CodeCast | Medical Billing and Coding Insights
Taking the Business of Medicine to the next level
Episodes
There is an ongoing debate about ICD-10-CM and diagnosis coding: should we code the patient complaints, the signs and symptoms, or go straight to t...
It’s important to take stock of what could be lost in a technological transition from physician charting to “Dr. Echo” charting as it is referred to. AI (Artificial Intelligence) chatbots...
With the current climate of audits, medical practices must have knowledgeable healthcare professionals who are up-to-date with regulatory guidance, CPT rules, ICD-10-CM rules, and all things relate...
In this episode of the CodeCast Podcast, Terry talks about denial management codes, finding the patient’s MBI number, and understanding the realities of some Digit...
There is so much published guidance out there for medical practices and professionals to use when setting policies in their offices. Every practice should have a co...
In this episode of the CodeCast, Terry discusses the challenges of reporting an add-on service when no base code was performed. Terry also covered urgent care versus retail car...
For physician practices that use injectable drugs for stress tests, paid injections, or therapeutic services, some modifiers can assist in reporting to Medicare if there were discarded vials ...
A variety of channels have produced education on the 2021 and 2021 AMA E/M changes. Those channels include articles in CPT Assistant, AMA’s live and on-demand webinars, NAMAS, and even...
It’s time for another Top 10 Tuesday Q&A podcast, featuring our coding questions of the month. Terry Fletcher will discuss a variety of topics including timely documentation rule...
The CPT Errata came out this week to clear up some confusion on coding for prolonged services. Time can be an audit trap for E/M services Are you supporting your prolonged-services when ...
Advance care planning (ACP) is a voluntary, face-to-face service between a physician or other Qualified Healthcare Professional (QHP) and a patient, family member, caregiver, or surrogate to dis...
Can “under-coding” fall under the FWA (Fraud Waste and Abuse) regulations for CMS? If you are falsely submitting a claim, yes! Terry discusses the dangers of under-coding, how that could misrepresent...
Time has become a factor in almost every Healthcare patient encounter, It makes you wonder if physicians and providers are being baited into a false sense of security. Whe...
This edition of the CodeCast Podcast dives into denial management and appeals assistance for EKGs, and how to handle medical necessity denials. Your host, Terry Fletc...
On this edition of the CodeCast Podcast, Terry Fletcher shares insights into the new SDoH ICD-10-CM coding when reporting a level 4 or moderate E/M service. Terry also talks about finding joy in ...
It seems like the Telehealth ERA exploded not only virtual healthcare but also “digital healthcare” platforms. In this episode of the CodeCast Podcast, Terry discusses when virtual ...
With new legislation in the 2023 Omnibus Bill (signed into law 12/29/22), extending many 1135 PHE waivers through 2024, there are also some scaled-back rules that healthcare pro...
Many Coders tend to read a physician’s note and make assumptions without first reading the coding guidelines. One particular entry, which is found in many adm...
Instructional notes in ICD-10-CM are there for a reason. “Code First” denials are happening more often, when these directions are not followed. In this jam-p...
In this episode, Terry discusses late entries, addendums, or corrections to a medical record that are legitimate occurrences in the documentation of clin...
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