August 2015 Medical Coding Q&A Webinar
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Certification Coaching Q & A WebinarAugust 2015
This Month’s Q & A Webinar Agenda: 90-120 min
II: Q&A from our Instructors ● Tammy: NCII Edits ● JoAnne: 99211 Codes● JoAnne: New Baby Office Visits ● JoAnne: Analyzing Financial Reports as a PM ● JoAnne: NCII-Commercial Insurance & Coding● Alicia: HIV ICD9 (and ICD10?) Codes ● Alicia: Integumentary ICD9 Skin issues● Alicia: Back to Basics - Cardiology
I: Introduction● Why stay?● Where is everyone from?● Recent CCO Graduates/ You Too?● Announcements and Course Updates
IV: Your Questions in the Chat
III: Close - @ 90 min-’ish’● Wrapup● Drawing● CEU Certificate Download Link
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● Tammy: NCCI - Edits
● JoAnne: NCCI - Commercial Insurance & Coding● JoAnne: 99211 Codes● JoAnne: New Baby Office Visits ● JoAnne: Analyzing Financial Reports as a PM
● Alicia: HIV ICD9 (and ICD10?) Codes ● Alicia: Integumentary ICD9 Skin issues● Alicia: Back to Basics - Cardiology
Coding Q and A | August 2015
Alicia ScottCPC, CPC-I, CRC
Jo-Anne SheehanCPC, CPC-I, CPPM
Tammy LucusCIC, CPC, COC, CPC-I, CPMA
NCII - Edits
Question: Can someone can clarify some confusion I have about when multiple surgeries are done on a PT but the codes the physician is using conflict with each other because of cci edits. How is the procedures billed if CCI edits say the CPTs cannot be billed together?
ANSWER
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NCCI - Commercial Insurance & Coding
Question: Can you speak to the relevance of NCCI to commercial insurance and coding encounters? ie, if the patient is not Medicare, do NCCI codes matter?
ANSWER
New Baby Office Visits
Question: How do I bill and get paid for new baby visits in the Family Practice? I have more denials than payments.
ANSWER
Question: What actions do I take with a financial report as a Practice Manager?
ANSWER
Analyzing Financial Reports as a Practice Mgr
99211 CPT Code
Question: Can someone please discuss the 99211 CPT Code?
ANSWER
Poll
What coding credential do you WANT?
Poll
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HIV ICD9 (and ICD10) Codes
Question: On the HIV codes, when do you use the v code versus the 0 code? Would you code the patient as being active if they have a history of it?
ANSWER
Integumentary ICD9 Skin issues
Question: Can you please discuss ICD-9 coding for skin wounds, ulcers, abscesses, infections and cellulitis? I am looking to clarify the difference between wound and the other types of skin issues previously listed.
ANSWER
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Medical Coding Basics - Cardiology
Question: I am having trouble putting it all together! Reading a question and figuring out what to do and cardio issues. Can you go over Cardio?
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Chat Q & AWebinar- Aug 2015
Documentation
I have physician that just do NOT listen to the importance of documentation. I am looking to get certified in that to make them listen! That
way I can put the fear of god in them to document correctly! :)
Proficiency Test?
I have CPB and CPPM. Do I need to take the proficiency test?
ICD 10 Manual
Do I need 2015 book for ICD 10 test or I can use 2013
CPC and COC
Is CPC easier than COC?
Modifier 25
Our company we are with has "test edits" I have Always used modifier 25 when our
patients have symptoms of UA. The E&M is usually abdominal pain etc then the UA shows UTI. I am told by them that modifier 25 is NO
LONGER used or needed when reporting anything in the 80000's cpt. I need your
input/expertise!
Auditing Course
Is 1 year experience with CPC, CCS enough to take the auditing course (2 years are
recommended, but I am going to get some training on the job)?
99304-99318
Where can I find examples of proper documentation for 99304-99318?
Studying Guidelines
Outside of reading the guidelines in the manuals and highlighting them, what is the best way to study them? Talking about the
ICD-9 and CPT manuals
Gangrene 785.4
What terms in the EMR would you look for to code the gangrene 785.4?
RHIT or CPC?
Is it better to be a RHIT or a CPC?
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