2009 has been the year of billing service pain. Right now, Igor and I are talking to no fewer than five pediatric practices who are suffering at the hands of bad billing services. Here are some of the things I've seen and heard recently:
Today's first important alert comes from Siouxsie, who was kind enough to forward the official list of ICD-9 changes for 2010. Pediatric offices should read them carefully, as there are some doozies in there. New codes for Colic, Irritability, Impuls...
t's official - go sign up. Space is limited. Similar to our previous endeavors but two days, a lot of content, and the largest collection of pediatric practices in one place all year long. The best part -it's at Disney, you bring your family!
I've mentioned the use of telephone codes in pediatric offices a few times previously, but it looks like I may have never actually provided any usage data! It just so happens that the a good friend asked me, "Are most insurance companies paying for t...
I was paging through my daily Verden Alerts and I noticed that Harvard Pilgrim had released a new set of payment policies regarding E&M codes. In fact, you can read it here on their WWW site, Verden just makes this a lot easier. I suspect that mo...
Meanwhile…the 99174. Eye screening. Associated with those fancy in-office money making machines. I’ve had a handful of folks ask for details - how often do our clients use it? How much do they get paid?
