RT Welter & Associates is excited to present our new Code Spotlight! Each month, RT Welter & Associates will spotlight a unique CPT or ICD-10 code to profile and discuss practice applications of the code, as well as pertinent guideline reminders. Correct CPT and ICD-10 Codes with modifiers and units: 27658 (LT modifier) – Repair,…
As most medical practices are aware, not all cases are easy to navigate using the latest medical standards. The information below highlights a complicated surgical case along with the correct CPT and ICD-10 codes. Do you have a complicated surgery case need help with coding? RT Welter would love to help! Please upload the operative…
There is a lot of confusion surrounding reporting for transitional care management (TCM) services. CPT offers the following options to report TCM services: 99495 – Transitional Care Management services with the following required elements: communication (direct contact, telephone, electronic) with the patient and/or caregiver within 2 business days of discharge; medical decision making of at least…
Decision-making in its most basic form is the act of choosing between two or more courses of action. Each and every person in the world is faced with the decision-making process on a daily basis – whether it’s trivial things like deciding what is for dinner or which route to take to work or more…
The list of ICD-10 code updates is extensive and Myocardial Infarctions got a makeover with this year’s revision. Code category I21 has been renamed from “ST elevation and non-ST elevation myocardial infarction” to “Acute myocardial infarction”. Additional specificity options now include type 1, type 2, and other MI types.
As most medical practices are aware, not all cases are easy to navigate using the latest medical standards. The information below highlights a complicated cardio surgical case with an detailed cardio case, correct CPT and ICD-10 codes. Do you have a complicated surgery case need help with coding? RT Welter would love to help! please…
With the implementation of QPP, the deadline for submitting 2017 performance data is approaching fast! Eligible providers can submit performance data for dates of service starting on January 1, 2017 – October 2, 2017. Data submission to CMS must be done by March 31, 2018. If your practice chooses not to submit data for 2017…
RT Welter & Associates is excited to present our helpful career advancing tips and strategies to sharpen the skills prospective employers look for in a coder! No matter how much we plan things out and hope for the best, there will inevitably, always be something that we didn’t think of or plan for. That is…
RT Welter & Associates is excited to present our monthly Code Spotlight! Each month, RT Welter & Associates will spotlight a unique CPT or ICD-10 code to profile and discuss practice applications of the code, as well as pertinent guideline reminders. M48.062 – Spinal Stenosis, lumbar region, with neurogenic claudication The list of ICD-10 code updates is…
As part of the new coding format for our newsletter, RT Welter is excited to offer you a new surgery coding series in which we want to help you! The 2nd week of every month we will highlight a complicated surgical case. This week we are highlighting a general surgery case. We want to hear…