by Karen Weintraub | May 10, 2022 | Blog
What is Cognitive impairment? According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC): Cognitive impairment is when a person has trouble remembering, learning new things, concentrating, or making decisions that affect their everyday life. Cognitive impairment ranges from...
by Karen Weintraub | Mar 1, 2022 | Blog
What happens when a service performed on a patient is split or shared among more than one provider? I’d like to introduce you to a new modifier – modifier FS. According to AAPC Coder, modifier FS indicates that “the service was a split or shared evaluation and...
by Karen Weintraub | Feb 9, 2022 | Blog
Lately, it feels like every week there is a new procedure code, but do you pay attention to new place of service codes? Most are familiar with Place of Service 02, but there was a description update. Place of Service 02 is now called Telehealth Provided Other than in...
by Karen Weintraub | Jan 11, 2022 | Blog
You may asking yourselves, what Modifier? Well, in September 2021, the AMA CPT Editorial Panel agreed on the acceptance of a new modifier, Modifier -93. The code was published to the AMA website December 31, 2021. Due to the late addition of the code, many folks may...
by Karen Weintraub | Oct 25, 2021 | Blog
Billing for long-term electroencephalograms (EEGs) may feel intimidating, but it doesn’t have to be. Read on to understand how to break it down. An EEG is a test of brain waves or the electrical activity of the brain. It is performed by attaching multiple electrodes...