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  Procedures for handling cash funds
MARCH 11, 2016
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
Procedures are detailed descriptions of the tasks required to implement and maintain agency polic
  ICD-10 FY2019 procedure codes and other CMS updates
CMS designates certain procedures as inpatient-only, but identifies them using CPT codes (
MAY 7, 2014
JUSTCODING
CMS designates certain procedures as inpatient-only, but identifies them using CPT® co
MAY 21, 2014
JUSTCODING
CMS designates a certain set of procedures as inpatient-only, meaning it will only reimburse faci
Q: Could you please explain unrelated surgical procedure DRGs? Also can you explain h
Q: Are there any new HCPCs codes for procedures beginning October 1? &n
The ICD-10-PCS guidelines for reporting multiple procedures could trip up inpatient coders becaus
MAY 6, 2015
JUSTCODING
CMS recently reversed long-standing policy for billing inpatient-only procedures, providing hospi
A: CMS is not going to resurrect or reinstate the device-to-procedure edits for all
Correct coding is important to physician practices. The ICD-10-CM diagnoses and the CPT procedure
HCPro is conducting research on training needs related to billing for bedside procedures. Please
HCPro is conducting research on training needs related to billing for bedside procedures. Please
A patient undergoes a hysterectomy and experiences post-procedural bleeding. The surgeon cauteriz
Coding ultrasound procedures in
JULY 22, 2015
JUSTCODING
Q: Can a claim that is edited for a noncovered procedure be appealed?
A patient presents for an esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD), a diagnostic procedure that allows th
OCTOBER 22, 2014
JUSTCODING
CMS designates a certain set of procedures as inpatient-only, meaning it will only reimburse faci
OCTOBER 8, 2014
JUSTCODING
For HIPAA covered entities (CE) that maintain poor policies and procedures related to HIPAA compl
FEBRUARY 8, 2019
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  A: These two new HCPCS codes for procedures became payable unde
Q: My physicians perform procedures in the office such as angioplasties, catheter inser
AUGUST 6, 2014
JUSTCODING
Orthopedic coding, for both CPT procedure and diagnosis codes, remains challenging due to
JUNE 24, 2015
JUSTCODING
In ICD-10-PCS, coders will report root operation Drainage when the intent of a procedure is to ta
AUGUST 12, 2015
JUSTCODING
Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) is a minimally invasive procedure to open u
MARCH 25, 2015
JUSTCODING
The CDI department should have its own set of policies and procedures to govern its functions.
ICD-10-PCS will completely change the way coders report inpatient procedures. With just over a mo
AUGUST 26, 2015
JUSTCODING
First and foremost, a policy and a procedure are two entirely different animals. A policy is defi
APRIL 2, 2014
JUSTCODING
APRIL 30, 2014
JUSTCODING
MAY 28, 2014
JUSTCODING
SEPTEMBER 24, 2014
JUSTCODING
NOVEMBER 5, 2014
JUSTCODING
MARCH 4, 2015
JUSTCODING
Is your organization planning to code outpatient procedures using ICD-10-PCS as well as CPT®
MAY 6, 2015
JUSTCODING
Providers should look at their existing procedure charges and make sure they have built so
 If you're a safety professional in a facility that conducts procedures using GI scopes, you
AUGUST 27, 2015
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
MAY 27, 2015
JUSTCODING
AA best practice should identify clinical actions—assessment, teaching, procedures, coordin
Best practice should identify clinical actions—assessment, teaching, procedures, coordinati
"We saw residents leave the operating room mid-procedure because their duty hour clock was u
AUGUST 11, 2017
RESIDENCY DEPARTMENT
Outpatient procedures will still be coded using CPT®/HCPCS—the HIPAA-
FEBRUARY 11, 2015
JUSTCODING
CMS removed two add-on procedure codes from the inpatient-only list in the 2015 OPPS final
Q: Did CMS increase packaging for surgical procedures in 2014? Our surger
As of April 1, CMS will allow inpatient-only procedures to be included on inpatient claims simila
Q: We have started receiving an edit for our pain management procedures reported with C
  Spinal fusion is a procedure to join, or fuse, two or more vertebrae. The surgeo
AUGUST 27, 2014
JUSTCODING
A: Certain radiopharmaceuticals can only be reported with specific PET scan procedure
Inpatient admissions for patients undergoing cardiovascular procedures such as implants of stents
Q: We are coding for pain management procedures and have been doing dual coding in ICD-9-CM an
JULY 9, 2014
JUSTCODING
AUGUST 5, 2015
JUSTCODING
OCTOBER 14, 2015
JUSTCODING
Hospitals under fire to review and revamp their policies and procedures in the wake of dangers fa
DECEMBER 22, 2016
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Review agency policies and procedures around infection control and update them. D
by: Megan Batty Use Y84.2 (Radiological procedure and radiotherapy as the cause
Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) procedures are not the only ones coders will report using the
FEBRUARY 11, 2015
JUSTCODING
The use of modifiers -59 (distinct procedural service) and -91 (repeat clinical diagnostic labora
OCTOBER 14, 2015
JUSTCODING
Q: We have been reporting skin substitutes with the appropriate procedure codes (either
Wrong-patient, wrong-site, or wrong-procedure errors top the list of sentinel event statistics re
SEPTEMBER 15, 2015
ACCREDITATION DEPARTMENT
A patient’s consent is an integral part of any surgical or interventional procedure. 
