Gain a clear understanding of coding and billing rules

Walks you through the complexities of coding and billing for sleep studies, improving your ability to capture the full reimbursement. Highlights:

• Comprehensive list of ICD-9-CM sleep-related diagnosis codes for 2006, along with tips for their proper application
• Medicare national coverage policies for sleep disorders, including narcolepsy, sleep apnea and parasomnia, plus official guidelines for their coding and billing
• Tips for resolving the medical necessity issues which top the list of reasons for payment denial: inadequate physician documentation, failure to comply with national and local coverage guidelines, and more
• Key elements of the advance beneficiary notice (ABN) and guidelines for using it properly
• Special sections for each CPT code assignable for sleep-related services, including indications for use, billing tips, Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) edit tables and 2006 Ambulatory Payment Class (APC) payment tables