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GI Coding: Why Is Modifier 53 on the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule?
The Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) includes special pricing for four colonoscopy codes when you append modifier 53 (Discontinued procedure). Here’s what you need to know about appending modifier 53 to these codes and the payment you can expect. Compare Rates for Total and Discontinued Colonoscopies Below are the four codes on the 2020 first […]
Continue reading...Prepare for 2020 GI CPT® Codes With a Radiology Focus
Monday, November 25, 2019
Many of the CPT® 2020 changes that affect gastroenterology medical coders relate to radiological services. Don’t let these imaging updates slow you down when the codes change Jan. 1, 2020. Which Hemorrhoidectomy Code Is Moving From Cat. III to Cat. I? The first series of gastro code changes are for internal hemorrhoidectomy by ligation other […]
Continue reading...5 Things to Know About K57.- for Diverticular Disease of Intestine
Friday, May 10, 2019
ICD-10-CM provides more than 20 codes for diverticular disease of the intestine, so you know attention to detail is the key to success! Here are five areas to watch to improve your coding accuracy. 1. Eat Your Wheaties Before You Tackle Documentation ICD-10-CM includes a lot of codes for diverticular disease under K57.-, so you’ve […]
Continue reading...Before & After: 3 Ways Your GI ICD-10 Coding Will Change Oct. 1
Tuesday, August 2, 2016
During the ICD-10 transition, two characteristics that got a lot of attention were ICD-10’s detailed codes and the new code set’s room for expansion. The ICD-10 2017 updates released by the CDC and CMS reveal that the two characteristics go hand in hand: more room to expand means more room to add specificity requirements. Here’s […]
Continue reading...43210: Relieve a Patient’s GERD, Collect $443
Friday, July 8, 2016
Technology updates are providing us with more and more minimally invasive versions of procedures, but it can take time for them to prove their worth. If your practice has been considering performing transoral fundoplication for patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), be sure to check out the technology coverage statement from the American Gastroenterological Association […]
Continue reading...A Lot to Swallow With 2015 Gastroenterology CPT® Changes
Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Finally, we reach the end of our coverage of the AMA’s 2016 CPT® and RBRVS Symposium! We finish up today with a review of changes to gastroenterology coding. Get With the Gastroenterology Changes to CPT® Glenn D. Littenberg, MD, FASGE, MACP, a member of the CPT® advisory committee who represents the American Society of Gastrointestinal […]
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Thursday, January 30, 2020
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