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A patient underwent an incision and drainage procedure at our facility. According to the operative report, an incision was made over the lesion and purulent material was expressed. Loculations were...
No, it would...
A patient is seen for implantation of a single chamber implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD). Based on documentation the defibrillation threshold testing (DFT) was not performed because the ...
Based on the...
Per Coding Clinic for HCPCS newsletters from 2013 and 2009, previous coding advice provided guidance to use CPT code 77002, Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement (e.g., biopsy, aspiration,...
Report CPT c...
Is CPT code 77081, Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), bone density study, 1 or more sites; appendicular skeleton (peripheral) (e.g., radius, wrist, heel), included in CPT code 77080,...
Yes, CPT cod...
A patient seen at our facility received a right heart catheterization and heart biopsy. According to the documentation, the catheter was guided into the right side of the heart and passed into the ...
Report 93505...
Clarification is needed regarding whether it is appropriate to append a modifier to an unlisted CPT code. There are several CPT Assistants archives, which state that it is inappropriate be...
It would be ...