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    Wiki Use Additional Code - for doctors office? Please help

    I supposed I could see if they would be willing to give that one a shot, but they don't want to use any codes they feel would be untrue or any without proof, but that one might work. Thank you.
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    Wiki Use Additional Code - for doctors office? Please help

    Please help me with this question. I need to know when in an out patient's (doctor office) situation and the patient is seen for "Acute" sinusitis (any of them in the J01 codes), there is the note that says "Use additional code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent." Is this one that is that an...
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    Wiki I passed Exam

    Happy New Year and Congratulations to you! I'm very happy for you, but I'm also very curious. I looked in the specialties, but could not find CCS-P. :confused: What is this, please?
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    Wiki 98960, G0108, or 99211? Need help quick!

    I do want to thank you for your help on this. For those of you who might be interested...I did some more invistigating and found that in order to get paid using codes G0108 and G0109, our RN (who would be taking the time to do this) would need to be a certified diabetic educator. There is a...
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    Wiki 98960, G0108, or 99211? Need help quick!

    Thank you. I'll give that one a try then. I appreciate your help.
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    Wiki 98960, G0108, or 99211? Need help quick!

    I was wondering if someone could help me with this little situation. We billed Medicare for 98960 for a patient that came in for Diabetes education. This was all that was done at this vist, nothing else was done. The RN MD was on site at time) spent 30 min. with the patient. I tried to tell...
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    Wiki medical recorder question

    I agree. As far as I know this is included in the E&M. I work for a family practice physician, and yes, as much as she would love to get a little more for this, it is part of the service. We do charge for sending out medical records when it's not medical, but to review records received...no...
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    Wiki Anemia Requiring Transfusion

    Thank you. That's what I kind of thought, but it helps to have it confirmed.
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    Wiki Anemia Requiring Transfusion

    Okay. Thanks for your help. Now that I have investigated, I have been supplied with the rest of the report. (I did not realize that I only had the 1st page of a 3 page report.) I guess I will learn to look at even how many pages the report should be. Yes, chronic megaloblastic anemia is...
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    Wiki Anemia Requiring Transfusion

    I asked the physician about it. She told me it was megaloblastic. A decline in potassium is documented. The discharge diagnoses are listed as: Urosepsis with Pneumonia Dysphagia Anemia Requiring Transfusion I just thought there might actually be one code that describes Anemia Requiring...
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    Wiki Anemia Requiring Transfusion

    Hello. I'm hoping someone will be able to help me with this question. I'm kind of new to the coding world, and am trying to code for a physician who had a patient in the hospital. This patient had Anemia (along with other problems) that was under control when they first went into the hospital...
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    Wiki Flu Vaccine and Hospice

    Thanks Machelle. I'll give that a try then.
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    Wiki Flu Vaccine and Hospice

    I'm really hoping someone can help me. My physician gave one of her Hospice patients the Flu Vaccine. The patient is on Medicare. I submitted the CPT codes of 90656 and G0008, but they denied this with the reason being "Patient is enrolled in a Hospice." :confused: Will they really not cover...
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