Oh, Oh….Ozempic

Oh, Oh….Ozempic

Ever have a commercial jingle stuck in your ahead? If you haven’t heard the Ozempic jingle feel free to listen here. Manufactured by Novo Nordisk, Ozempic is prescribed to patients to treat Type 2 diabetes and to reduce the risk of adverse cardiovascular events. Novo...
Coding Crisis Psychotherapy

Coding Crisis Psychotherapy

What is Crisis Psychotherapy? Crisis Psychotherapy is a session that occurs between the provider and the patient due to a life-threatening or highly complex issue that requires immediate attention.[1] According to the coding guidelines, “Psychotherapy for crisis is an...
Small Patients, Big Challenges: Using Modifier 63

Small Patients, Big Challenges: Using Modifier 63

This article delves into modifier 63, a key piece for dealing with the smallest patients, infants weighing less than 4 kg.  Modifier 63 addresses the additional time, complexities, and challenges of treating infants under 4kg or about 8.8 pounds.  To put this in...
2023 Hernia Repair Code Changes

2023 Hernia Repair Code Changes

What is Hernia? Hernia is when an organ or fatty tissue squeezes through a weak spot in a surrounding muscle or connective tissue called fascia. There are several types of hernia including inguinal (inner groin), incisional (resulting from an incision), femoral (outer...
Keeping An Eye On Vabysmo

Keeping An Eye On Vabysmo

What is Vabysmo? According to the manufacturer (Genentech), VABYSMO (faricimab-svoa) is a prescription medicine given by injection into the eye, used to treat adults with Neovascular (Wet) Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD or nAMD) and Diabetic Macular Edema...