tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2010 Issue 10

Part B Coding Coach: 3 Sample Situations Boost Your Migraine Treatment Smarts

Acute episodes, check-ups are both routine for these patients. When migraine headache coding comes up, ICD-9 codes typically dominate the conversation. But what about the procedure codes those complicated migraine diagnoses are attached to? There  re several common situations in which a migraine patient might report to the physician. Check out the top three migraine treatment scenarios, along with expert coding advice on each situation.Situation 1: Separate E/M and Acute Migraine Dx One of your physicians' patients might report to the practice with symptoms, and then end up requiring treatment for an acute migraine headache. Consider this example...

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