STS Coding Help Desk

The STS Coding Help Desk is designed to assist STS members and their staff with coding, billing, and reimbursement challenges. This valuable, free service provides users with the opportunity to submit specific coding questions for private response via email.

IMPORTANT: FOR HIPAA COMPLIANCE PURPOSES, PLEASE NOTE THAT ANY PATIENT IDENTIFYING INFORMATION¹SHOULD BE REDACTED FROM ANY ATTACHED DOCUMENTS. Requests that include documents which are not HIPAA-compliant will be rejected and must be resubmitted correctly for consideration.

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IMPORTANT: FOR HIPAA COMPLIANCE PURPOSES, PLEASE NOTE THAT ANY PATIENT IDENTIFYING INFORMATION¹SHOULD BE REDACTED FROM THE ATTACHED DOCUMENT. File types accepted: PDF, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, TIFF, JPEG, GIF, HTML. 25 MB size limit.

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¹The identifiers that should be removed include name, address, and geographic subdivisions below the state level, dates of birth/admission/discharge (but not age unless over 89), telephone, fax, e-mail, and Social Security numbers. Notably, you are not required to remove the nature of the condition, or the name of the hospital or physician.

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