There are two codes for psychiatric diagnostic evaluation. 90791 Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation 90792 Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation with … [Read more...]
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Psychotherapy codes
Individual psychotherapy codes are time based codes They may be reported as a stand alone service, or at the same visit as medication management … [Read more...]
Psychotherapy for patients in crisis
Page down for 2024 HCPCS codes for G0017, G0018 90839 is the code for psychotherapy for crisis; first 60 minutes. 90840 is an add-on code for each … [Read more...]
Interactive complexity | CPT® 90785
Code 90785 is an add-on code for interactive complexity and may be added on to the diagnostic psychiatric evaluation (90791, 90792), to psychotherapy … [Read more...]
Teaching Physician Rules – Psychiatric Services
In psychiatry if reporting time-based psychotherapy services, the time of the attending physician is the time used to select the code. For … [Read more...]
Physician specialty codes and claims processing
Specialty designation is determines how claims are processed for physician and non-physician practitioners in groups It is also important in … [Read more...]
Screening for skin cancer
Dermatologists frequently see patients for skin checks, to examine their skin for signs of pre-malignant or malignant lesions. Some of these patients … [Read more...]
Diagnosis coding for dermatology
Diagnosis notes for dermatology Be sure to match the diagnosis to the procedure. For example, For skin tag removal, use skin tag For … [Read more...]
Coding for breast procedures: biopsy, localization devices, and surgery
From biopsy to localization device to mastectomy, coding for breast procedures can be challenging. This article summarizes the rules related to these … [Read more...]
Overview of Medicare telehealth services
Please see the Telemedicine article for the rules and guidelines for use during the COVID-19 public health emergency. Medicare covers some … [Read more...]
Repair (closure) CPT® 12001–13160–2020 update
Laceration or wound repair codes are reported based on the type of repair (simple, intermediate, complex), the anatomic location, and the length … [Read more...]
Describe the exam | E/M services for dermatology
ARCHIVE The 1995/1997 Documentation Guidelines are gone beginning 1-1-2023. (Ding dong....) However we will still need to use them when auditing … [Read more...]
Coding for Mohs Micrographic Surgery
Mohs surgery is performed to remove complex or ill-defined skin cancer, and the procedure includes both the surgery and histopathologic examination. … [Read more...]
Other dermatologic procedures
This aricle reviews the codes and guidelines for these dermatologic procedures; Intralesional injections, photodynamic therapy, phototherapy, and … [Read more...]
Modifier 51 or 59? How to know which to bill?
Modifier 51 and 59 are both used on second and subsequent surgical procedures, when performed on the day of a primary procedure See also Modifier … [Read more...]
Shaving of epidermal or dermal lesions
The chart below includes CPT® codes, and descriptions for shaving epidermal and dermal lesions. After the chart, there are important key points to … [Read more...]
Coding for destruction of malignant lesions
The primary factors in selecting a code for destruction of malignant lesions are: Size of lesion (not defect) Location Method is not a … [Read more...]
Remote Physiologic Monitoring Treatment Management Services
This is an overview of coding for Digitally Stored Data Services/Remote Physiologic Monitoring in the E/M section of the CPT book. There are more … [Read more...]
Virtual communication: HCPCS codes G2010, G2012, G2250, G2251, G2252
Virtual communications are not considered telehealth These HCPCS codes were developed by CMS for virtual communication They are not on CMS's … [Read more...]
CPT® codes for fine needle aspiration
Fine needle aspiration biopsy Material is aspirated with a fine needle and the cells are examined cytologically Core needle biopsy is … [Read more...]
Skin Biopsies
Correctly selecting and reporting skin biopsies requires an understanding of CPT codes for skin biopsies There are codes for excision of benign and … [Read more...]