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This patient with a history of severe endometriosis underwent a diagnostic laparoscopy at our facility. Following confirmation of bilateral tubal disease, chromotubation and a hysteroscopy with rem...
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When a benign lesion is excised from the arm, 0.4 cm (11400) and another benign lesion is excised from the hand at 0.4 cm (11420, a correct coding initiative (CCI) edit is not elicited, although it...
Modifier 59 ...
We are concerned with the overuse of modifier 59. Some of our coders feel that modifier 59 should not be reported unless you get a CCI edit and others contend that whenever modifier 59 is warranted...
It would be ...
This patient had a laparoscopic adjustable gastric band performed a few months ago. She is now being seen at the facility for a lap band fill by injection under fluoroscopic imaging guidance.
An adjustabl...
The patient has a debridement (11043) performed on a wound in the hospital outpatient department. Seven days later, the patient returns to the hospital outpatient department and the physician asses...
When billing...
What is the appropriate code assignment for a perm-a-catheter placed for dialysis? The catheter was placed into the atrium. Our physician calls this an Ashsplit catheter. We were informed that the ...
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This patient with a torn rotator cuff and labrum tear was seen at our facility for an arthroscopy of the right shoulder with debridement of the rotator cuff tear and labrum tear. He also underwent ...
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I’m somewhat unsure about how to code a reduction that was done on an open traumatic fracture, when the surgeon did not make an incision to accomplish the reduction and repair.
Does the ter...
Whether the ...
Should HCPCS codes G0101 and Q0091 for Gynecological services be coded on the same visit? If not, in what instances should they be used together and or separately?
...Codes G0101,...
Following treatment for impingement syndrome of the right shoulder, a Zimmer pain pump catheter was placed into the shoulder for postoperative pain management. According to the operative report, th...
The Zimmer p...