I Am AAPC: Steven Ovens, RN, CPC, CRC
From triage to the Golden Gate, my journey to coding. From my senior year in high school through college and nursing school, the only career I wanted was an emergency room (ER)/trauma nurse. I went to...
View ArticleCMS Revises E/M Policy, Promises More Changes
CMS stirs the pot with a final rule to follow through on E/M changes. Earlier this year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) caused a stir by proposing radical changes to the...
View ArticleRequirements for Reporting Allergy Services Are Nothing to Sneeze At
Make sure your practice is billing testing and immunotherapy preparation and provision correctly. Allergy services are on the radar of third-party payer investigation units because they have found that...
View ArticleAny Way You Spin It, CPT® 2019 will Surprise You
Nearly every section in the code book has updates: The stakes are high that your coding is affected. CPT® 2019 includes 212 new Category I and III codes, 50 revised code descriptors, and 71 deleted...
View ArticleTo Fee or Not to Fee OB?
Know when and how to report fee-for-service obstetric visits. Many obstetric offices charge for obstetric (OB) visits using a global care code. In some cases, however, you may need to report OB visits...
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