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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...
Yes, it is a...
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 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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