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A 77-year-old female found to have a right ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) obstruction with poor drainage of the kidney underwent a retrograde and ureteral stent placement previously. She is now...
An endopyelo...
The American Medical Association (AMA) has published two new codes for smoking and tobacco use cessation counseling visit (99406 and 99407). If our hospital respiratory therapists provide thi...
Yes, it woul...
This patient with a diagnosis of bony exostosis and scarring and fibrosis of the extensor tendon underwent an exostectomy of the right second toe metatarsal head with excision of extensive scarring...
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A patient is admitted to the emergency room with abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and gas. The nurse inserts a naso-gastric tube per physician’s order and documents the insertion. Wou...
CPT code 437...
A patient with a deviated nasal septum underwent a septoplasty. It was also noted that both inferior turbinates were hypertrophic thus reducing his nasal airway. The surgeon performed a...
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A right peroneal tenosynovectomy was performed for treatment of subluxation of the right peroneal tendon. During the operative episode an anomalous muscle of the peroneal tendon was identifie...
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We are a cyberknife center and need clarification regarding how to correctly assign CPT code 77300. We have been informed by our physicist that each stereotactic beam differs from the next be...
The treatmen...
A patient presents with pelvic floor relaxation and urinary stress incontinence. The bladder neck suspension was performed in order to treat the defect of the pelvic structure. Tension-...
It would be ...
Are HCPCS Level II codes specific to a single trade name product or would the HCPCS code apply to any other product within the HCPCS code descriptor? We have received several inquiries regard...
No, HCPCS co...
Would it be appropriate to append modifier 52 (Reduced Services) to CPT code 97803 (Medical Nutrition Therapy Reassessment) if the time spent with the patient was only 10 minutes? In addition, if t...
CPT code 978...