Tag Archives: Coverage Issues
CPT 99406, 99407 Coverage Extended to All Smokers
CMS announcement is triumph for physicians who haven’t collected in the past.
If you’ve been writing off tobacco cessation counseling as non-payable, it’s time to change your tune.
In the past, CMS only covered 99406-99407 (Smoking and tobacco us… Continue reading
Posted in Cms, Provider News
Tagged Beneficiary, Coverage Issues, Cpc, Hhs Secretary, Howard Koh, Kathleen Sebelius, Medicare, Medicare Beneficiaries, Medicare Coverage, Medicare Part B, Medicare Patient, Older Adults, Right Resources, Smoker, Smoking Tobacco, Time To Change Your Tune, Tobacco Cessation, Tobacco Dependence, tobacco use, Tobacco Users
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Face Off Against Common Sports Physical Coding Challenges
Hint: Gathering upfront pay and watching E/Ms make a difference.
Children need physicals to participate in their favorite sports year round, but the demand can grow with warm weather approaching. Ideally, the need for sports physicals should provide the opportunity…
Posted in Coder's Cranium, Cpt, modifier 25
Tagged Administrative Purposes, Bright Futures, Chief Complaint, Cmom, Coverage Issues, Cpt Code, diagnosis code, Face Off, Favorite Sports, Medical Examination, Medical Exams, Medicine Evaluation, Minneapolis Minn, Outpatient Visit, Pediatric Group, Pediatrician, Physician Network, Preventive Medicine, Rhit, Warm Weather
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