Jessica Edmiston, coding manager, and Tamara Wagner, coding audit manager, with National Medical Billing Services, discuss eight common coding errors that create compliance problems and decrease ...
1. Control of bleeding not separately billable. The control of bleeding is included in biopsy (and most other) endoscopic procedures, and is not separately billable unless the patient comes into the ...
Kidney care operates on a non-negotiable clock. A patient with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) needs dialysis 156 times a year. A CKD Stage 5 patient needs vascular access placed before ...