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A patient with a history of ovarian cancer was seen at our facility to undergo procedures for the staging of her cancer. The procedures were performed laparoscopically. She underwent an omentectomy...
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Patient presented for removal of the Baha titanium abutment (post) and debridement of infected scalp. The Baha titanium post was removed from the osteointegrated implant which is located in the occ...
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Patient with displaced fracture of the proximal phalanx of the right fifth toe presents for closed reduction and percutaneous pinning. Traction was applied and the displacement was slightly improve...
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For a transluminal atherectomy performed by laser technique, would it be appropriate to report HCPCS code C1885, Catheter, transluminal angioplasty, laser?
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There seems to be some confusion regarding the use of 22845, Anterior instrumentation; 2 to 3 vertebral segments. However, CPT code descriptor, coding instructions and examples, appear to ...
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What is the appropriate drug administration code for the reporting of the Prolia/Xgeva, also known as Denosumab? CPT coding guidelines state, “Chemotherapy administration codes 96401-96549 apply ...
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A patient is seen in an outpatient clinic for cardiac arrhythmia. The patient is sent home with an external electrocardiographic recording device capable of capturing up to 48 hours of ECG data wit...
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How should 24- to 48-hour outpatient ECG monitoring using external (wearable) device be coded?
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Is the harvesting of the rectus fascia through a separate incision separately reported with CPT code 20926, Tissue grafts, other (e.g., paratenon, fat, dermis), when performed for a rectus...
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How should the administration of testosterone cypionate 200 mg be correctly reported? We were told by our payor that we can only report up to 2 units of HCPCS code J1071, Injection, testosterone cy...
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