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Patient presents for creation of an AV graft in the right arm. The brachial artery and the basilic vein are dissected. Basilic vein was cannulated, a nonautogenous AV graft is utilized and a stent ...
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A patient presents to the emergency department (ED) with concerns that his dialysis permacatheter (right subclavian) is not securely sutured. The patient is prepped and draped. The area is anesthet...
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We are seeking authoritative advice on the correct coding of a fetal MRI. We have found various coding consultants that state that the correct code to use is 72195, 72196 or 72197. The logic given ...
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Our facility is beginning to use the Hemodialysis Reliable Outflow (HeRO) Graft subcutaneous AV access device. It was recommended that both CPT codes 36830, Creation of arteriovenous fistula by...
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There are several companies that manufacture FDA approved hyaluronan products. The HCPCS codes for these products include J7321, Hyaluronan or derivative, Hyalgan or Supartz, for intra-articular in...
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In third Quarter 2011 a question was published in Coding Clinic for HCPCS which addressed reporting the closure device HCPCS code G0269, Placement of occlusive device into either a ven...
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a triple endoscopy is performed to determine the extent of head and neck malignancy, would it be appropriate to assign codes for all three scopes when documentation supports separate scopes and app...
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A patient was seen in our sleep lab for sleep study, which resulted in a diagnosis of sleep apnea and an order for a home Automatic Positive Airway Pressure (APAP) Titration Study in order to deter...
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A patient with a cyst on the radial border of the right index finger presented for excision of the cyst. A T-shaped incision was made over the distal phalanx and skin flaps were elevated. The cyst ...
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Patient with tibial plateau insufficiency fractures presents for treatment. Bilateral knee arthroscopic debridement/shaving of the medial femoral condyle, patella and synovial thickening was perfor...
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