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Are You Certain That Your Hospital Is Correctly Coding For Every Emergency Care Procedure And Service?

Bill — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:42:16 +0000

Comparing your hospital’s E/M distribution with CMS’ national distribution will help you assess the accuracy of your hospital’s E.D. visit code assignment. CMS has indicated that the distribution of E.D. E/M codes should reflect a normal bell curve. In addition to the complex issues to documenting and coding E.D. E/M levels, there are complex coding rules surrounding the high volume Hydration, Injection and Infusion codes. CPT Code Description …

Why BDA? 10 Reasons

Bill — Thu, 27 May 2010 02:25:24 +0000

10 Benefits from partnering with Bill Dunbar and Associates

BDAAP – Request More Information

Bill — Fri, 21 May 2010 19:21:17 +0000

We understand that you may wish to learn more before deciding whether to join our affiliate program. We know how important it is for you to conduct your own due diligence before we can expect you to begin making referrals to us. We recommend that you take a brief tour of our website to gain a better understanding of our services. Self-Guided Tour of …

2009 CPT Codes Update

Bill — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:15:20 +0000

Looking for the 2010 New, Revised and Invalid ICD-9 codes taking effect October 1, 2009?Get them here. The AMA recently released the 2009 CPT Code Updates which become effective Jan 1. You can download the new codes now, for a nominal fee, directly from the AMA Website by clicking here: https://catalog.ama-assn.org/Catalog/cpt/cpt_home.jsp 2009 CPT Codes Update originally appeared on Bill Dunbar and Associates.

CPT – Current Procedural Terminology

Bill — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:10:05 +0000

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code set is maintained by the American Medical Association through the CPT Editorial Panel. The CPT code set accurately describes medical, surgical, and diagnostic services and is designed to communicate uniform information about medical services and procedures among physicians, coders, patients, accreditation organizations, and payers for administrative, financial, and analytical purposes. The current version is the CPT 2009. There are three …

Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System

Bill — Mon, 18 May 2009 21:16:34 +0000

The Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) is a set of health care procedure codes based on the American Medical Association’s Current Procedural Terminology (CPT). Commonly pronounced Hick-Picks. The Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) was established in 1978 to provide a standardized coding system for describing the specific items and services provided in the delivery of health care. Such coding is necessary for Medicare, Medicaid, …

Not automatically updating your Fee Ticket/Superbill annually

Bill — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:21:54 +0000

The 7^th common mistake occurs as a result of your Fee Tickets / Superbills not being updated on a regular basis.

Procedure At The Time Of An Office or Post Operative Visit

Bill — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:48:01 +0000

Can my doctor bill a Mirena insertion fee when billing for an office visit or post operative visit or should they have the patient come back?
I want to be sure he gets paid.

New CPT Code Updates 2009

Bill — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:13:42 +0000

Looking for the 2010 New, Revised and Invalid ICD-9 codes taking effect October 1, 2009?Get them here. The AMA recently released the 2009 CPT Code Updates which become effective Jan 1. New CPT Code Updates 2009 Contains over 290 New Codes, as compared to just over 240 codes in 2008. There are 17 code additions to the E /M section, 36 additions to the Surgery section, …

Revised CPT Code Updates 2009

Bill — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:11:19 +0000

The AMA recently released the 2009 CPT Code Updates which become effective Jan 1. Revised CPT Code Updates 2009 There are over 130 code revisions in this report. The Preventive Medicine Services area was given the additional wording of “appropriate immunization(s)” to the code sets 99381-99386 and 99387-99397. Over 130 code revisions for 2009. Most of the revisions occur in the Surgery Section under the sub-sections Repair …