Published each month in the CMA Practice Resources (CPR) newsletter, “Coding Corner” focuses on coding, compliance and documentation issues relating specifically to physician billing.
2018
- Coding and billing for “multiple procedures” (March)
- The top three E/M documentation problems (February)
2017
- What’s new in CPT® 2018 (December/January)
- E/M services with same-day immunization administration (November)
- Provider queries and addendums in the medical record (October)
- Proper coding for bilateral procedures (September)
- CMS seeking to simplify E/M documentation guidelines (August)
- CPT® 2017 revises moderate sedation billing (July)
- Why and how to perform coding self-audits (June)
- Four requirements to append modifier 59 correctly (May)
- Incident-to billing for Medicare patients (April)
- CPT® 2017: Medicare coding and coverage updates (March)
- How and when to append modifier 25 (February)
2016
- The big changes in CPT 2017 (December/January)
- Undercoding isn’t a solution, it’s a potential compliance liability (November)
- How to apply CPT® modifier 79 (October)
- ICD-10 raises the diagnosis coding stakes on Oct. 1 (September)
- The essential facts about CPT® modifier 33 (August)
- How coding guidelines define new vs. established patients (July)
- Annual updates resume for ICD-10; Changes coming Oct. 1 (June)
- Coding to support an injection procedure with a same-day E/M service (May)
- The importance of documenting medical necessity (April)
- CPT 2016: A highlight of the changes (March)
- How to code the Medicare advance care planning benefit (February)
2015
- “Initial” vs. “subsequent” vs. “sequela” in ICD-10-CM coding (December/January)
- Decision for treatment calls for separate E/M reporting (November)
- Question modifier 25 denials (October)
- ICD-10 coding for sinusitus (September)
- ICD-10 code assignment for pressure/non-pressure ulcers (August)
- ICD-10-CM: The well-documented patient history (July)
- ICD-10-CM: Otitis media (June)
- Joint aspiration/injection coding (May)
- Hypertension in ICD-10 (April)
- Breast imaging coding changes in 2015 (March)
- Clinical documentation improvement (February)
2014
- CPT 2015: Summary of additions and revisions (December/January)
- Modifier 59 and beyond (November)
- Coding office E/M at the highest level: 99215 (October)
- Time as the controlling factor in E/M coding (September)
- Modifier 78 – the “complications” modifier (August)
- Modifier 22 – reporting and reimbursement (July)
- The importance of a chief complaint (June)
- What do we do now? ICD-10 (May)
- Drug Testing: 80104 vs. multiples of 80101 (April)
- Don't fall behind in your ICD-10 preparation (March)
- Quick tips for easy “add-on” coding (February)
2013
- Make the most of revised E/M coding guidelines (December/January)
- Coding and billing maternity care when a patient changes insurance (November)
- Document carefully for same-day preventive, complaint-driven services (October)
- CPT® 2013 clarifies coding for time-based services (September)
- The top five essential tips for successful appeals (August)
- Complex chronic care coordination services added to E/M (July)
- Avoid common place-of-service coding errors (June)
- Coding for an incomplete colonoscopy (May)
- The ins and outs of new vs. established (April)
- Changes to 2013 Category III Codes (March)
- 2013 revisions of evaluation and management services (February)
2012
- Other providers now acknowledged throughout CPT® (December/January)
- Make the most of add-on codes (November)
- Separately billing in E/M visits (October)
- Using modifier 33 for preventive care (September)
- Using modifier 22 correctly (August)
- Be spot-on in place of service coding (July)
- Coding for robotic assistance (June)
- Are CPT codes 99000-99060 standalone codes? (April)
- 25 or 57? Confirm if for major or minor procedure (March)
- When to use and not use modifier 59 (February)