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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 ...
Please clarify if the coding instruction provided in AHA Coding Clinic for HCPCS 3Q 2015 and Coding Clinic for HCPCS 2Q 2014 continues to apply in 2017 as it relates to hospital-b...
The guidance...
A patient with a history of bladder cancer, status post radical cystectomy, a T-pouch to the urethra, and a history of problems with afferent valve stenosis, is now being seen at our facility for s...
Based on the...
In the Second Quarter 2010 issue of Coding Clinic for HCPCS, a patient underwent the implantation of a BaHa® osseointegrated implant. Following the procedure, the patient was scheduled to...
Under the ou...
A 15-year-old patient presents with a recurrent patellar instability. Attenuation of medial soft tissue structures as well as a tibial tubercle to trochlear groove (TT-TG) of greater than 20 was id...
Based on the...
A patient underwent repair of a nasal valve collapse utilizing placement of Spirox Latera Implants.
Would it be appropriate to assign CPT code 30465, Repair of nasal vestibular ste...
There is no ...
A patient is seen at our facility to undergo a microsurgical repair of the right ulnar digital nerve with 1 cm Avance allograft, and repair of the right radial digital nerve. Upon review of coding ...
Report CPT c...
Drug classes were previously reported utilizing an individual code for each specific class tested. Some drug classes (e.g., Opiods & Opiate Analog: 80362-80364) had multiple codes dependi...
Yes, the AMA...
An endoscopic examination was performed, several ports were placed and the robot was docked onto the patient. The exam revealed a complete prolapse of the vaginal organs including the bladder and t...
No, assign C...
The guidance published in First Quarter 2015, Coding Clinic for HCPCS, Question & Answer #1, Page 7, specifically states that the primary procedure was performed on the shoulder which ...
This issue w...