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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

Encounters for patients who are pregnant, in delivery, or in the puerperium, use codes from Chapter 15:

Recently we held a webinar titled “EMTALA Mistakes You Should Never Make,” where we had a vibrant Q&A following the presentation. Because we didn’t have time to answer all of the questions during the webinar, I went through and answered some of the more interesting questions from the audience.

We all know the story well.

1. Billing Company Owner Sentenced to Prison for Fraud -

Four years ago ICD-10-CM launched, and many of us were scrambling to understand the changes

From July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2017, Medicare paid about $1.9 billion for psychotherapy services nationwide.