Physician Practice Articles by Topic: ICD-9-CM Coding
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Physician Practice Perspective, Issue 11, November 1, 2008
New payment policy guidelines issued by CMS will have a vital effect on how critical care services...
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Physician Practice Perspective, Issue 9, September 1, 2008
E/M codes are among the major categories of codes that are frequently examined by third-party...
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Physician Practice Perspective, Issue 6, June 1, 2008
Physicians and practice managers may sometimes feel like they are running after dimes and nickels...
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Physician Practice Perspective, Issue 5, May 1, 2008
In many practices, money is being left on the table because adequate and necessary follow-up is not...
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Physician Practice Perspective, Issue 7, July 1, 2007
Like all other modifiers, you may only use -57 and -24 in certain situations. Which modifier you...
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Physician Practice Perspective, Issue 5, May 1, 2007
Using the CPT codes 99211 and 99201 appropriately will help to ensure that all Level l services are...
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Physician Practice Perspective, Issue 4, April 1, 2007
Most physicians still identify diabetes as either noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM...
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Physician Practice Perspective, Issue 1, January 1, 2007
One of the key topics listed in the 2007 Work Plan just published by the Office of Inspector...