Marcy Blitch, RHIA, CCS, CIC is an Education Manager in Coding Services for UASI.
Effective August 11, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services resumed the Comprehensive Error Rate Testing program activities that were temporarily suspended in response… Read More »CERT (Comprehensive Error Rate Testing) – May 2021 Coding Tip
Medical claims denials in 2019 approached $9 billion. The denial rate in 2020 increased by 23%. Coding/billing errors accounted for approximately 15% of all denials.… Read More »Leading Cause of Death in America – April 2021 Coding Tip
The inpatient only list is composed of procedures for which Medicare will only pay for when performed in the hospital inpatient setting. CMS has determined… Read More »Inpatient Only List – March 2021 Coding Tip
COVID-19 is a complex disease with a wide spectrum of clinical patterns. COVID-19 was initially viewed as primarily a respiratory disease, but is now recognized… Read More »COVID-19 POA Indicators – February 2021 Coding Tip
New Add-On-Code 57465 Computer-Aided Mapping of Cervix Uteri New to Current Procedural Terminology 2021 is the add-on-code 57465. This code was created for the Female… Read More »Coding Tip of the Month – January 2021
CPT Coding Changes for 2021 Effective January 1, 2021 shoulder debridement codes 29822 and 29833 will be revised. Currently codes 29822 and 29823 only describe… Read More »Coding Tip of the Month – December 2020
NEW CPT codes for COVID-19 Pandemic Published September 8th by the AMA Two new CPT codes as published by the AMA for novel coronavirus (COVID-19)… Read More »Coding Tip of the Month – September 2020
HIM professionals know that coding accuracy must be monitored and corrected when found to be below standard. At the same time, the speed at which records are coded must be efficient as healthcare organizations are faced with declining reimbursement and increased data collection.