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Drug classes were previously reported utilizing an individual code for each specific class tested. Some drug classes (e.g., Opiods & Opiate Analog: 80362-80364) had multiple codes dependi...
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An endoscopic examination was performed, several ports were placed and the robot was docked onto the patient. The exam revealed a complete prolapse of the vaginal organs including the bladder and t...
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The guidance published in First Quarter 2015, Coding Clinic for HCPCS, Question & Answer #1, Page 7, specifically states that the primary procedure was performed on the shoulder which ...
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We have always noted once a burn always a burn that you are treating however, that may not be the case every time and we would like some clarification to help us decide when Burn Care would be util...
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When excisional debridement classifiable to 11042 and callus excision classifiable to 11055 are performed at the same site, what procedure code(s) should be reported? NCCI edits state that 11042 is...
It is not ap...
Is it appropriate to report CPT code 15002, Surgical preparation or creation of recipient site by excision of open wounds, burn eschar, or scar (including subcutaneous tissues), or incisional r...
Based on the...
Is it appropriate to report CPT code 15002, Surgical preparation or creation of recipient site by excision of open wounds, burn eschar, or scar (including subcutaneous tissues), or incisional r...
In this scen...
Patient had a previous excisional biopsy of the mid-upper back. This proved to be a poorly differentiated possibly metastatic desmoplastic spindle cell melanoma into the soft tissues of back. The p...
Based on the...
A patient was seen at our facility with a diagnosis of Bartholin’s cyst. She was scheduled to undergo an aspiration of the cyst. It is a common procedure; however, there doesn’t appear to be a ...
Based on the...
A hospital-employed nurse or technician may perform a procedure in an emergency department or clinic that was ordered by a physician, examples of these services include, but are not limited to, dru...
It is approp...