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    Wiki INFO ON PAYING REMOTE CODERS

    HI. I was wondering if anyone has information on how remote coders get paid. I reviewed the coding salary articles on the aapc website but I am thinking the averages are for coders on site? My company is thinking about hiring a remote coder but they want to pay by report no hourly or salary. I...
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    Wiki CODING UTERUS W/OVARIES FOR BRCA PROTOCOL

    CAPToday has indicated ovaries and tubes can be coded 88307 when BRCA protocol is applied but what about the uterus? A case where a patient is BRCA positive so has a hysterectomy for prophylaxis and no tumor is found. BRCA protocol is applied whereas the specimen is treated as if neoplastic-both...
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    Wiki Hospital coder overriding pathologist diagnosis

    Our hospital based pathologists are having their diagnoses overridden by the hospital's coder for billing the TC component. She has indicated that the diagnosis must match the surgeon's operative report per coding guidelines or the hospital will be in non compliance. She has multiple coding...
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    Wiki Billing for hand held ultrasound dev

    one of our physicians wants to use a hand held ultrasound device. Does anyone know if it is billable as a limited ultrasound? It is so new I am unable to find any information on billing for it.
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    Wiki 88331 w/88305 same specimen

    I need an opinion on a pituitary tumor. Report states specimen A was entirely submitted for frozen section dx however there is a gross description and microscopic description of that specimen as well as the intra op consult description in the report. Is it right to charge 88331 for the FS as...
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