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At our facility, the nurses now perform minor services for the patient (such as, suture removal, immunizations, wound check, etc.,). Would it be appropriate to report the services provided by the n...
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When would it be appropriate to append modifier -59 to a procedure? This patient comes into the Emergency Room and an Abdomen Series and Intravenous Pyelogram are ordered together. According to the...
Yes. The mod...
Periodically we see patients who are scheduled for drug therapy. However, sometimes the physician may cancel an encounter following review of lab or radiology reports. What is the policy regarding ...
There was no...
We are looking for guidance regarding the reporting of splints under APC’s. Would an aircast qualify for facility coding for splints? Would immobilizers qualify for strappings and are splints con...
Yes, strappi...
This patient had a diagnosis of extensive fourth degree hemorrhoids. The findings revealed large internal thrombosed hemorrhoids. According to the operative report an elliptical incision was made a...
According to...
Would it be appropriate to report cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) code 92950 when a patient suffers a cardiac arrest during a diagnostic cardiac catheterization procedure or during a PTCA or co...
A cardiac ar...
We perform sensory testing where the therapists utilize pins to test where the patient has feeling versus paralysis. Test results are generated and filed in the medical record. What would be the ap...
The sensory ...
This is a 53-year-old male who is seen in the emergency department (ED) after a fall. The patient was evaluated and x-rays were ordered. On review of the x-rays the emergency department physician d...
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This patient is a 65-year-old female who presents to the hospital orthopedic outpatient clinic for a one-week follow-up of a displaced right patella. The right long-leg cast was removed due to poor...
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This 39-year-old patient was seen in the emergency room with complaints of stabbing pain at her elbow. She stated that while reaching to catch her 3-year-old son falling from a chair she felt a sta...
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