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Behavioral counseling for obesity, HCPCS code G0447

Medicare pays for behavioral counseling for obesity when certain criteria are met. Those criteria, including documentation guidelines, frequency limits, place of service requirements and more are covered in this article. Read more

Changes in HCC diagnosis coding from V22 to V23: what you need to know

Once each year, Medicare announces changes in rates and coding related to the HCC model. There were no changes in 2017. This article reviews the changes implemented for 2018. If your practice provides services related to chronic kidney disease, mental health disorders, and/or substance abuse disorders, these changes may affecct your practice. Read more

Smoking cessation coding

Does your practice provide counseling for smoking cessation? There are two CPT codes for this service, 99406 and 99407. This article covers the codes, documentation requirements, bundling, frequency for Medicare patients, and more. Read More

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Our mission is to provide accurate, comprehensive, up-to-date coding answers, allowing medical practices to increase revenue, decrease coding denials and reduce compliance risk. That's what coding knowledge can do.

In 1988, CodingIntel.com founder Betsy Nicoletti started a Medical Services Organization for a rural hospital, supporting physician practice. She has been a self-employed consultant since 1998. She estimates that in the last 20 years her audience members number over 28,400 at in person events and webinars. She has had 2,500 meetings with clinical providers and reviewed over 43,000 medical notes. She knows what questions need answers and developed this resource to answer those questions. For more about Betsy visit www.betsynicoletti.com.

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