Radiology Medical Billing and Coding Updates 2019

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• Radiology Medical Billing and Coding Updates 2019

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Radiology Medical Billing and Coding Updates 2019
Radiology billing and coding is often seen as
vast. Its not that easy to stay up-to-date on
all the individual payer changes and regulation
changes. Radiology medical billing and coding
inconsistencies can occur in the radiology
environment. This may lead to under coded or
denials. This can be a high risk of dealing with
compliance issues. Medical billing errors are
only found when audits get perform or claims get
denied. In this situation its difficult to
figure out how much revenue you are losing
because of wrong billing and coding. Do you want
to keep your billing and coding processes on
track? Here are some tips which may help your
practice to receive payment its entitled to and
you can take care of your radiology
practice. Clear and Consistent
Documentation Every department is involved in
correct billing and coding. Its important to
radiologist to keep eye on consistency in
documentation so it clearly identified clinical
indications. Documents need to be short and
clear. It should be in language that is close to
the CPT descriptors for valid related codes.
Dont list exam titles in the impression or
findings section. Exam titles need to have the
elements for correct assignment and should
include modality, views, anatomical site, and
whether any contrast was used. Ensure that exam
and clinical indication dont use any
nonspecific, unfamiliar, or ambiguous terms or
abbreviations.
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Radiology Medical Billing and Coding Updates 2019

• Only Report Documented views
• The number of views that you claim has to meet
  the basic requirements of the CPT code that you
  report. The medical report has to mention the
  number of views, and a good coder will need to
  count those views and then choose the right CPT
  code for it. For example, there are four
  different CPT codes for a knee exam. If you
  report a knee exam with four or more views, code
  73564, then the documentation submitted must
  substantiate that four or more views were done.
• Radiology Billing and Coding Changes for 2019
• Stay up to date on radiology billing codes and
  guidelines. This step is very important to reduce
  denials and improve practices revenue. Heres a
  closer look at some of the anticipated changes
  for 2019.
• Outsource your Radiology Medical Billing and
  Coding
• Error free radiology medical billing and coding
  practices can have the power to increase your
  number of claims exponentially and reduce
  denials. With the help of error free coding, your
  radiology practice gets accurate charges for
  patients. Many radiology practices find that
  outsourcing radiology practice is an ideal way to
  increase collections. Working with qualified
  billing and coding professionals can maximize
  revenue and take the burden of in-house billing
  and coding off your practice. Reach out to our
  medical billing manager to get a quote today.

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Radiology Medical Billing and Coding Updates 2019
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