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Can you provide guidance on how to report a “spacer,” which is filled with graft that is inserted into a cervical space? We have received conflicting coding guidance and would like some clarifi...
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A Medicare patient was seen for a scheduled audiologic function test at our facility. On examination, impacted cerumen was noted in both ears. The impacted cerumen was removed via ear curettes bila...
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A Medicare patient was seen for the removal of impacted cerumen in both ears. The cerumen was removed by irrigation with a saline solution. Since this procedure was performed on both ears would it ...
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Patient presents to have a mass of the left breast and a left axillary lymph node biopsied. The left breast nodule was identified and via direct sonographic guidance the needle was inserted and two...
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Patient presents for excision of a pressure wound from the below-knee amputation (BKA) stump. Electrocautery was used to excise the wound and again to undermine the wound edges. The skin in the are...
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A 36 year-old patient presents for insertion of a single lumen midline catheter for intravenous access for infusion. The right brachial vein above the antecubital fossa was accessed using ultrasoun...
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We are trying to determine the appropriate CPT coding for a transurethral prostate biopsy. Sometimes an instrument such as a cutting loop or clamshell grasper is used, but the instrument utilized i...
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The CardioMEMSTM HF System is a system that measures and monitors the pressure in the pulmonary artery (PA) and also the heart rate in heart failure patients. The system consists of: implantable PA...
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What would the appropriate HCPCS code for demineralized bone matrix (DBM) putty be?
We have conducted extensive research regarding a code assignment and have found multiple options suc...
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A patient is seen at our facility for a leakage from a previously placed catheter in the left femur which was placed for intraarticular antibiotics to treat an infected sinus tract. The patient is ...
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