Documentation Basics

1. General Coding Guidelines
   
   
2. ICD9 CM Coding for Diagnostic Tests
   
   
3. Certified Nurse Midwife - Brief Summary Billing Guidelines by Location (UCSD Guide)
   
   
4. Nurse Practitioner - Brief Summary Billing Guidelines by Location (UCSD Guide)
   
   
5. Physician Assistant - Brief Summary Billing Guidelines by Location (UCSD Guide)

6. National Heritage Insurance Company (NHIC/Medicare Part B Carrier) Billing Guides for Clinical Nurse Specialist, Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant Services
    
7. Medicare's Teaching Physician Documentation Instructions from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
    
8. AAMC: Government Affairs and Advocacy - Teaching Physician Regulations
   
   
9. AAMC's Clarification of Medical Student Documentation
    
10. CMS Medicare Resident & New Physician Training Program (A Comprehensive Guide Designed to Inform Physicians About the Medicare Program)
    
    
11. Medicare "Incident To" Billing Rule
    
    
12. National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) DataWarehouse (ICD-9-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting)
    


13. FAQs from CMS on the revisions to the teaching physician portion of the carrier manual instructions (from AAMC 12/03)
     
14. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare Coverage Database (Search for National and Local Coverage LMRPs and NCDs)