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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...
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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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Can modifier -59 be appended to CPT code 93041, when used with cardiac catheterization codes?
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What is the correct code for pulmonary rehabilitation? Our facility performs pulmonary rehabilitation for patients with chronic respiratory diseases. We have been unable to find a specific code for...
Pulmonary re...
When billing a normal vaginal delivery and the charge includes the pre-natal and postpartum care, do we use both the 650 and V22.0 codes along with code 59400, so that the global obstetrical care i...
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A patient came to the hospital to see physician A in an outpatient clinic. After seeing physician A, the patient had an appointment at another clinic for a separate and distinct visit with another ...
Modifier -27...