Q: I was on a conference call with the CDM coordinators within my health system and we got involved in a lively discussion. If there's no medical...Read More »
Q: My team has asked me to look into charging for RF generator usage, which is about $850.00 per procedure. Is this something we can or should...Read More »
Q: We are considering using of ICD-10 code Z79.899 (Other long term (current) drug therapy) to support medical necessity for lab testing while a...Read More »
Q: We recently had a consultant recommend that we create evaluation and management (E/M) levels for our labor and delivery observation cases,...Read More »
Q: We have patients that come to the emergency department (ED), are seen by a physician assistant, nurse practitioner, doctor of osteopathic...Read More »
Q: Considering the 2019 IPPS final rule requirement that hospitals post a list of their standard charges online, is it your interpretation that...Read More »
Q: The physician documented debridement (11043x1 & 11046x4) of a wound 85.25 sq. cm and documented 20 sq. cm of skin substitute application (...Read More »
Q: How are you carving out other services from observation? Are you using a standard time or calculating based on the time off the nursing unit?...Read More »
