{"title":"Connecting Coding and Clinical Practice Guidelines: Obesity","authors":"","doi":"10.1542/pcco_book241_document003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1542/pcco_book241_document003","url":null,"abstract":"This article reviews coding for obesity-related services, including appropriate diagnosis and procedure codes for the following services:\u0000 Preventive screening servicesPreventive counseling servicesEvaluation and management (E/M) services to treat obesityBehavioral health servicesPediatric bariatric surgery","PeriodicalId":490755,"journal":{"name":"AAP Pediatric Coding Newsletter","volume":"38 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141043303","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Coding Hotline","authors":"","doi":"10.1542/pcco_book238_document005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1542/pcco_book238_document005","url":null,"abstract":"This month’s Coding Hotline addresses questions about coding for social determinants of health, repair of laceration of the lip, and 2 distinct E/M services.","PeriodicalId":490755,"journal":{"name":"AAP Pediatric Coding Newsletter","volume":"50 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139685455","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Neonatal Coding Review: Daily Intensive or Critical Care Services","authors":"","doi":"10.1542/pcco_book238_document002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1542/pcco_book238_document002","url":null,"abstract":"Distinct categories of evaluation and management (E/M) codes allow physicians and other qualified health care professionals (QHPs) to report the highest level of service provided on each date of a neonate’s hospital stay. This article reviews the codes and guidelines for reporting intensive and critical care services.\u0000 General guidelines for daily intensive and critical care services Codes for daily intensive care Codes for daily and concurrent neonatal critical care Diagnosis coding pointers","PeriodicalId":490755,"journal":{"name":"AAP Pediatric Coding Newsletter","volume":"29 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139816535","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Neonatal Coding Review: Daily Intensive or Critical Care Services","authors":"","doi":"10.1542/pcco_book238_document002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1542/pcco_book238_document002","url":null,"abstract":"Distinct categories of evaluation and management (E/M) codes allow physicians and other qualified health care professionals (QHPs) to report the highest level of service provided on each date of a neonate’s hospital stay. This article reviews the codes and guidelines for reporting intensive and critical care services.\u0000 General guidelines for daily intensive and critical care services Codes for daily intensive care Codes for daily and concurrent neonatal critical care Diagnosis coding pointers","PeriodicalId":490755,"journal":{"name":"AAP Pediatric Coding Newsletter","volume":"14 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139876102","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Did You Know? The CLIA-Waived Test Modifier","authors":"","doi":"10.1542/pcco_book238_document003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1542/pcco_book238_document003","url":null,"abstract":"When reporting a laboratory test that has waived status under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) (ie, is CLIA waived), it is appropriate to append modifier QW (CLIA-waived test) to the procedure code for the test.","PeriodicalId":490755,"journal":{"name":"AAP Pediatric Coding Newsletter","volume":"220 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139831991","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Coding Examples: Neonatal Critical Care and Intensive Care Services","authors":"","doi":"10.1542/pcco_book238_document004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1542/pcco_book238_document004","url":null,"abstract":"The examples in this article promote understanding of the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) reporting guidelines for intensive and critical services provided to neonates and infants. Examples of code selection include the following:\u0000 Delivery room care and initial intensive or critical care Initial and subsequent days of care Critical care and transfer of care Concurrent critical care services","PeriodicalId":490755,"journal":{"name":"AAP Pediatric Coding Newsletter","volume":"15 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139684476","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"CPT Update: Interprofessional Telephone/Internet/Electronic Health Record Referral Services","authors":"","doi":"10.1542/pcco_book238_document001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1542/pcco_book238_document001","url":null,"abstract":"This article reviews a change in reporting instructions for 99452 (interprofessional telephone/internet/electronic health record [EHR] referral service[s] provided by a treating/requesting physician or other qualified health care professional [QHP], 30 minutes). Instructions are reviewed for the following:\u0000 Reporting a stand-alone referral service Reporting a referral service provided on the same date as another evaluation and management (E/M) service","PeriodicalId":490755,"journal":{"name":"AAP Pediatric Coding Newsletter","volume":"21 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139826628","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}