procedure examples.
Accurate revenue code selection affects concerns central to the operations of healthcare provider organizations such as compliance and reimbursement. Apply this expert advice to ensure revenue codes are correctly assigned.
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a lifesaving treatment used when the heart or lungs cease to function. Whether CPR is conducted alone or with other services, Nancy Reading, RN, CPC, CPC-P, covers the various ways that CPR can be reported and how to do so.
This week’s Medicare updates include additions to the OIG's Work Plan, COVID-19 vaccine CPT code updates, influenza vaccine payment allowances, and more!
This week’s Medicare updates include information about a new place of service code, details about a claims processing error for outpatient rehab claims, an OIG review about organ procurement organizations’ overhead costs, and more!
Terry Tropin, MSHAI, RHIA, CCS-P, reviews the biggest changes to the 2024 ICD-10-CM guidelines and tabular list set to take effect October 1, including deletions of certain COVID-19 screening guidelines, and additional direction for new resistant hypertension and myocardial infarction codes.
