Libman Education is proud to offer ZHealth Publishing’s broad range of coding products to assist both the novice and the seasoned coder to become experts at coding and charging for complex procedures in Interventional Radiology, Interventional Cardiology, Vascular/Endovascular Surgery, and Diagnostic Radiology. Periodically, ZHealth Publishing experts offer general recommendations in response to specific customer inquiries […]
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by Laurie M. Johnson, MS, RHIA, FAHIMA The chargemaster or charge description master (CDM) is an electronic tool or file that maintains all services, supplies, and medications to be charged during a patient visit. When this tool is combined with the facility’s Revenue and Usage Report, an analyst can determine what services are utilized. There […]
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by Kim Huey, MJ, CHC, CPC, CCS-P, PCS, CPCO, COC KGG Coding and Reimbursement Consulting, LLC I’m working with two different cardiovascular group practices right now – and they both have an incorrect understanding of coding diagnostic caths with an intervention. One practice ALWAYS codes the diagnostic with the intervention, and the other practice NEVER does. […]
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by Gail I. Smith, MA, RHIA, CCS-P When fall is in the air, the anticipation of new/revised CPT codes awaits. When I first opened the CPT 2019 code book, I glanced at the expansion of fine needle biopsy codes and then went on to peruse the range of skin biopsy codes based on technique. The […]
read more »Libman Education is proud to offer ZHealth Publishing’s broad range of coding products to assist both the novice and the seasoned coder to become experts at coding and charging for complex procedures in Interventional Radiology, Interventional Cardiology, Vascular/Endovascular Surgery, and Diagnostic Radiology. Periodically, ZHealth Publishing experts offer general recommendations in response to specific customer inquiries. […]
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by Sandy Macica, MS, RHIA, CCS While ICD-10-CM/PCS changes typically only come out once a year, the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) often releases codes and reimbursement changes on a quarterly basis. The HCPCS Quarterly Update for July 1, 2018 brought us some new C, G and other codes that are eligible for pass […]
read more »Libman Education is proud to offer ZHealth Publishing’s broad range of coding products to assist both the novice and the seasoned coder to become experts at coding and charging for complex procedures in Interventional Radiology, Interventional Cardiology, Vascular/Endovascular Surgery, and Diagnostic Radiology. Periodically, ZHealth Publishing experts offer general recommendations in response to specific customer […]
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