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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 ...
There are two products (i.e., AlloMax and XenMatrix) that can be used in the surgical repair of damaged or ruptured, replacement, reconstruction, or augmentation of soft tissue in, among other proc...
HCPCS C-code...
A patient at our facility presents due to a solitary bone cyst of the left proximal humerus. Aspiration of the cyst is performed followed by injection of Pro-Dense into the cyst. Is there a HCPCS c...
HCPCS code C...
Physicians at our facility use Endobutton fixation devices for fixation of soft tissue to bone. Would it be appropriate to report HCPCS code C1713 for the use of Endobutton fixation devices?
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