[Histonet] Re: FNA code

[Weems, Joyce]

It is an expensive resource, but a good one. It is difficult to code accurately but is so important so as not to be misconstrued as fraud!  j



Joyce Weems
Pathology Manager
Saint Joseph's Hospital
5665 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd NE
Atlanta, GA 30342
678-843-7376 - Phone
678-843-7831 - Fax




-----Original Message-----
From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu on behalf of Robert Richmond
Sent: Fri 1/1/2010 3:40 PM
To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: [Histonet] Re: FNA code
 
Vinnie Della Speranza notes: >>a resource your dept might find very
beneficial entitled "Pathology Service Coding Handbook" which is
authored by Dennis Padget, a noted coding authority.<<

I can Google references to Dennis L. Padget's "Pathology Service
Coding Handbook", but I cannot find out how to buy it. It may be a
handout at high-priced coding conferences, and not available in the
book trade at all.

In my locum tenens practice I am often called on to do CPT coding,
usually without so much as the AMA's annual book by way of references.
I find most small pathology services nearly clueless about CPT coding.
I typically hear from the staff about how careful Dr. Smith is about
billing for everything, and then I find out he's hemorrhaging money by
undercoding.

Bob Richmond
Samurai Pathologist
Knoxville TN

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