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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...
Is CPT code 17999, Unlisted procedure, skin, mucous membrane and subcutaneous tissue, accurate for facility reporting of Lap Band adjustments performed at a facility under fluoroscopy, whe...
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A patient presents for evaluation of wounds that have been there for approximately 3 weeks. The wounds are described as “non healing (graft failure) secondary to burn from electrocution.” The p...
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Our facility has had a number of pacemaker pocket revisions where the pocket is relocated to a submuscular site rather than enlarging the existing subcutaneous pocket. Since the pocket revision CPT...
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A patient is admitted to the operating room for a proctoplasty and hemorrhoidal artery ligation with ultrasound guidance. According to the operative report, an anoscope was utilized and the artery ...
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Patient with hallux rigidus presents for correction of the right metatarsophalangeal joint (MPJ) with hemi-implant insertion. Deep incision was made exposing the metatarsal head and base of the pro...
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A patient was seen at our facility with a history of status post cardiac pacemaker. Her complaint is focal tenderness in the pocket area overlying the site of the lead suture sleeves. Due to the te...
Although the...
Patient with history of spermatocele and hydrocele repair, presents with pain, swelling, and a large mass in the left hemiscrotum. A 10-12 cm scrotal hematoma and necrotic skin measuring 1cm x 8cm ...
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Patient presents to have whole body SPECT/CT images done at 4 hours and images of the chest done at 24 hours due to a history of neuroendocrine cancer. Would it be appropriate to report 2 units for...
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In a previous issue of Coding Clinic for HCPCS, advice was provided regarding the coding of liver tumor ablation utilizing microwave technique. The advice stated, “ Since, the code descr...
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