In this month's issue, our coding experts answer questions about how to differentiate between modifiers -52, -73, -74, coding for negative pressure wound therapy, and billing the technical component of pathology services.
A presumption is a belief or hypothesis about something. An assumption is taking a piece of information (as in knowledge about a topic) as a given fact. When you put them together, a presumptive assumption is troublesome because you can assume in error.
Chris Apgar, CISSP, president of Apgar & Associates in Portland, Ore., answers questions about digital signatures and the HIPAA minimum necessary standard.
