Respiratory Question for the Week of November 28, 2022
Bryan Nordley
November 28, 2022
What is the difference between MLST and MWT?
What is the difference between MLST and MWT?
How do you code for a 3, 6, 9, and 12 o’clock breast mass/lesion since there are no “other specified site” or “unspecified quadrant” codes? ICD-10-CM code N63 (Unspecified breast lump) requires specification of the quadrant of the lump site. The radiology report states, “12 o’clock right breast mass.”
Can we code diagnoses with terms documented such as “probable,” and “suspected?”
What type of mammogram should a patient receive who has a personal history of biopsy-proven benign breast disease?
When testing is conducted on a single specimen source such as urine, do we need to report a modifier?
How do you code for a 3, 6, 9, and 12 o’clock breast mass/lesion since there are no “other specified site” or “unspecified quadrant” codes? ICD-10-CM code N63 (Unspecified breast lump) requires specification of the quadrant of the lump site. The radiology report states, “12 o’clock right breast mass.”
What is the Saving Access to Laboratory Service Act?
With the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule (PFS) now released, payment cuts are officially coming for radiology. Radiology will experience a two percent decrease,
What types of tests will be impacted by lab reimbursement cuts if these cuts are finalized for next year?
Interventional radiology is an area ripe with opportunities for coding errors, with as much as 30 percent being coded inaccurately according to experts. Chronic pain
Must 3D images be permanently stored for CTA studies?
Do we need a modifier for the submitting claims for screening of Medicare beneficiaries diagnosed with pre-diabetes?
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