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A patient with symptomatic high-grade stenosis in the right internal and common carotid artery was seen today at our facility for carotid stenting. A percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stent...
A stent plac...
A 53-year-old man diagnosed with rotator cuff tear is scheduled to undergo a mini-open repair. Our surgeons perform a lot of rotator cuff repairs via this technique. We are questioning the appropri...
A mini-open ...
What is the correct way to report 30mg of Depo Medrol? There are three choices, do you report HCPCS codes J1020 x2 or J1030-52 or J1020? If you report HCPCS code J1020 that is listed by 20mg, how w...
The general ...
If a patient comes in for a laceration on two fingers on the same hand, and on one finger he gets a dermabond and on the other finger he gets a laceration repair, can we apply a modifier to specify...
The lengths ...
We have received several denials for revenue codes 510-516. It was stated to us that these revenue codes that normally follow CPT codes for office visits (however the procedures were performed at t...
UB-92 revenu...
When coding non-chemotherapy infusions for outpatient encounters it states you must have 90 minutes of infusion to add subsequent hours. Do you take 90 minutes for 90780 or do you use 60 minutes fo...
Report CPT c...
We would like to obtain clarification on the appropriate use of CPT code 87046, Bacterial stool culture, additional pathogens, isolation and presumptive identification of isolates.
In 2003, w...
CPT code 870...
What is the correct administration code (Q0084 or Q0081) under the hospital OPPS when giving a biologic response modifier for a cancer diagnosis? Would the chemotherapy be defined by the drug class...
A biologic r...
Under OPPS facility coding, if one physician performs conscious sedation for another physician who is performing a procedure such as a closed humerus reduction (HCPCS 24505), is it appropriate to c...
Under the ho...
Is there a guideline or rule that indicates that you should only use the medical record documentation for that specific visit for diagnosis coding purposes? Does each visit stand-alone? Would the c...
Outpatient c...