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Focus on facility guidelines for E/M leveling

Facility E/M coding reflects the volume and intensity of resources utilized by the facility during patient encounters. Joe Rivet, Esq., CCS-P, CPC, CEMC, CHC, CCEP, CHRC, CHPC, CICA, CPMA, CAC, CACO, describes how facilities can create internal guidelines and point systems for determining E/M level section.

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Master CPT coding for Mohs micrographic surgery

Shelley C. Safian, PhD, RHIA, CCS-P, writes about CPT coding for Mohs micrographic surgery—a precise surgical procedure used to treat skin cancer.

2021 E/M office visit guidelines: CPT errata reshapes coding with dozens of technical corrections

Laura Evans, CPC, and Julia Kyles, CPC, break down potentially confusing updates to the 2021 E/M guidelines, including new definitions for technical terms and revised guidance for reporting diagnostic laboratory testing with interpretation.

Healthcare News: FY 2022 ICD-10-CM codes proposed for toxic encephalopathy, intestinal metaplasia, and drug poisoning

CMS’ recently released fiscal year (FY) 2022 IPPS proposed rule includes 153 proposed ICD-10-CM code additions, mainly affecting reporting for immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome, gastric intestinal metaplasia, and poisonings by cannabis and synthetic cannabinoids.

Q&A: CPT coding for the application of a skin substitute

Q: A patient receives Apligraf® (44 sq. cm) after subcutaneous wound debridement. Ten sq. cm is applied to a diabetic foot ulcer on the patient’s left heel and 20 sq. cm to an ulcer on the patient’s right ankle. What CPT codes would the facility use to report these services?

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ICD-10-CM code K22.6 (gastro-esophageal laceration-hemorrhage syndrome) should be assigned only for patients diagnosed with Mallory-Weiss syndrome or esophageal laceration and bleeding due to Mallory-Weiss tears. When esophageal bleeding is documented as due to esophageal varices, assign a code from category I85.- (esophageal varices).

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