by Melodie Trinidad | Jul 17, 2023 | Newsletter
Billing Wellness Visits Under Medicare, Part II July 17, 2023 Last week, we delved deeper into the first of three types of wellness visits—IPPEs—covered by Medicare. Now, let’s do the same for the second category: Annual Wellness Visits (AWVs). AWV (Annual...
by Melodie Trinidad | Jul 10, 2023 | Newsletter
Billing Wellness Visits Under Medicare, Part I July 10, 2023 Nobody—and I mean nobody—welcomes an audit from CMS. That means taking extra care when assigning E/M codes to outpatient visits covered by Medicare. And with that in mind, the following three editions of...
by Melodie Trinidad | Jul 3, 2023 | Newsletter
Answering Your Questions about Lab Tests July 3, 2023 In this week’s Coffee & Coding, we tackle an intriguing question posed by a reader—a question that I’m sure many of us have contemplated at some point: Can lab and radiological tests that are...
by Melodie Trinidad | Jun 26, 2023 | Newsletter
Overcoming Your “Level 5” Fears, Part II June 26, 2023 To almost quote a famous president, the only thing to fear about Level 5 is fear itself — PROVIDED that you document, document, document. In the previous edition of Coffee & Coding, we debunked some of the...
by Lindsey Shuman | Jun 19, 2023 | Newsletter
Overcoming Your “Level 5” Fears June 19, 2023 I have found that there are two types of physicians: Those who shy away from using the 99205/99215 codes—”the dreaded Level 5”—for fear of triggering audits; and Those who use these codes as often as possible. WHICH...
by Lindsey Shuman | Jun 12, 2023 | Newsletter
Coding by Time June 12, 2023 The most common questions we receive from physicians and nurse practitioners involve the second major component in medical decision-making: documenting the total time for evaluation and management (E/M) services provided on the day of the...
