Coding & Billing Answer Line
Get answers to your coding and billing questions from professional GI coding and billing specialists!
Members receive two free questions per month and pay $20 per additional question (member ID required). Nonmembers pay $35 per question (payment required at the time of request). There is no limit to the amount of questions that can be addressed to the answer line.
The coding and billing specialists will respond within 48 hours of receiving the question.
Three Easy Ways to Access the Answer Line
- E-mail: kathy@askmuellerconsulting.com
- Phone (toll free): 888-241-6552
- Fax: 573-332-0928
Note: Please be advised the fax number has changed. Although faxes and phone calls are welcomed, it is preferred that all documents be scanned and sent via e-mail whenever possible.
Find Help on Such Topics As:
- CPT, HCPCS and ICD-9 Coding for GI procedures
- Federal reimbursement policy for GI Service
- Selecting the appropriate category of service for the evaluation and management code
- Documentation guidelines for evaluation and management service
- Documentation requirements for teaching physician
- The proper use of the advance beneficiary notice (ABN)
- Billing non-covered service
About Your Coding and Billing Specialist
Kathleen A. Mueller, RN, CPC, CCS-P, CMSCS, CCC, PCS, is a nationally renowned coding and billing expert with more than 30 years of experience. Ms. Mueller has a long-standing relationship with AGA and has presented at many of AGA's practice management educational programs over the past several years. She currently serves as an instructor for AGA and McVey Associates collaborations, including a series of coding audio conferences, gastroenterology quarterly updates and the popular reimbursement and coding for gastroenterology seminars.
Ms. Mueller's vast background includes intensive care unit/critical care unit nursing, physician office administration, surgical and endoscopy billing and coding, and insurance claims submission and adjudication. Ms. Mueller is the owner of AskMueller Consulting, LLC, a nationally recognized speaker and author of multiple handbooks, and has provided on-site and remote instruction and coding assistance to hundreds of medical and surgical practices.
The information provided as a service to users of the answer line is offered with the understanding that the views expressed by coding and billing specialists are the most accurate and authoritative available. However, the AGA is not engaged in rendering legal or accounting services and the views expressed may be subject to other interpretations by the insurance carriers at any time. If legal or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional should be sought.
