Emergency Department Coding & Reimbursement Alert

And check out new guidance on wound, burn and ultrasound services that could affect your revenue.

ED coders can look to the E/M section of their 2012 CPT® manual for most of the relevant changes and additions. But beware: Most of these are subtle references to time in applicable E/M code ranges, often hidden in preambles and parenthetical references that are easy to miss.

Read on for guidance on identifying the ED specific changes that could affect your claims, come Jan. 1, from Michael A. Granovsky, MD, FACEP, CPC, President of LogixHealth, a coding and billing company in Bedford, MA. [...]

- Published on 2011-11-21