Category: AAPC

Anthem Changes Timely-Filing Deadlines

August 5, 2019December 4, 2020Barbara Cobuzzi, MBA, CPC, CPC-H, CPC-P, CPC-I, CENTC, CPCONo Comments

Anthem has sent out a notice to all providers who have signed non-Medicare or Medicare Advantage contracts with them, stating: “Effective for all commercial and Medicare Advantage Professional Claims submitted to the plan on or after Oct. 1, … For more, read here: AAPC Blog

ICD-10 Guidelines: Sometimes You Have to Break the Rules

August 1, 2019December 4, 2020Barbara Cobuzzi, MBA, CPC, CPC-H, CPC-P, CPC-I, CENTC, CPCONo Comments

Rik Salomon, CPC, CRC, CEDC, CEMA, CMCS, and I recently got into a rather spirited debate with a group of Certified Professional Coders (CPCs®) on coding guidelines and how they govern our medical coding. CPT® and ICD-10 guidelines are the primary det… For more, read here: AAPC Blog

Reporting Bilateral Services: Conflicting Information Causes Confusion

July 29, 2019December 4, 2020Barbara Cobuzzi, MBA, CPC, CPC-H, CPC-P, CPC-I, CENTC, CPCONo Comments

Payer-specific rules — especially rules that vary for every claim — not only make collecting revenue difficult, but also add to the cost of collection of monies earned by the physicians. A blog clarifies Novitas’ instructions for reporting modifier … For more, read here: AAPC Blog

New FESS Coding for 2018

January 9, 2018December 4, 2020Barbara Cobuzzi, MBA, CPC, CPC-H, CPC-P, CPC-I, CENTC, CPCONo Comments

AAPC’s Knowledge Center welcomes Barbara Cobuzzi as a regular contributor. Nasal Sinus Endoscopy According to the American Rhinologic Society, several nasal sinus endoscopy services were identified as potentially misvalued because billing patt… For more, read here: AAPC Blog