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A patient arrives at the exam area of a hospital-based outpatient cancer center and a licensed nurse observes that the patient is experiencing shortness of breath.
The nurse performs an...
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Our facility needs clarification on how to appropriately report external fetal monitoring which is often performed in the hospital outpatient setting (ED/ER).
CPT codes 59050, Fetal...
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A patient is seen at our facility for concurrent chemotherapy administration. 888 mg of Leucovorin is administered intravenously for 2 hours. 142 mg of Oxaliplatin
is administered via IV piggyba...
Leucovorin i...
We are trying to assign HCPCS codes for supplies used in spinal fusion procedures. There are reamers and pins used which are not reusable and must be replaced with each procedure. What would be the...
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A patient with dysphagia, cricopharyngeal dysfunction and spasm with Schatzki’s ring, presents for Botox injection into the cricopharyngeus. After general anesthesia is provided, a direct laryngo...
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We are looking for guidance on the correct code for this new procedure reference as an incisionless carpal tunnel release. According to the description of the procedure, portals are made and the bl...
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A patient has a history of cleft lip and complete cleft palate that was previously repaired. The patient now presents with nasal airway obstruction due to a short columella, collapse of left ala, a...
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A patient with a prior history of hernia repair with mesh and plug is now presenting for surgery to remove the plug and remove and replace the mesh. The ilioinguinal nerve was intentionally severed...
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Our facility has been advised that CPT code 93462, Left heart catheterization by transseptal puncture, through intact septum or by transapical puncture, represents a diagnostic catheteriza...
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Under the cardiac catheterization section in the CPT codebook there is a sentence in regards to closure device placement. The sentence states: “Closure device placement at the vascular access sit...
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