JUNE 2, 2016
NURSING DEPARTMENT
  Codes for common procedures of the skin, such as excisions, wound closures, and
APRIL 15, 2015
JUSTCODING
DECEMBER 3, 2014
JUSTCODING
White paper excerpt Subspecialties and procedures may be
A shift in healthcare toward minimally invasive procedures performed with robot technology&mdash
MARCH 21, 2014
MEDICAL STAFF DEPARTMENT
JULY 16, 2014
JUSTCODING
JULY 23, 2014
JUSTCODING
Big changes are coming for modifier -59 (distinct procedural services) in 2015. The most u
OCTOBER 29, 2014
JUSTCODING
Hospital-owned urgent care centers are subject to modifier -PO (services, procedures and/or surge
Hospitals under fire to review and revamp their policies and procedures in the wake of dangers f
DECEMBER 22, 2016
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Improperly reprocessed gastrointestinal scopes, subpar disinfection procedures, cybersecurity thr
Improperly reprocessed gastrointestinal scopes, subpar disinfection procedures, cybersecurity thr
FEBRUARY 1, 2018
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Over the last decade, patient handoff procedures have become an integral part of the patient care
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
INFECTION CONTROL, QUALITY & PATIENT SAFETY DEPARTMENT
FEBRUARY 12, 2014
JUSTCODING
In simplest terms, a best practice is a process or procedure that consistently produces superior
DECEMBER 16, 2015
JUSTCODING
The latest guidance from CMS on modifier -59 (distinct procedural service)
FEBRUARY 24, 2015
PHYSICIAN PRACTICE DEPARTMENT
Q: Is it correct to append modifier -52 (reduced services) to a procedure code when the
FEBRUARY 4, 2015
JUSTCODING
JULY 15, 2015
JUSTCODING
On a strict party line vote, Senate Republicans this afternoon narrowly approved a procedural vot
JULY 27, 2017
NURSING DEPARTMENT
  A sample procedure in our
APRIL 23, 2014
JUSTCODING
MAY 28, 2014
JUSTCODING
MARCH 4, 2015
JUSTCODING
FEBRUARY 25, 2015
JUSTCODING
Which modifiers are you appending to procedures that were previously reported with modifier -59?
FEBRUARY 18, 2015
JUSTCODING
FEBRUARY 11, 2015
JUSTCODING
FEBRUARY 4, 2015
JUSTCODING
Most coding professionals have heard modifier -59 (distinct procedural service) referred t
  Q: We are looking at hardcoding modifier -59 (distinct procedural service) to
OCR Director Jocelyn Samuels recently stated that audit procedures for phase two HIPAA audits hav
Even organizations with sound policies, procedures, training, and safeguards can experience a bre
NOVEMBER 25, 2015
JUSTCODING
Review your policies and procedures for treating suicidal patients in general acute inpatient and
DECEMBER 1, 2017
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Review your policies and procedures for treating suicidal patients in general acute inpatient and
JANUARY 1, 2018
ACCREDITATION DEPARTMENT
Despite there being a number of methods to correctly identify patients, wrong-patient procedures
OCTOBER 1, 2018
ACCREDITATION DEPARTMENT
SEPTEMBER 24, 2014
JUSTCODING
OCTOBER 22, 2014
JUSTCODING
A hospital in Massachusetts unveiled changes last week to the security policies and procedures in
OCTOBER 5, 2017
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
OCTOBER 8, 2014
JUSTCODING
by Kirsten Dize Establish procedures, set benchmarks and hold staff accountable
SEPTEMBER 24, 2014
JUSTCODING
Q: Our business office wants us to start using modifier -PO (services, procedures, and/or
OCTOBER 14, 2015
JUSTCODING
Bilateral procedures may have been incorrectly paid On June 30, CMS released MLN
MARCH 11, 2015
JUSTCODING
Update to surety bond collection procedures On May 16, CMS released a change request
  Update to surety bond collection procedures  
Medically Unlikely Edits (MUE) and Bilateral Procedures