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What would the correct code assignment be for the dilation of a sleeve gastrectomy? Some of our coders have assigned CPT code 43245 however; the other coders feel that this code is reported for dil...
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Is it appropriate to report CPT code 76942, Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement (e.g., biopsy, aspiration, injection, localization device) imaging supervision and interpretation, mult...
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CPT code 19283 was bundled with 19125 and cannot be reported separately based on a previously active NCCI edit. Is the placement of the localization device now included with excision of the breast ...
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Patient has needle localization in radiology department and goes to operating room for excision of the lesion. We report CPT code 19125 for excision of the lesion. How do we report the placement of...
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Would it be appropriate to report both CPT codes 19301 and 19283 if performed on the same breast?
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A patient presents for repair of an umbilical hernia. The umbilical hernia sac was removed and the omentum was placed into the abdomen. Finger palpation revealed a small ventral hernia with a fasci...
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A woman with a long-standing history of morbid obesity is admitted for laparoscopic gastric bypass with Roux limb. The patient was also diagnosed with pelvic peritoneum adhesions and ventral hernia...
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An 80-year-old patient presents to the hospital for same day surgery to repair an incisional hernia. During the hernia repair with prosthesis, the physician noted extensive small bowel adhesions an...
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A patient underwent a cystoscopy which revealed the presence of a bladder tumor. He is now scheduled to have the tumor measuring 2.5 cm and the stalk measuring 1.2 cm resected. The tumor was resect...
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The removal of a fibrin sheath under fluoroscopic guidance with the use of a balloon catheter is reported with CPT codes 36595, Mechanical removal of pericatheter obstructive material (eg, fibr...
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