99205 CPT ® Code Description, Progress Notes, RVU, Distribution.
This 99205 CPT ® lecture reviews the procedure code definition, progress note examples, RVU values, national distribution data and explains when this code should be used in the clinic and hospital setting. CPT stands for Current Procedural Terminology. This code is part of a family of medical billing codes descr ibed by the numbers 99201-99205. CPT ® 99205 represents the high (level 5) office or other outpatient new patient visit and is part of the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS). After you're done studying this lecture, make sure to also review the lectures on level three andlevel four ...
Source: The Happy Hospitalist - November 26, 2013 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: The Happy Hospitalist Source Type: blogs
99204 CPT ® Code Description, Progress Notes, RVU, Distribution.
This 99204 CPT ® lecture reviews the procedure code definition, progress note examples, RVU values, national distribution data and explains when this code should be used in the clinic and hospital setting. CPT stands for Current Procedural Terminology. This code is part of a family of medical billing codes descr ibed by the numbers 99201-99205. CPT ® 99204 represents the mid-high (level 4) office or other outpatientnew patient visit and is part of the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS). After you're done studying this lecture, make sure to also review the lecture on mid level office visits ...
Source: The Happy Hospitalist - November 3, 2013 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: The Happy Hospitalist Source Type: blogs
99203 CPT ® Code Description, Progress Notes, RVU, Distribution.
This 99203 CPT ® lecture reviews the procedure code definition, progress note examples, RVU values, national distribution data and explains when this code should be used in the clinic and hospital setting. CPT stands for Current Procedural Terminology. This code is part of a family of medical billing codes descr ibed by the numbers 99201-99205. CPT® 99203 represents the mid (level 3) office or otheroutpatient new patient visit and is part of the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS). Make sure to also review the lecture on thelevel 4 new clinic visit as well. A patient is considered outpatient unti...
Source: The Happy Hospitalist - October 25, 2013 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: The Happy Hospitalist Source Type: blogs
Worst Smells In The Hospital? There's a List For That!
I recently asked my thousands of Facebook readers to describe the worst smell in the hospital in their own words. They did not disappoint. The hospital setting provides the perfect opportunity to experience a crisis of unimaginable olfactory proportions. Some people thought the smell of rotting flesh was the most intolerable smell in the hospital. Other folks said the unmistakeable smell of melena was the worst. Walking off an elevator onto a floor or unit and experiencing the smells of nasal suicide is a sure fire way to create interesting conversation. Simply ask anyone who's job is st...
Source: The Happy Hospitalist - October 19, 2013 Category: Internists and Doctors of Medicine Authors: Tamer Mahrous Source Type: blogs
99223 vs 99233: Coding Hospital Inpatient Initial Care Encounters.
When should I code a 99223 vs 99233 for the hospital inpatient initial care encounter? I was recently asked by a busy hospitalist to comment on this scenario as it relates to their consultative role on post operative surgical patients on the orthopedic service. Here is their question in detail:
We see a lot of orthopedic consults on our service. Sometimes 6-8 new consults per day piled on to our starting census. They often have no acute medical condition that we are commenting on. However, they usually have 4 medical conditions and are on opiate PCA as per orthopedic admission orders. In these situations woul...
Source: The Happy Hospitalist - October 9, 2013 Category: Internists and Doctors of Medicine Authors: Tamer Mahrous Source Type: blogs
99223 vs 99233: Coding Hospital Inpatient Initial Care Encounters.
When should I code a 99223 vs 99233 for the hospital inpatient initial care encounter? I was recently asked by a busy hospitalist to comment on this scenario as it relates to their consultative role on post operative surgical patients on the orthopedic service. Here is their question in detail:We see a lot of orthopedic consults on our service. Sometimes 6-8 new consults per day piled on to our starting census. They often have no acute medical condition that we are commenting on. However, they usually have 4 medical conditions and are on opiate PCA as per orthopedic admission orders. In these situations would I ...
Source: The Happy Hospitalist - October 9, 2013 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: The Happy Hospitalist Source Type: blogs
Medical Mispronunciations and Misspelled Words: The Definitive List.
Hearing medical mispronunciations and seeing misspelled words are an under appreciated joy of working in healthcare. Physicians often forget just how alien the language of medicine is to people who don't live it everyday. The best part about being a physician is not helping people recover from critical illness. The best part is not about listening and understanding with compassion and empathy. Nope, the best part about being a physician is hearing patients and other healthcare providers butcher the language of medicine and experiencing great entertainment in the process. Doctors c...
Source: The Happy Hospitalist - October 2, 2013 Category: Internists and Doctors of Medicine Authors: Tamer Mahrous Source Type: blogs
Orthopedic Implant Tattoo Payment System (CMS 1969-F) Described.
(HNN) The Centers For Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final final ruling on September 20th, 2013 [1969-F] updating fiscal year (FY) 2014 Medicare payment policies and rates under the Orthopedic Implant Tattoo Payment System. Beginning October 1st, 2013, all Medicare beneficiaries can request personalized orthopedic hip, knee and shoulder hardware with a custom engraved message of their choice. This surprising Medicare benefit was discovered by a White House intern last week on page 4,596 of the never before read Accountable Care Act during his daily 9 am to10 am ...
Source: The Happy Hospitalist - September 22, 2013 Category: Internists and Doctors of Medicine Authors: Tamer Mahrous Source Type: blogs
