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A practice-operations breakdown of the 99213 CPT code description — how code selection gets documented, who touches the claim, and where the privacy and vendor obligations attach.
Carl B. Johnson
A practice-operations guide to modifier 51: how the multiple-procedure reduction actually works on a claim, who owns the workflow, and which vendors touching those claims need a signed BAA.
Carl B. Johnson
An operations guide to the 99396 CPT code for practice administrators: eligibility checks, age-band traps, denial rework, self-pay restrictions, and the vendor agreements every preventive claim depends on.
Carl B. Johnson
High-level new patient visits draw records requests, and every request moves charts through billing vendors, scribes, and clearinghouses. Here's how to document, route, and protect them.
Carl B. Johnson
A practice-operations guide to ICD-10 hypertension coding: who documents what, how the October 1 update lands, and where those diagnosis codes travel once they leave your building.
Carl B. Johnson
G2211 is a Medicare add-on code for visit complexity, not a CPT code — and the difference matters for your claim edits, your audit response, and your vendor list. A workflow guide for administrators and billing staff.
Carl B. Johnson
Hypertension codes are among the highest-volume diagnoses in ambulatory billing — which makes them a records-handling and vendor-oversight problem, not just a coding one. Here's the workflow, the roles, and the BAA gaps.
Carl B. Johnson
A practice-operations walkthrough of the 99203 CPT code: how level selection gets documented, who touches the claim, and the BAA, access, and minimum-necessary duties that follow the chart out the door.
Carl B. Johnson
Two years after Medicare turned on payment for G2211, most practices are either underreporting it or appending it reflexively. Here's the operational workflow, the modifier traps, and the vendor and records-handling exposure that comes with it.
Carl B. Johnson
Upper respiratory claims spike every January, and each one carries diagnosis data through your clearinghouse, billing vendor, and portal. Here's how to keep the coding workflow and the privacy controls aligned.
Carl B. Johnson