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We are in the process of building a single line item charge in a chargemaster to include the supply and the placement procedure for drug eluting stents. What would the appropriate revenue code be f...
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At our facility we were using codes C1762 (Connective tissue human tissue lata) and C1763 (Connective tissue non-human) for sclera tissue purchased from the eye bank. What codes would I use n...
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When a patient has a laboratory panel test (eg. 80053) and then due to an abnormal result has a repeat individual test performed (eg. 84520) which modifier is more appropriate to append to the CPT ...
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This patient was recently found to have a right breast mass in the upper outer quadrant. She was scheduled to undergo a stereotactic core needle biopsy of the mass. There is no previous history of ...
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This 27-year old patient was seen in our facility a week ago with a history of swelling and tenderness in her left breast. On physical examination, two palpable masses were identified. The patient ...
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This patient, with gastrointestinal bleeding, was referred to our facility to undergo a capsule endoscopy of the small intestine. He recently underwent an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and a col...
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A 23-year-old patient was seen with a complaint of breast pain. On further evaluation, a hard nodule was noted in the lower-inner quadrant of the left breast.
The physician scheduled the p...
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This patient was seen at our facility three weeks previously for a diagnostic mammogram. The physician documented a right breast mass, probable carcinoma. She is now scheduled to undergo an excisio...
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When inserting a left ventricular lead into the coronary sinus vein, it may be necessary to perform a coronary venotomy. My thoughts are that the venotomy would be included as the approach since th...
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This patient was seen in our facility for a coronary atherectomy, a percutaneous transcatheter coronary angioplasty (PTCA) and insertion of a coronary stent into the right coronary artery. Are all ...
When these t...