< Back AAP Pediatric Coding Newsletter February 2009 In this Issue CPT 2009 Clarifies Guidelines for Reporting Neonatal and Pediatric Inpatient Services: New guidelines for reporting neonatal and pediatric inpatient services Telephone Services Provided by a Qualified Nonphysician Health Care Professional: Clarification on who can report non-face-to-face nonphysician telephone service codes 98966-98968 New Category II Codes (Pay-for-Performance Measures) Applicable to Pediatrics: Using Category II codes to monitor performance, patient compliance, and outcomes for common conditions Q&A: Tracking vaccine wastage, and reporting code 780.61 when fever is inherent to another condition Wound Repair Codes Revised in 2009: Revision to codes for intermediate wound repairs 12031-12056 Coding Conundrum: How to report the diagnosis for a combination vaccine that does not have an established ICD-9-CM code Point to Ponder: Selection of the code when the same procedure or service has a CPT and a HCPCS code The CMS Publishes the Medicare Medically Unlikely Edits: Medically Unlikely Edit program to reduce payment errors You Code It! (Online Exclusive): Otitis media using new codes and referral and counseling for tympanostomy tube insertion Sign In Now To continue reading, you must be a subscriber to AAP Pediatric Coding Newsletter Online. Not a Subscriber? Subscribe Learn more about AAP Pediatric Coding Newsletter Online You can purchase 24-hour online access to this entire AAP Pediatric Coding Newsletter Online issue. Pay and get access now