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Coding Clinic for HCPCS, Fourth Quarter 2023, Page 17, recommended assigning CPT code 55520 for excision of a spermatic cord lipoma, in addition to the hernia repair. However, we have been...
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Coding Clinic for HCPCS, Fourth Quarter 2023, page 17, recommended assigning CPT code 55520 for excision of a spermatic cord lipoma, in addition to the hernia repair. There is a PTP edit b...
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Clarification is needed regarding previous advice on how to correctly report six (6) mg of HCPCS code J0702, Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg, ...
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A patient with a thyroid lesion underwent a left thyroidectomy and was diagnosed with noninvasive follicular thyroid neoplasm with papillary-like nuclear features (NIFTP). What is the appropriate I...
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A patient was admitted for thoracoscopic removal of an anterior mediastinal mass. The pathology report confirmed the final diagnosis as mediastinal thymolipoma. What is the appropriate code assignm...
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A patient was admitted for management of a pancreatic pleural fistula and left pleural effusion. The patient is status post tumor debulking surgery, including splenectomy and distal pancreatectomy ...
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An infant born at 39 weeks gestation was noted to have Mongolian spots on the skin of the buttocks and lumbar spine. Findings of Mongolian spots were also listed in the discharge summary. Should Mo...
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A patient developed a postoperative epidural hematoma following an L3-L4 and L4-L5 laminectomy, medial facetectomy, and foraminotomy. Code G97.62, Postprocedural hematoma of a nervous system organ ...
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A 32-year-old patient with a history of gender dysphoria was admitted for radial forearm phalloplasty. Following the radial forearm flap phalloplasty, the flap was assessed intraoperatively with a ...
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A patient presents with spontaneous intracranial hypotension due to a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) fistula at the right T8-T9 level. The symptoms are positional headaches, weakness of the left arm and...
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