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    Wiki APRN and MD see patient 2 different days, new patient to both?

    It depends how the office is set-up. Are all providers under a corporate tad ID. Also what is the patient's insurance?
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    Wiki Medical Billing Company looking for new clients

    I am looking to establish a couple new clients. My company is Ford Medical Billing & Consultng, Inc . Anyone interested please email me at CFORD.FMBC@gmail.com. I have been doing medical billing for 38 years along with credentialing.
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    Wiki "Staring spells" ICD-10?

    R40.4
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    Wiki GYN Well Woman and Problem Visit

    This depends on the payer and how long ago the patient was seen. Most often it is one or the other. Some times it gets paid. UHC will not pay for well-woman and an office visit. When I do get them paid, I do the well-woman with a 25 modifier and then the E/M code but it needs to be a 99213...
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    Wiki Orthopedic surgery coding specialist question(s) Shoulder surgery

    Complex surgery - looking for coding on this as I am helping a friend (patient) with an Arthrex implantable -virtual implant system with positioning - scapula is shaved down - metal ball - He indicated that there is a code in the development stage of becoming a billable code. The code he was...
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    Wiki Intake form

    Documentation issue Here is what happened to ME. I was the patient. (self pay)I filled out 13 pages of intake forms for the NP visit. The doctor (Orthopedist) NEVER verbally went over any of my histories, NO ROS, medications, I never stepped on a scal. except for the feet HPI, one vital BP...
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    Wiki Documentation Issue

    I read somewhere that a physician cannot document a visit strictly from the patient intake form. I would like to get my hands on that article. Thanks in advance, Cathy Ford
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    Wiki physical exam

    Cathy Ford CPC Yes as it is part of the chart's documentation whether in the doctor's dictation or not. It can be it's own separate entry or page.
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    Wiki J0696 Ceftriaxone 250 mg

    Yes I am being reimbursed for around $2.00 if that. I am using the 4 units but I can't imagine that the reimbursement is that pathetic. All payers I believe.
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    Wiki 36415 venipuncture

    USE a QW modifier with it?
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    Wiki Injection Codes

    I am also getting paid for them, are you chargin an EM code with them? Thats the tricky part sor of!
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    Wiki 94640 nebulizer

    I get paid on them when we use URI 465.9 or 466.0 490 for bronchitis related DX codes
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    Wiki J0696 Ceftriaxone 250 mg

    I am billing for a provider that is giving 1 gram of this injectible antibiotic. I do not see a code for that so I have been using 4 units. However we are not being re-imbursed for the 4 units. Any suggestions?
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