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Last week we released part one of our two-part conversation with Christopher Chandler

In the first part of this blog, I will be going over the general coding guidelines listed in Chapter 16

We recently, recorded a new episode of Compliance Conversations, titled “Understanding the Nuance of NPP Coding” with Christopher Chandler, a Technical Manager of Professional Documentation and Coding,

1. Hospital Pays $2.85 Million to Settle Improper Billing Allegations -

In calendar years 2014 and 2015, Medicare allowed payments of approximately $1.3 billion for chiropractic services provided to Medicare beneficiaries nationwide.

As compliance officers, we know all too well that our departments are often viewed as cost centers.

1. It’s Prison Time for Doctor Who Billed Private Insurers for Services Not Rendered -

According to the ICD-10-CM Guidelines, “Codes titled 'unspecified' are for use when the information in the medical record is insufficient