Barbara Cobuzzi, MBA, CPC, COC, CPC-P, CPC-I, CPCO, CENTC is one of the country’s top coders and consultants in Otolaryngology / Head and Neck Surgery.
Coding Uncertain Lesion Excisions With Certainty
What to do when the pathology doesn’t correlate to the service provided. The rules for cutaneous (skin) excision coding are straightforward: When the pathology for a lesion is benign, code for excision of benign lesion, 11400-11446; and when the patho…
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Interview on Podcast – Life as a Coder ~ Breaking down the Global Package for ENT Services and More
Jennifer McNamara interviews Barbara Cobuzzi on Life as a Coder. They talk about the global package as it applies to ENT services. Also reviewed is the new encoder, Coding Advisor by Barbara Cobuzzi and what Barbara has been doing lately as she consults and provides expert witness services in the coding, billing, revenue cycle and compliance space…
Check Your FESS Claims for Improper Payment Adjustments
MACs may be applying the multiple endoscopy rule incorrectly. In the 2020 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Final Rule, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized the proposal to apply the special rule for multiple endosco…
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Multiple Endoscopy Rule Examples
In my last blog “Special Rules Apply to Endoscopic Sinus Surgeries,” I discussed the change to the Multiple Endoscopy Rule for multiple surgeries when performed within the family of endoscopic sinus codes. How Does the Multiple Endoscopy Rule Affect …
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